Clan MacGillivray

Clan MacGillivray
MottoTouch not this cat[1]
War cryDunmaghlas[1]
Profile
Plant badgeBoxwood & Red Whortleberry[1]
Pipe music"Loch Moidh" (Loch Moy)[2]
Clan MacGillivray no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatDunmaglas[3]
Last ChiefJohn Farquhar MacGillivray[4]
Died1942
CommanderIain Donald MacGillivray[5]
Allied clans
Rival clans

Clan MacGillivray is a Highland Scottish clan and is a member of the Clan Chattan Confederation.[6] The clan does not currently have a clan chief, but following a petition to the Lord Lyon a family convention was held at Culloden on 15 April 2016. Submissions from four applicants for the role of commander were heard and Iain Donald MacGillivray was nominated and subsequently received his commission from the Lord Lyon. The role subsists for an initial period of five years but can be renewed for a further five years, and thereafter the commander can petition to be chief.

  1. ^ a b c "Welcome to the Clan MacGillivray Website". Clan MacGillivray USA. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ^ The Scottish clans and their tartans : with notes ([1900?]), Publisher: Edinburgh : W. & A.K. Johnston
  3. ^ Coventry, Martin. (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. pp. 372. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  4. ^ McGillivray, Bruce. "The Clan Chief". Clan MacGillivray. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Clan MacGillivray". Clan MacGillivray. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 422–423.