Clan Cairns Collection

The Cairns surname derives from the Gaelic carn, meaning a pile of stones, originally a topographic name for someone living near such a landmark.…

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About Clan Cairns

The Cairns surname derives from the Gaelic carn, meaning a pile of stones, originally a topographic name for someone living near such a landmark. Early records place the family chiefly in the Lothians, especially the lands of Cairns in the parish of Mid Calder, site of the ruined fifteenth-century Cairns Castle. William de Carnys witnessed a charter around 1350, and in 1363 William and his son Duncan held the baronies of Easter and Wester Whitburn from David II

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Modern or Ancient?

Same pattern, different dyes. Modern uses deep, saturated colours; Ancient uses the softer tones associated with natural dyes.