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Touch not the cat bot a glove
Clan Mackintosh, in Gaelic Clann An Toisich, traces its chiefly line to Shaw Macduff, son of the Earl of Fife, who was appointed keeper of the Royal Castle of Inverness around 1163 and received lands at Petty and in Strathdearn. Its connection with Clan Chattan — a group of Highland clans that originally acted together for mutual security while keeping their independence — began in 1291, and for almost 650 years the Mackintosh chief was also Captain of Clan Chattan, until the Lord Lyon held in 1938 that the two chiefships had become separated. Mackintosh is one of the twelve clans of that group, not the whole of it.
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Crest & Motto
The motto of Clan MacKintosh is Touch not the cat bot a glove. It appears on the Clan MacKintosh 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.
Shaw Macduff is made keeper of the Royal Castle of Inverness[1]
The Clan Chattan connection begins with the marriage of Eva and Angus[1]
Moy is acquired by William, 7th Chief of Mackintosh[1]
The chief dies without a direct male heir; Lord Lyon separates the Clan Chattan chiefship[1]
Death of Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 30th Chief, who lived at Moy[1]
Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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No. Clan Chattan is a group of Highland clans that originally acted together for mutual security while keeping their independence; its twelve clans include Mackintosh, Shaw, MacGillivray, Macpherson and Davidson. The Mackintosh chief was also Captain of Clan Chattan from 1291 until the Lord Lyon held in 1938 that the two chiefships had become separated.
'Touch not the cat bot a glove.'
Red whortleberry.
John L. Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 31st Chief.
Moy, near Inverness, acquired by William, 7th Chief of Mackintosh, in 1336; the 30th Chief lived at Moy until his death in 1995.
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Clan ShawShaw is one of the twelve clans of Clan Chattan, whose Captaincy the Mackintosh chief held from 1291 to 1938.
Clan MacGillivrayMacGillivray is one of the twelve clans of Clan Chattan, long led by the Mackintosh chief as its Captain.