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Timor Omnis Abesto (Let fear be far from all)

Macnab, from the Gaelic Mac an Aba ('son of the abbot'), descends by tradition from one of the lay abbots of Strathfillan. The chief joined MacDougall of Lorn against Robert the Bruce in 1306 and the Macnab lands were forfeited, but in 1336 Gilbert Macnab of Bovain received a charter from David II. Jamie Macnab of Macnab is listed as chief by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

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MacNab · Modern

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MacNab · Ancient

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MacNab · Modern

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MacNab · Ancient

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MacNab · Modern

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MacNab · Ancient

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MacNab · Modern Tartan

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MacNab · Ancient Tartan

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MacNab · Ancient

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MacNab · Modern

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MacNab · Ancient

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MacNab · Ancient

Crest & Motto

Clan MacNab Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan MacNab is Timor Omnis Abesto (Let fear be far from all). It appears on the Clan MacNab 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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The MacNab Story

  1. 1306

    The chief joins MacDougall of Lorn against Robert the Bruce; Macnab lands forfeited[3]

  2. 1336

    Gilbert Macnab of Bovain receives a charter from David II[3]

  3. 1612

    Macnab provisions are seized; the chief's sons raid the Neish island on Loch Earn[3]

  4. 17th century

    Iain Min Macnab fights for Montrose and is captured defending Kincardine Castle[3]

  5. 1823-1828

    Foreclosure on Archibald Macnab; the lands are sold to the Earl of Breadalbane[3]

  6. 1949

    Archibald Corrie Macnab, 22nd chief, repurchases Kinnell House and about 7,000 acres[3]

Clan MacNab Crest & Plant Badge

CrestThe head of a savage, affrontee, Proper - said to be the head of the slain MacNeish chief.
Plant badgeStone bramble (or common heath)

Visit the MacNab Homeland

Map of Scotland with MacNab places marked

Kinnell House, Killin

Category B listed former seat of the Macnab clan; fabric may date to about 1580, with its present form largely 18th-century.[5]

Innis Bhuidhe (Clan Macnab burial ground), Killin

Category B listed island burial place on the Dochart: fifteen graves, nine of them clan chiefs, and two stone heads from the clan crest.[6]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan MacNab Today

ChiefJamie Macnab of Macnab, per the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
Clan societyClan MacNab Society of North America

Surnames linked to Clan MacNab

These family names are connected with Clan MacNab. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Abbot
  • Bain
  • Dewar
  • Gow

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Questions about Clan MacNab

What does the Macnab motto mean?

Timor Omnis Abesto — 'Let fear be far from all'.

What does the Macnab crest show, and why?

The head of a savage, said by the clan society to be the head of the slain MacNeish chief.

Where was the Macnab seat?

Kinnell House in Killin, Perthshire, recorded by Historic Environment Scotland as a former seat of the Macnab clan.

Who is the Macnab chief today?

Jamie Macnab of Macnab, per the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Why did the Macnabs lose their estate?

A writ of foreclosure was served on chief Archibald Macnab in 1823 and the ancestral lands were sold in 1828 to the fourth Earl of Breadalbane; in 1949 Archibald Corrie Macnab, 22nd chief, repurchased Kinnell House and about 7,000 acres.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Macnab, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. A Brief Clan History, Clan MacNab Society of North America
  4. Clan Macnab Crest and Clan Macnab Motto, Clan MacNab Society of North America
  5. Kinnell House, Killin (LB8283); Burial Ground of the Macnabs, Innes Bhuidhe, Killin (LB8277), Historic Environment Scotland Portal
  6. KILLIN, ISLAND OF INCHBUIE (INNIS BHUIDHE), CLAN MACNAB BURIAL PLACE INCLUDING SCREEN WALL AND GATEPIERS (LB8277), Historic Environment Scotland Portal