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Clan Dewar is a Lowland Scottish clan who settled near Edinburgh. Legend has it that they won their lands after killing a wolf which had terrorised the area. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...
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Dewars were also recorded as Septs of Clan Menzies and Clan MacNab. Clan Menzies is a Highland Scottish clan // History It is believed that the Menzies were granted lands in Lothian in the 12th Century, almost certainly in exchange for military service. ...
Clan MacNab Crest Clan MacNab is a Highland Scottish clan. ...
Origins of the Clan The infamous Ragman Roll includes the record of the first known people by the name Dewar where Thomas and Piers de Deware both having swore fealty to King Edward I. After the death of Queen Margaret in 1291, there were a number of claimants to the Scottish throne. ...
Edward I; illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902. ...
Wars of Scottish Independence During the Wars of Scottish Independence the Clan Dewar are known to have supported King Robert the Bruce. The Clan Dewar were carriers of and custodians of the Staff of St Fillan. St Fillan was a Celtic saint who died in 777 AD. This famous relic was carried by the Dewars at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Despite changing hands over the centuries the relic has been tracked down and is now in the Museum of Antiques in Edinburgh. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ...
Robert I, the Bruce, in a conjectural drawing Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was...
Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Robert Bruce Edward II of England Strength about 9,000 17,000-20,000 Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 – June 24, 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ...
15th Century Later in 1497 a charter of lands was granted to William Dewar. There were also mentions of Dewars in Stirling around 1483. From this branch rose the Dewar of Cambuskenneth line. Broad St at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area called Top of the Town by locals on a rare snowy day Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ...
18th Century In 1710 John Dewar the son of Patrick Dewar of Cambuskenneth was fined £50 for causing 'blood and riot'.
William Dewar of this line sold his lands in Dewar and moved to Carrington. It is from this family line that the present Chief descends.
The Dewars were commercially successful and purchased the Barony and estate of Vogrie in 1719. David Dewar of Vogrie was Postmaster General of Leith and Endinburgh.
19th Century The Vorgrie estates were extremely fruitful and a flourishing coal mine was sited there in the mid 19th century as well as Scotlands first gun powder mill.
The Mansion house of Vogrie was built by Alexander, sixth Laird, although the estate has shrunk from 2,000 to around 250 acres the house still stands and the estates are now open to the public as Vogrie Country Park
20th Century The name Dewar is synonymous with whisky and this was due in no small part by the efforts of John Dewar. Born in 1856 he transformed the business and the industry and was created Baron Forteviot of Dupplin In 1917.
Clan Chief The present chief of Clan dewar was recognised by the Lord Lyon in 1990 thus allowing the Clan to be recognised as an official Scottish clan with chief rather than an Armigerous clan without a chief. Arms of the Office of the Lord Lyon The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that kingdom, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the oldest Heraldic court in the world that...
An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan which does not currently have (a) a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms and therefore has no official position under Scots law and (b) a member of which is armigerous. ...
See also Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...
An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan which does not currently have (a) a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms and therefore has no official position under Scots law and (b) a member of which is armigerous. ...
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