Clan Dewar Collection

Clan Dewar's name derives from the Gaelic 'deoradh,' meaning pilgrim or relic-keeper, and the family's earliest documented role was as hereditary custodians of Celtic church relics -- most famously the Dewar Coigerachs, keepers of St Fillan's crozier, which tradition says was carried at Bannockburn in 1314 in support of Robert the Bruce; the relic is now held in the National Museum of Scotland.…

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Clan Dewar's name derives from the Gaelic 'deoradh,' meaning pilgrim or relic-keeper, and the family's earliest documented role was as hereditary custodians of Celtic church relics -- most famously the Dewar Coigerachs, keepers of St Fillan's crozier, which tradition says was carried at Bannockburn in 1314 in support of Robert the Bruce; the relic is now held in the National Museum of Scotland. The name is separately recorded in the 1296 Ragman Rolls. A branch of the family acquired lands at Vogrie, near Gorebridge in Midlothian, in 1719, and built the mansion there that became a later seat

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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.