Clan Haig

Basic Info.

Haig Clan Crest

Haig

Crest: A rock, Proper
Motto: Tyde What May
Origin of Name: From the Norman name ‘de Haga’
Region: Lowlands
Seat: Bemersyde House, Borders
Clan Chief: The Rt. Hon. 3rd Earl Haig

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Tartan

Haig Tartan

Roxburgh District

Roxburgh District tartan (There is no registered tartan for this clan)

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Clan History

Dryburgh Abbey

Haig History

The name ‘Haig’ comes from the Norman name ‘de Haga’. There were theories that the Haigs were of Pictish descent but this has been discounted. A charter signed in 1162 to the Monastery of Dryburgh bears the name ‘Petrus de Haga, proprietor of the lands and barony of Bemersyde. He was later charged by Alexander II with the murder of the Earl of Athol at Haddington in 1492.

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