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Kilts
Traditional, eight-yard knife-pleated kilt, the feileadh beag (or 'phi..
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Sporrans
Dress Sporrans are the most formal and eye-catching type of civilian sporra..
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Crest Meaning: Craig
The Craig clan crest is one of the most impressive and memorable: a knight (chevalier) in full armour with broken lance.
Exactly what this is referring to is unclear. One possibility would be the exploits of John of the Craig of 1335, who turned the tide of the battle of Culblean, although John was presumably on foot at that battle. One of the Craigs of Craigfintry was killed at the Battle of Flodden, although again he was probably on foot. The crest belongs to the Craigs of Riccarton, and it seems possible that the crest is a reference to the knighting of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton (1538-1608) by King James VI. The notion that the broken lance represents protection given to ‘broken men’ by the clan seems very unlikely. More likely the new knightly status of Sir Thomas was something he wanted to show off in his heraldry, and he may have thought it nicely represented the legacy of his fighting ancestors (whether they had been on horse or not).
The motto of the Craigs is ‘Vive Deo et Vives’ (live for God and you shall have life), the motto of the Craigs of Riccarton the senior and chiefly line of the family until 1823. This is recorded from at least 1672 with the arms of Ludovick Craig of Riccarton registered with the Lyon Office. An unofficial motto (seen below on our Carrick line) used for a time was J’ai Bonne Esperance (I have good hope). This was the motto of Sir James Henry Craig, a military officer in the British Army during the American War of Independence and Napoleonic Wars.
Our older Carrick Clan Crest showing the unofficial motto.
MKP 30 June 2023