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The Fleming crest, originating with the Fleming’s of Biggar, consists of a goat’s head and the motto ‘Let the Deed Shaw’. Both motto and crest were recorded in the Workman’s Manuscript of 1565-6 for Lord Fleming. The goats head is rare in Scottish heraldry and a slight puzzle. James Coats’ 1725 Dictionary of Heraldry describes the goat as a symbol ..

The Fergusson crest features a bee on a thistle on a chapeau (hat) lined with ermine. It dates, minus the cap, to just before 1722 and was registered with the Lyon Office by Sir John Fergusson of Kilkerran.The Fergusson Arms shown in Nisbet's System of Heraldry of 1722 Obviously, the thistle is a symbol of Scotland, and had been for many centurie..

Sadly there isn’t one, as MacKinlay wasn’t a fully fledged clan/kindred by the usual metrics, instead being powerful followers of larger kin groups. As such, there were important MacKinlay septs of four larger clans, Buchanan for those east of Loch Lomond, MacFarlane for those north of Loch Lomond, Farquahrson for those in Aberdeenshire and the nor..