Clan Strachan Society Official site of the international Clan Strachan Scottish Heritage Society, Inc. A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Public Charity A Scottish Armigerous Society

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Clan Heraldry

Clan Strachan Armigers... Click here to view Clan Strachan Armigers, individuals of distinction within our Clan who have been granted or matriculated personal Arms of their own. Click the above hyperlink to see the Arms and bios of our Clan nobility.

MEMBERS of the Society... Members interested in Petitioning for personal Arms may obtain free consulting services from the Society for a new grant or matriculation of Arms. Click above link to login and get more information.

Heraldry in Scotland, while broadly similar to that practiced in England and elsewhere in western Europe, has its own distinctive features.  Its heraldic executive, vested in the Court of the Lord Lyon, is separate from that of the rest of the United Kingdom.

The principal function of heraldry, whether personal or corporate, is to symbolise the identity of the owner of the armorial bearings.  In Scottish heraldry there is no such thing as a "family coat of arms". Junior members of a family are assigned specific and relevant differences to the armorial bearings of an ancestor.  In Scotland the use of Arms is protected under law.  Displaying Arms improperly is subject to fine, and is aggressively enforced by the Court of the Lord Lyon.