Calder Armorial Bearings

THE CAWDOR COAT OF ARMS. The four quarters of the arms (the shield in the centre) represent, clockwise from left, the Calder, Campbell, Lorne and Lort ancestors. Mottoes: (over crest) Candidus cantabit moriens (‘The pure heart shall sing when dying’); (under the arms) ‘Be mindful’. Creations: Barony (GB) 21 June 1796. Earl and Viscount (UK) 5 Oct 1827.