Clan Lockhart

Clan Lockhart
Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a boar's head erased Argent, langued Gules[1]
Motto	Corda Serrata Pando (I open locked hearts - a pun on the clan name)[1]
Profile
Region	Lowlands
District	Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire, Edinburghshire, and Peeblesshire
Chief
Ranald Lockhart of the Lee, 27th of the Lee, Baron of Carnwath, Braidwood, Walston, Dryden, Covington, Milntown, Westshield and Newholm
Chief of the Name and Arms of Lockhart
Historic seat	Lee Castle
Clan branches Lockharts of Lee (chiefs)

Clan Lockhart is an ancient family from the Scottish Lowlands.

Taking their name from Locard or Lokart in early times, it changed with Symon Locard, 2nd of Lee in 1330.

The Lockhart's were a powerful family, and certainly one of the most prominent families in lowland Scotland during the Middle Ages. The Lockharts gained vast territories throughout the Lowlands, in Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire, Edinburghshire, and Peeblesshire. Although the Lockharts are a lowland family they are now recognised by the Lord Lyon as a clan.