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Virescit Vulnere Virtus (Courage flourishes at a wound)
Alexander Burnard was a supporter of King Robert the Bruce and in 1323 was granted lands on the banks of the River Dee, in the parish of Banchory Ternan, together with the Royal Forest of Drum. The Horn of Leys, considered the badge of office of its keeper, is still owned by the family and is on display at Crathes Castle. The family's early home was a crannog, an artificial island on the Loch of Leys; Crathes Castle, whose inset panels are dated 1553 and 1596, then became the family home until Sir James Burnett gave it to the National Trust for Scotland in 1952. James Burnett of Leys is chief of the name.
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The motto of Clan Burnett is Virescit Vulnere Virtus (Courage flourishes at a wound). It appears on the Clan Burnett crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Burnett productsRobert the Bruce rewards Alexander Burnard with lands at Banchory Ternan and the Royal Forest of Drum[5]
Crathes Castle is built by the Bell Brothers, master-masons; its inset panels are dated 1553 and 1596[3][4]
The Burnetts of Leys complete their extension of Muchalls Castle, near the coast[5]
Sir James Burnett gives Crathes Castle to the National Trust for Scotland, a year before his death[4][5]
Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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Virescit Vulnere Virtus, Latin for 'Courage flourishes at a wound'.
Crathes Castle, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire. Its inset panels are dated 1553 and 1596, and it was the family home until Sir James Burnett gave it to the National Trust for Scotland in 1952.
A horn considered to be the badge of office of the keeper of the Royal Forest of Drum, which Alexander Burnard held under Robert the Bruce. It remains in the Burnett family's ownership and is on display at Crathes Castle.
A sprig of holly leaves. Three holly leaves and a hunting horn also appear in the arms of the Burnetts of Leys, evidenced as early as the 16th century.
James Burnett of Leys, per the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The family's Leys Estate gives the present chief as James C. A. Burnett of Leys, of House of Crathes.
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