MacDonald of Clanranald Armorial Bearings

MacDONALD of CLANRANALD, The Captain and Chief of Clanranald
Quarterly, 1st, Argent, a lion rampant, Gules, armed and langued, Or; 2nd, Or, a dexter hand, Gules, couped, in fess, holding a cross crosslet fitchée, in pale, Sable; 3rd, Or, a lymphad, her oars saltire-ways, Sable, and in base, undy, Vert, a salmon, naiant, Argent; 4th, Argent, an oak tree, Vert, surmounted of an eagle, displayed, Or.

Clanranald Armorial Stone
Clach Chlann ‘ic Aileann
The panel came from an ancient religious settlement at Howmore, the most ancient Church site in South Uist, and was thought to have been originally built into the wall of one of the Chapels. As the Chapel fell into disrepair, the panel was left lying against a remaining wall in the graveyard.