Three of Scotland’s top football clubs face the prospect of having to change their historic club crests over a law which regulates the use of coats of arms. Rangers, Hibernian and Dundee United have ...

YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland is for ...

Scotland's clans are globally renowned, forming a core part of the country's rich heritage. With hundreds of clans still active today, the term 'clann' comes from the Gaelic word for 'children', ...

A clan is defined as a group of people united by a common surname, and they have played a major role in Scotland's history over the centuries. We previously covered 12 of the most iconic Scottish ...

Airdrieonians have had the same crest for decades but have been now been told to change it or face prosecution. Yes, a Scottish Parliament Act passed in 1592 is causing the issue. Apparently back in ...

I've started in with some genealogical research again, and I've decided that I would really like to find my family's real coat of arms/crest. I say "real," because a search for "[surname] crest" or ...