Clan MacNab
Basic Info.
MacNab Clan Crest
MacNab
Crest: The head of a savage affrontée Proper
Motto: Timor Ommis Abesto (Let fear be far from all)
Badge: Stone bramble or common heath
Lands: Killin
Historic Seat: MacNab Castle
Clan Chief: Jamie Macnab of Macnab
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Clan History
Doune Castle held the 15th chief prisoner in 1745
MacNab History
The name MacNab comes from the Gaelic Mac an Abu, meaning “the son of abbot”. This suggests, very strongly, that the founder of the Clan MacNab belonged to the clerical profession. It is believed that he was the Abbot of Glendochart.
During the 13th and 14th centuries, the MacNabs were a relatively large clan. They, along with the MacDougalls, opposed Robert the Bruce’s struggle for the Scottish crown.
Clan Lands
MacNab Lands
MacNab Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland
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