Clan Sinclair

Sinclair Clan Crest

Sinclair

Gaelic Name: Mac na Ceardadh
Crest: A cock Proper, armed and beaked Or
Motto: Commit thy work to God
Badge: Whin
Lands: Midlothian, Caithness, Orkney
Origin of Name: Place name, French de Sancto Claro
Pipe Music: Spaidsearachd Mhic nan Cearda (Sinclair’s March)
Clan Chief: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Caithness

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Sinclair Tartan

Sinclair Modern

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Caithness

Sinclair History

St. Clare in Pont d’Eveque in Normandy is generally thought to be the birthplace of this great northern clan.

The family received a grant of the Barony of Roslin in Midlothian during the twelfth century. Through marriage, the family obtained the Earldom of Orkney, and in the next century received land in Caithness.
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Sinclair Lands

Sinclair Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland

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