Clan Forrester

Clan Forrester
Crest: A hound's head erased Proper collared Gules[1]
MottoBlaw, Hunter, Blaw Thy Horn[1]
Profile
RegionLowlands
DistrictLothian, Stirlingshire
AnimalHound
Clan Forrester no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatCorstorphine Castle[2]
Torwood Castle[2]
Last ChiefWilliam Forrester, 7th Lord Forrester
Died1763
Septs of Clan Forrester
Forrester, Forester, Foristar, Forrister, Forrest, Forest, Forster, Forstar, Foster, Fostar, Corstorphine, Carstarphen
Clan branches
Forrester of Corstorphine (chiefs)[3]
Forrester of Torwood[3]
Forrester of Garden[3]
Forrester of Niddry[3]
Forrester of Strathendry[3]
Le Forestier du Buisson-SainteMarquerite[3]
Le Forestier de Foucrainville[3]
Allied clans

The Forresters are an ancient and noble clan of the Scottish Lowlands.[3]

The clan took their name from their ancient role as guardians of the royal forest. The Forresters had significant holdings in Lothian, and Stirlingshire. The clan does not currently have a chief and is therefore considered an armigerous clan.[3]

The clan is likely related to the English Forrester´s of Etherstone and later Forster´s of Bamburgh, sharing the same bugle-horned arms.[4]

The original caput of the clan is believed to have been Torwood Castle in Stirlingshire, as well as Corstorphine Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Many clan chiefs and Lord's Forrester are interred in Corstorphine Church.

  1. ^ a b Clan Forrester Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Coventry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cite error: The named reference Clan.Encyclopedia.Forrester was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ House of Forrester. Рипол Классик. 1966. ISBN 9785882811838. pp.14-30