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Clan Forrester is a Lowland clan descending from Sir Adam Forrester, a wealthy Edinburgh burgess who was Provost of Edinburgh in 1373, acquired the barony of Corstorphine in 1376 and was appointed lord privy seal in 1390. His descendants were raised to the peerage as Lords Forrester in 1633; the seventh Lord died unmarried in November 1763 and the title passed through female heirs to the earldom of Verulam.
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The motto of Clan Forrester is Blaw, Hunter, Blaw Thy Horn. It appears on the Clan Forrester 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 Forrester productsSir Adam Forrester acquires the barony of Corstorphine[2]
Sir John Forrester founds Corstorphine's collegiate church[2]
Sir James Forrester of Corstorphine killed at the Battle of Pinkie[7]
Sir George Forrester created Lord Forrester[2]
A Douglas marries the Forrester heiress of Strathendry[5]
Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs does not list a Forrester chief. William, seventh Lord Forrester, died unmarried in November 1763 and the title then passed through female heirs to the earldom of Verulam.
Blaw, Hunter, Blaw Thy Horn, as listed by COSCA.
The Forresters' seat near Edinburgh was burned to the ground in 1790 and largely demolished. Only its 16th-century beehive doocot, with 1,060 nesting boxes, survives, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
Mainly Corstorphine, near Edinburgh. A Fife branch held Strathendry Castle near Leslie, and a Forrester held the keepership of the forest of Torwood in Stirlingshire.
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Clan DouglasA Douglas married the Forrester heiress of Strathendry in 1699, holding the estate until 1882.