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Clan Rait

Spero Meliora (I hope for better things)

Rait is a historic landed family rather than an organised Highland clan: the Thanedom of Rait near Nairn is first recorded in 1238, held by the de Raits, who were probably responsible for building Rait Castle, a rare small masonry hall-house that survives as a ruin. The family held the castle until 1404, when Sir Alexander Rait fled to the Mearns after slaying the Thane of Cawdor; his son Mark Rait married the heiress of Hallgreen and gained that estate. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Rait chief, and COSCA's Rait entry lists no clan society.

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The Rait Story

  1. 1238

    The Thanedom of Rait is first recorded, held by the de Rait family[2]

  2. Wars of Independence

    Sir Geirvaise and Sir Andrew de Rait support Edward I[2]

  3. 1404

    Sir Alexander Rait flees after slaying the Thane of Cawdor; the lands later pass to the Mackintoshes[2][3]

  4. 1596

    Last recorded reference to a castle on the Rait Castle site[2]

Visit the Rait Homeland

Map of Scotland with Rait places marked

Rait Castle, near Nairn

Scheduled monument; a rare small stone hall-house of the late 13th/early 14th century, held by the de Rait family from 1238 until 1404, then by the Mackintoshes.[2]

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

Clan Rait Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Surnames linked to Clan Rait

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

Associated, but disputed

  • Rattray

Rattray: Listed as a spelling of Rait by COSCA, but Clan Rattray has its own separate identity and is usually treated as a distinct family; the link is not something we assert as genealogical fact.

Spellings of the name

  • De Rait
  • Rae
  • Wray

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Questions about Clan Rait

Is Rait a clan or a family?

Historically a landed family — the de Raits of Rait Castle near Nairn — rather than an organised Highland clan; no chief is currently recognised.

Where was the Rait family based?

Rait Castle, near Nairn, their seat from at least 1238 until 1404.

What happened to Rait Castle?

It passed to the Mackintoshes in the 15th century after Sir Alexander Rait fled in 1404; the last record of a castle there is from 1596, and it now survives as a scheduled ruin.

What is the Rait motto?

COSCA's 'Find a Clan' entry lists Spero Meliora, Latin for 'I hope for better things'.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Rait, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Rait Castle (SM1235), Historic Environment Scotland
  3. The Scottish Nation: Rait, Electric Scotland
  4. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs