Clan Brown / Broun (Brown Tartan - Broun Tartan)

1. About Clan Brown / Broun (Brown Tartan - Broun Tartan)

2. Clan Brown / Broun History (Brown Tartan - Broun Tartan)

The surname Brown, in its more prevalent form, is a fairly popular name that typically refers to the color.

Brehon, a name for a judge in ancient Celtic civilization, may have been the source of the name's Celtic link.

The first use of the name in Scotland dates back to 1128, when benefactor Sir David Le Brun witnessed the building of Holyrood Abbey.

Due to the three gold lilies on their coat of arms, the early Brouns claimed to be French royalty.

Through marriage, the Brouns related to significant and influential families, such the Hays, who settled in the area of Haddington.

Patrick Broun of Coulston was elevated to the rank of Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1686. a name that has persisted in the family to the present.

3. Clan Brown / Broun Tartans

Brown Ancient

Brown Modern

4. Clan Brown / Broun Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Brown/Broun Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

4.2 Clan Brown/Broun Coats of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.

With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.

Coat of Arms of the Chief of Clan Broun

5. Clan Brown / Broun Places & People

5.1 Clan Brown Places

5.1.1 Bruntsfield House

Edinburgh's Bruntsfield House, formerly a Clan Brown stronghold. Bruntsfield's name comes from 'Broun's Field,' home of the Browns/Brouns. The lands on which the House was situated belonged to Richard Broun before they were given to Alan Lauder of Haltoun in 1381.

5.1.2 Carsluith Castle

James Lindsay of Fairgirth first constructed Carsluith Castle in Galloway perhaps in the late 14th or early 15th century. His son Herbert Lindsay received ownership of the castle after his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Following that, Carsluith was married off to Richard Brown. The Browns strengthened the castle's defenses by adding on to it.
The Brown family owned Carsluith Castle until they left for India in 1748; ever since then, it has been vacant. The castle's ruins are currently all that is left.

6. Associated Names

Although a Clan in it’s own right Broun was and still is seen as a sept of Clan Douglas.

Also Lamont and MacMillan. Spelling varients: Broun, Brown, Braun, Le Brun