Clan Cockburn
Basic Info.
Cockburn Clan Crest
Cockburn
Crest: A cock crowing, Proper
Motto: Accendit Cantu (He rouses us with song)
Region: Lowlands
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
Tartan
Clan History
James IV
Cockburn History
There are different opinions as to the origin of this surname.
One connects it to a placename near Duns in Berwickshire, another suggests that it is derived from the old Scots word ‘gowk’ meaning cuckoo and that it is connected to Cukooburn in Roxburghshire.
Clan Lands
Cockburn Lands
Cockburn Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland
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Clan Cockburn Posts
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