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Touch not the cat bot a glove (Do not touch the cat without a glove - the Association explains that 'bot' means 'without'.)
Clan Chattan is not a single family but, in the Association's own words, a group of Highland clans which originally acted together for mutual security while keeping their independence. Angus, 6th of Mackintosh, married Eva, heiress of Clan Chattan, in 1291, and tradition gives him the chiefship of Clan Chattan with her. Today the Clan Chattan Association lists twelve member clans and is presided over by John Mackintosh of Mackintosh.
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The motto of Clan Chattan is Touch not the cat bot a glove (Do not touch the cat without a glove - the Association explains that 'bot' means 'without'.). It appears on the Clan Chattan crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.
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View all Chattan productsAngus, 6th of Mackintosh, marries Eva, heiress of Clan Chattan[1]
Thirty men of Clan Chattan fight Clan Kay in judicial combat on the North Inch of Perth[2]
The dispute with the Camerons over Glenlui and Locharkaig ends; Lochiel pays 72,500 merks[1]
After the death of the 28th chief the Mackintosh and Clan Chattan chiefships are separated[1]
The Lord Lyon presents the Clan Chattan Association's letters patent for its own arms[6]
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No. The Clan Chattan Association describes it as a group of Highland clans which originally acted together for mutual security while keeping their independence.
The Clan Chattan Association, presided over by John Mackintosh of Mackintosh, chief of Clan Mackintosh. The Mackintosh and Clan Chattan chiefships were separated after the death of the 28th Mackintosh chief in 1938.
Touch not the cat bot a glove, in which 'bot' means 'without'. The Association's own coat of arms, whose letters patent were presented in August 2022, carries a separate Gaelic motto, Comhla Nas Laidire ('Together, Stronger').
In 1396, thirty picked men of Clan Chattan fought thirty of Clan Kay before King Robert III at Perth to settle a feud; only one of the twelve survivors was not from Clan Chattan.
The Clan Chattan Association currently lists twelve member clans, including Mackintosh, Macpherson, Farquharson, Davidson, MacBean, MacGillivray, Shaw, MacPhail and MacThomas.
Clan MacKintoshHas led the Clan Chattan confederation since the 1291 marriage of Angus Mackintosh and Eva of Chattan.Visit Clan MacKintosh →
Clan MacPhersonMember clan whose chiefs disputed the Clan Chattan chiefship, settled by the Lord Lyon in 1692.Visit Clan MacPherson →
Clan FarquharsonMember clan of the Clan Chattan Association.Visit Clan Farquharson →Thanks for subscribing!
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