Clan
Ross
motto "Success Nourishes Hope"
Lord and Lady Ross are members of Clan Ross and thus want you to know a little bit more about the Clan and its history. Throughout the last few years of Summer Knights, Lord and Lady Ross have even extended Honourary Membership in Clan Ross to those who serve them well!
If you want to know more about the origins of Clan Ross, read on or click on one of the links at the bottom of the page.
The first Clan Chieftain of Clan Ross was the inheritor of a parcel of land in the Scottish Highlands. This area was the Shire of Ross, hence, Ross-shire, in the County of Ross and Cromarty. This land was used to build, among other things, a castle. The castle was built in a place in Ross-shire called Balnagown (pronounced bal-na-gun).
The Clan was erected in 1160
under Malcolm. In old Gealic, "ros" means promontory, which is
the donimant feature of Easter Ross. From this, the ancient Earls and the
people took their name. In 1234 Farquhar Mac an t-Sagairt, lay abbot of
Applecross, was created the first Earl of Ross by Alexander II of Scotland
for suppressing the uprisings in Moray and Ross. The Earls of Ross became
the most powerful of all the Highland chiefs in the 13th and 14th
centuries, and the Earldom one of the most influential in Scotland.
Balnagown
For a more extensive history, follow the links to
If you want to know more about Scotland...
The Internet Guide to Scotland