Clan Davidson

Clan Davidson
Daibhidh[1]
Crest: A stag’s head erased, proper – a stag on a silver field, one foot lifted, with an argent, silver arrow through the neck. The stag usually is natural colored with gold horns.
Motto"Sapienter si sincere", translated as "Wisely if sincerely"
Profile
Plant badgeBoxwood[2] or Red Whortleberry[2]
Pipe musicFailte Thighearna Thulaich ("Tulloch's Salute")[2]
Chief
Grant Guthrie Davidson of Davidston
Chief of Clan Davidson
Historic seatTulloch Castle
Septs of Clan Davidson
Davis, Davey, Davie, Davison, Dawson, Day, Dea, Deas, Dean, Deane, Deans, Dees, Dee,[3] Deason,Desson, Dey, Dow, Kay, Key(s), MacDade, MacDaibhidh, MacDaid, McDavis, McDade, MacDavid, MacDevitt, Slora and Slorach
Allied clans
Rival clans

Clan Davidson is a Highland Scottish clan and a member of the Chattan Confederation.[4]

  1. ^ "Clan Chiefs". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c The Scottish clans and their tartans with notes. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. 1900.
  3. ^ "Davidson Septs".
  4. ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 381–382.