Clan Stewart of Appin

Clan Stewart of Appin
Stiùbhairt
MottoQuihidder Wil Ȝie (Whither will ye? i.e., what/which will you choose?)
War cryCreag an Sgairbh ("The Cormorant's Rock") (Castle Stalker sits atop this)
Profile
DistrictAppin Duror, West Coast Scotland, above Oban, below Ballaculish
Plant badgeDarag (Oak)
AnimalUnicorn
Pipe musicBratach Bhàn nan Stiùbhartach (The white banner of the Stewarts)
Chief
Andrew Francis Stewart of Lorn, Appin and Ardsheal, 17th of Appin & 12th of Ardsheal
(MacIain Stiùbhairt na h-Apainn)
SeatCastle Stalker
Historic seatCastle Stalker
Septs of Clan Stewart of Appin
McMichael, MacColl, MacLeay, MacClay, Livingstone, MacGillemichael, McIlmichael, Carmichael, MacCombich, Combich (occasionally anglicised to Thomson), MacInnes, MacRobb, MacMichael.
Clan branches
Ardsheal, Achnacone, Fasnacloich, Invernahyle, Strathgarry
Allied clans
Rival clans

Clan Stewart of Appin is the West Highland branch of the Clan Stewart and have been a distinct clan since their establishment in the 15th century. Their Chiefs are descended from Sir James Stewart of Perston, who was himself the grandson of Alexander Stewart, the fourth High Steward of Scotland. His cousin Walter Stewart, the 6th High Steward, married Marjorie Bruce, the daughter of King Robert the Bruce, and their son Robert II was the first Stewart Monarch. The Stewarts of Appin are cousins to the Royal Stewart Monarchy.[1][2]

  1. ^ Starforth, Michael (1997). A Short History of Clan Stewart of Appin, 1463–1752, and it's [sic] unfailing loyalty to the Royal House of Stewart. Appin Historical Society. ISBN 0-9530743-0-7.
  2. ^ The Stewarts of Appin. Stewart and Stewart. 1880.