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Clan Herries (Herries Tartan)

Crest: A stag's head with ten tynes, Argent Title: Lord Herries of Terregles Region: Terregles, Dumfriesshire 1. Clan Herries History Herries is a Scottish family name most closely tied to the peerage title Lord Herries of Terregles in Dumfriesshire. Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles, held the title in...
Crest: A stag's head with ten tynes, Argent
Title: Lord Herries of Terregles
Region: Terregles, Dumfriesshire

1. Clan Herries History

Herries is a Scottish family name most closely tied to the peerage title Lord Herries of Terregles in Dumfriesshire. Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles, held the title in the late 15th century, anchoring the family's identity to this southwestern Scottish estate.

2. Clan Herries Arms

The Herries arms are blazoned Argent, three hedgehogs, Sable, recorded in the Slains Armorial of 1565, paired with a crest of a stag's head bearing ten tynes. This is a genuine, historically documented coat of arms tied to the Lords Herries specifically, rather than a broad clan device.

3. Clan Herries and the Maxwells

The Herries lordship eventually merged into the powerful Maxwell family when the Herries heir married into that line, becoming styled "Maxwell, Lord Herries." The combined arms quartered the Maxwell saltire with the three Herries hedgehogs, a heraldic record of the two families' union.

4. Clan Herries Today

Herries is best understood as a Lowland peerage family rather than a Highland-style clan with its own tartan and chief. Under Scottish heraldic law, these arms belong specifically to the individual titleholders and their lawful successors, not to everyone who shares the Herries surname.