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Spem Successus Alit (Success nourishes hope)
Clan Ross takes its name from the medieval Earldom of Ross, held from the 13th century by the descendants of Fearchar Mac an t-Sagairt, who repulsed Donald MacWilliam for Alexander II. Earl William was in the Scots army defeated at Dunbar in 1296 and was sent a prisoner to London, and the clan fought on Bruce's side at Bannockburn in 1314. The earldom reverted to the Crown in 1424, and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs currently shows the Ross entry as 'Under consideration'.
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View all Ross productsFearchar Mac an t-Sagairt repulses Donald MacWilliam for Alexander II[1]
Earl William is taken after the defeat at Dunbar and sent a prisoner to London[1]
Clan Ross fights on Bruce's side at the Battle of Bannockburn[1][7]
Hugh Ross of Rarichies obtains Balnagowan; by clan law the chiefship devolved on him[1]
The Earl of Buchan and Ross dies at Verneuil; the earldom reverts to the Crown[1]
Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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Fearchar Mac an t-Sagairt, who supported Alexander II and whose descendants held the earldom from the 13th century.
Spem Successus Alit, Latin for 'Success nourishes hope'.
The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs shows the Ross entry as 'Under consideration' and names no chief.
No. The Earldom of Ross was a medieval royal dignity that reverted to the Crown in 1424 on the death of the Earl of Buchan and Ross at Verneuil. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs shows the present Ross entry as 'Under consideration' and names no chief.
Balnagowan in Ross-shire, obtained by Hugh Ross of Rarichies in 1374 and held by his line until the estate was sold early in the 18th century; the Historic Environment Scotland listing record does not itself name the Ross family.
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Clan MacKayJohn Reawigh Mackay defeated the Rosses of Balnagowan at the battle of Aldy-Charrish in 1487.
Clan MunroMunros fought for the Earl of Ross against rebels at the battle of Bealach na Broige.