Clan Lamont Crest: Ne parcas nec spernas (Neither spare nor dispose)

Clan Lamont is a Highland Scottish clan Image File history File links LamontCrest. ... Image File history File links LamontCrest. ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which...

History

Origins of the clan

The Lamonts descend from the Scots who crossed the sea from Ireland. Their original name in Ireland meant "law-giver". They founded the Kingdom of Dalriada. Their territory was in Cowal once stretching to Bute and Arran. The Chief was called Fearchar. He had two sons called Duncan and Malcolm, they granted lands to the Monks of Paisly. Scots may refer to: people from Scotland (i. ... In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ... Dalriada or Dál Riata (as it was called in Ireland) was the kingdom of the Scotti, who spread from eastern Ulster to Argyll and eventually gave their name to Scotland. ... Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands. ... Bute could refer to: Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland County of Bute or Buteshire, Scotland Bute, South Australia, a small town on the Yorke Peninsula, Australia Bute County, North Carolina, United States Bute (mythology), the Lithuanian goddess of wisdom Bute, another name for phenylbutazone, a common drug used... Arran can refer to: arran is the term for a boy with a fat body, a small dick, and a craving to have sexual intercourse with parrots. ...

The name Lamont came from the name of Malcom's son called Ladman. Malcolm and his brother Duncan established their seats as Chiefs at the Castle Toward and the Castle Ascog. Castle Toward, a former country house now outdoor education centre, is one of the best-known landmarks of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. ...

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14th & 15th centuries

Clan Lamonts influence increased down through the years with alliances with some of the most powerful clans in Scotland. The Lamonts married into the family of the powerful Clan Macdonald, Lord of the Isles. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority... Clan Donald crest: Per mare per terras (By sea and by land) Map of Dál Riata at its height, c. ... MacDonald, Lord of the Isles For the series of fantasy novels by David Drake, see Lord of the Isles (David Drake). ...

The Lamont's territory expended into the Isle of Bute although the clan remained firmly entrenched in Cowal. The Lamonts also settled in Fife, Galloway, and Ayrshire. Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ... Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands. ... This article is about the area in Scotland. ... Galloway (Scottish Gaelic, Gall-ghaidhealaibh or Gallobha, Lowland Scots Gallowa) today refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in southwest Scotland, but has fluctuated greatly in size over history. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ...

The Lamonts were also favoured by the Royal House of Stewart. The House of Stuart or Stewart was a Scottish, and then British, Royal House of Breton origin. ...

Civil War

In the 17th century during the English Civil War the Clan Lamont supported the Royalist cause for King Charles I. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651. ... Look up Royalist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The name Charles I is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland Charles I of France (also known as Charles the Bald) Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V of the German Empire) Charles I of Romania Charles I...

The powerful Clan Campbell, neighbors of the Clan Lamont had steadily encroached the Lamont's lands. After the Campbells were defeated by James Graham the 1st Marquess of Montrose at the Battle of Inverlochy in 1645 the Lamonts took the opportunity to lay waste to the Campbell's territory. Campbell Clan Badge - A Boars head represents the positive qualities of the boar: courage and fierceness in battle. ... Clan Graham is a Scottish clan who had territories in both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands. ... James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 - 21 May 1650), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. ... The term Battle of Inverlochy may refer to: Battle of Inverlochy (1431) Battle of Inverlochy (1645) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ...

However the following year in 1646 the Clan Campbell army invaded the Lamonts taking their Castles Toward and Ascog. Sir James Lamont surrendered after accepting fair terms for his people. However the Campbells then slaughtered over two hundred of Lamont's men, women and children. Elsewhere one tree was said to have carried thirty five bodies from its branches and another thirty six men were buried alive. The two Lamont castles were decimated and Sir James Lamont was thrown into a dungeon for five years. This became known as the Dunoon Massacre. 1646 (MDCXLVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Campbell Clan Badge - A Boars head represents the positive qualities of the boar: courage and fierceness in battle. ...

Sir James Lamont's wife and children were able to escape the massacre. When she made it to the coast, a man with a boat helped her across the sea to Ireland. The man was from clan MacDonald, and so to protect herself and her children from the Campbells who were hunting down the Lamonts, she took the name MacDonald. Her son who was still in her womb when the massacre occurred, took the name Lamont when he was of age, and the clan chief's line continued.

Jacobite uprisings

The Clan Lamont did not take part in the Jacobite Uprisings, remaining neutral. Each Jacobite Rising formed part of a series of military campaigns by Jacobites attempting to restore the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain) after James VII of Scotland and II of England was deposed in 1688 and the thrones usurped by his...

The clan today

The clan lands were sold in 1893. The present clan chief lives in Australia. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Septs of Clan Lamont

A sept is a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. ...

See also

• Scottish clan
• Armigerous clan
• Lamont

Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which... An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan the chief of which has matriculated arms with the Lyon Office. ... Lamont is a Scottish clan name dating back to the 13th century or even earlier. ...

External links

• Clan Lamont (North America)
• Clan Lamont Canada
• http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lamont2.html