Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia

About this book

This reference work on the clans of Scotland is produced with the co-operation of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and features a history of the clan system the law of the clan a history of tartan and Highland dress and a history of clan heraldry. It gives detailed listings of the crests mottoes tartans clan seats chiefs septs and histories of over 350 clans. The appendices include Scottish genealogy tartan collections and important clan organizations in Scotland and abroad.