While it is clear that the Regent of Moray granted Andrew the new crest and motto based on his service at the Battle of Langside, there are several accounts of the battle and Macfarlanes' role. Some accounts suggest the Macfarlanes were responsible for the victory while others suggest the Macfarlanes real impact was inconsequential to the victory. It is interesting that the Macfarlanes were named explicitly in many accounts ... so were likely of note on some basis. It is also not clear what action/support would merit the grant of crest and motto. That said, we have changed the home page text to better reflect the fact that the grant of crest and motto was made based on Macfarlane's contribution to the victory.
More to come as the signage evolves! David Connolly and Fiona Baker are making great progress iterating through that! We should have drafts to share soon!
To all historians and interested parties: Please do always send us your thoughts if you see something that is 'not quite right' on our site. We'd love to hear more and love to hear of any references, information, or stories that you may have.
More to come as the signage evolves! David Connolly and Fiona Baker are making great progress iterating through that! We should have drafts to share soon!
To all historians and interested parties: Please do always send us your thoughts if you see something that is 'not quite right' on our site. We'd love to hear more and love to hear of any references, information, or stories that you may have.
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