History of the Crest

Quarterly, 1 st, Argent, a lion rampant Gules, armed Or, 2nd, Or, a dexter hand couped in jess holding a cross crossletfitched in pale all Gules; 3rd, Or, a lymphad her oars saltireways Sable, and in the base undy Vert a salmon naiant Argent; 4th, Argent, an oak tree Vert surmounted of an eagle displayed Or

A triple-towered castle Argent masoned Sable, and issuing from the centre tower a dexter arm in armour embowed grasping a sword all Proper

My hope is constant in thee

DWaindeffin o) theireadh c (Gainsay who dare)

Two bears each having two arrows pierced through his body all Proper

The Arms of Macdonald of Clanranald in the hoist and of two tracts Argent and Gules, upon which is depicted the Crest in thefirst and second compartments, and two sprigs of common heather in the third compartment, along with the Motto 'Dh'ainde6in cb theireadh e'in letters Gules upon two transverse bands Argent Gules, bearing the aforesaid Crest within a strap Gules buckled and embellished Argent, inscribed with the Motto 'My hope is constant in thee' in letters also Argent, all within a circlet of the Last bearing the title 'Macdonald of Clanranald' in letters Gules, and in an Escrol Argent surmounting a sprig of heather Proper the Slughorn

'Dh'aindeoin co theireadh c'