Clan Carruthers

Carruthers, a Scottish Lowland clan and family from Annandale in Dumfriesshire.

Clan Carruthers
Crest: A seraphim volant Proper[1]
MottoPromptus et Fidelis (Ready and faithful)[1]
War cryHolmains/We ride
Profile
RegionThe Scottish Western Marches Scottish Borders
DistrictDumfriesshire
Plant badgeGorse (Ulex europaeus)
Chief
Dr Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers, 22nd of his line.
SeatHolmains
Historic seatMouswald Tower[2]
Holmains Towerhouse (Howmains)
Kirkwood House[2]
Clan branches
Carruthers of Mouswald (Historic Chiefs)[3]
Carruthers of Holmains (Howmains) (Chiefs)
Carruthers of Dormont (Cadet)[3]
Allied clans
Rival clans
Kindreds
All derivatives of the name Carruthers to include: Carrutherses, Caruthers, Carothers, Carrothers, Carrithers, Carithers, Corruthers, Corrithers, Crothers, Carathers,Carothers, Crouthers, Carruther, Credeur, Cardus, Carother, Carouthers, Carradice, Carrauthers, Carrederys, Carrodus, Carrotheris, Carrothorys, Carrothis, Carutherys, Caruthris Carrothyris, Carruderes, Carruderis, Carruthirs, Carruthoris, Caruderis, Caruyeris, Cerrothers, Corithers, Crathers, Cridders, Curthers, Cruthers, Carradus, Crowthers, Karruthers, Karruther amongst others

Clan Carruthers is a Lowland Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders headed by their Chief, Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains and is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

A Clan Chief of Carruthers was confirmed after over 12 years of research and investigation by the official representatives of Carruthers internationally; Clan Carruthers Society (International). This research was headed by Dr George Carruthers from Fife, now the Clan/Family Convenor, assisted in his efforts by Mr Antony Maxwell, a renowned Scottish heraldist from Edinburgh.

The Society, based in Scotland with regional representatives worldwide, took the official and legal route through the auspices of the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh. After 20 months of analysis of the petitioned evidence and proofs, on the 19 August 2019, and after over 200 years, a Chief was confirmed by the Lord Lyon.

This takes Clan Carruthers from armigerous status (without Chief) to attaining legal recognition and thus becoming a 'Noble Incorporation' in Scots law. Carruthers is now an officially recognised Scottish clan internationally with all that that entails.[4]

  1. ^ a b Clan Carruthers Profile Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine scotclans.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Coventry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Way, George of Plean; Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. Glasgow: HarperCollins (for the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-00-470547-5.
  4. ^ "In the Court of the Lord Lyon in the PETITIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 25 February 2024.