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Kilts
Traditional, eight-yard knife-pleated kilt, the feileadh beag (or 'phi..
Ideal for informal events and days out. They are especially good as starter..
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Sporrans
Dress Sporrans are the most formal and eye-catching type of civilian sporra..
The trusty 'all-rounder': not as informal as the Day Sporran, not as formal..
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Women
Whether you’re heading out for a brisk evening walk or attending a sophist..
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, our waistcoat will feature yo..
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Kilt shoes, also known as Ghillie Brogues, are traditional Scottish footwea..
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Crest Meaning: Elphinstone
The Elphinstone crest is a lady from the waist up, richly dressed in red holding a tower and a laurel.
Laurel the traditional symbol of victory and triumph. According to James Coats’ 1725 New Dictionary of Heraldry a tower represents ‘constancy, magnanimity and generosity of men, who freely expose their bodies for the defence of their country. Sometimes given to those who has shown bravery in taking strongholds’ (p.333-4). It may be a reference to Alexander 1st Lord Elphinstone, who was keeper for some time of Stirling Castle on behalf of the Crown. He also built the new Tower of Elphinstone at Dunmore, although the crest did not emerge until the time of the third or fourth lord.
The crest of the seal of the 3rd Lord Elphinstone in 1564 was a sword ‘bendways’ (ie at a 45 degree angle), and around this time it was sometimes shown with a hard about to grasp it, or perhaps having dropped it. Apparently the present crest was adopted in the reign of James VI, so prior to 1625 (R.R. Stoddart, Scottish Arms being a Collection of Armorial Bearings 1370-1678, p.168).
The crest is described in Nisbet’s 1722 System of Heraldry as ‘a lady from the middle richly attired, holding a castle in her right hand, and in her left a branch of laurel, with the motto, _Cause Ca_used it’. Sir George MacKenzie’s earlier 1680s manuscript ‘Families of Scotland’ describes the crest in the same way, although the motto as just ‘Caus Causit’.
MKP 29 September 2023