Everything about Clan Arthur totally explained
Clan Arthur, (
Scottish Gaelic:
Clann Artair), is a
highland Scottish clan that once held lands on the shores of
Loch Awe opposite
Inishail.
Arthur Campbell, of the
Mac Arthur branch, along with Neil Campbell, of the
Mac Cailinmor branch, supported Robert the Bruce and were richly rewarded by the king with the forfeited lands of his opponents. Iain MacArthur, the chief of the MacArthurs, was one of the unlucky chiefs who were beheaded by the king of Scots. This chief had been described as "a great prince among his own people and leader of a thousand men". With the execution of Iain MacArthur, and Alexander, Lord of Garmoran, the MacArthurs lost possession of all their lands with the exception of
Strachur and lands of
Glenfalloch and
Glendochart in
Perthshire. Upon his death in 2004, he was succeeded as chief by his son, John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk. The current chief of Clan Arthur represents the clan as a member of the
Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
Clan symbols
The current chief of Clan Arthur is John Alexander MacArthur of that Ilk. The chief bears the
undifferenced arms of the name
MacArthur, and is the only person legally entitled to these arms under
Scots law. The
blazon of the chief's armoiral shield is
Azure, three antique crowns Or and corresponds to one of the
attributed arms of the legendary
King Arthur. A modern
crest badge, suitable for wear by a member of Clan Arthur contains the chief's
heraldic crest and
heraldic motto. The chief's crest is
two branches of bay in orle, proper. The chief's
slogan is
EISD O EISD which translates from Scottish Gaelic to "Listen!, O Listen!".
There are several tartans attributed to the MacArthurs. The most commonly used tartan today was is the
MacArthur tartan and was first published in the
Vestiarium Scoticum in 1842. The
Vestiarium was the work of the dubious "
Sobieski Stuarts" and has been proven to be a forgery and a hoax. This A group of MacArthurs from the Isle of Skye were hereditary pipers to the MacDonalds, and this tartan shares the same basic form of the MacDonald, Lord of the Isles tartan. Another MacArthur tartan is the
MacArthur of Milton Hunting tartan. This tartan is considered the elder of MacArthur tartans and is similar to the Campbell tartan. The source of this tartan is
Wilson's '1823' Sample Book.
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