Clan Colquhoun

For steamships with this name, see SS Clan Colquhoun.

Clan Colquhoun
Clann a' Chombaich[1]
Crest: A hart's head couped Gules, attired Argent.[2]
MottoSi je puis.[2] (Engl. If I can)
War cryCnoc Ealachain! (Engl. Hill of the Black Willow)
Profile
RegionHighlands
DistrictDunbartonshire
Plant badgeHazel saplings.[2]
Pipe musicThe Colquhoun's March
Chief
Sir Malcolm Rory Colquhoun of Luss,[3]
8th Baronet and Chief of Clan Colquhoun.[3]
SeatRossdhu House.[4]
Historic seatDunglass Castle[2]
Septs of Clan Colquhoun
Calhoun, Cowan,[5] Ingram,[5] Kilpatrick,[5] King,[5] Kirkpatrick,[5] Lang,[6] Laing,[5] McCowan,[5] McMain,[5] McManus,[5] McLintock,[5] McOwan.[5]
Allied clans
Rival clans

Clan Colquhoun (Scottish Gaelic: Clann a' Chombaich [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ə ˈxɔ̃ũmpɪç]) is a Highland Scottish clan.[2]

  1. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" (docx). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Way, George of Plean; Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. Glasgow: HarperCollins (for the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-00-470547-5.
  3. ^ a b "Burke's Peerage – Preview Family Record". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ "The official web site of Clan Colquhoun". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Clan Colquhoun Society". History. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Clan history -Colquhoun and associated names". Clan Colquhoun International. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.