Clan Kerr

Kerr Clan Crest

Kerr

Gaelic Name: Cearr, MacGhillechearr
Motto: Sero sed serio (Late but in earnest)
Lands: Roxburghshire
Origin of Name: British, caer (Fort)
Seat: Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire
Clan Chief: The Most Hon. The Marquess of Lothian

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Kerr Tartan

Kerr Modern

Kerr Clan tartan

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Ferniehirst Castle

Kerr History

The vikings termed marsh dwellers “kjrr”. When their descendants arrived in Britain from Normandy with William the Conqueror the term had become a name with the forms Ker and Kerr, also Carr and Carre.
From Arran on the Celtic West Coast comes a claim that the name is derived from the Gaelic for “strength”.

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Kerr Lands

Kerr Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland

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