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Sur Esperance (Upon hope)
Moncrieffe (also Moncreiffe) takes its name from Moncreiffe Hill, on a peninsula between the Rivers Tay and Earn about three miles south-east of Perth; the Clan Moncreiffe Society reads the name as 'the moor of hill-land of the trees'. Alexander II granted the lands of Moncreiffe in Perthshire in 1248, and Moncreiffe House, in the parish of Dunbarney, stands on the estate that passed to the present chief when he became Clan Chief. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the Hon. Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk as chief of the name.
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The motto of Clan Moncrieffe is Sur Esperance (Upon hope). It appears on the Clan Moncrieffe crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Moncrieffe productsAlexander II grants the lands of Moncreiffe in Perthshire[3]
Johannes de Moncrief swears fealty to Edward I in the Ragman Roll[4]
Sir John Moncreiff of Moncreiff is created a Baronet of Nova Scotia[4]
Sir Iain Moncreiffe marries the only child of the 22nd Earl of Erroll[3][5]
Fire destroys Moncreiffe House; rebuilt 1962 around the 1679 doorpiece[6]
Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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Sur Esperance, French for 'Upon hope'.
The Hon. Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk, whom the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists as chief of the name.
The lands and hill of Moncreiffe in Perthshire, granted by Alexander II in 1248. The Clan Moncreiffe Society reads the name as 'the moor of hill-land of the trees'.
Fire destroyed the 1679 house in 1957. A neo-Georgian house was built on the site in 1962, incorporating the original carved doorpiece dated 1679.
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Clan HaySir Iain Moncreiffe married the only child of the 22nd Earl of Erroll in 1946.