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Clan Shaw

Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude)

Clan Shaw belongs to the Clan Chattan confederation. The Clan Chattan Association names its founder as John, second son of Angus and Eva, heiress to Clan Chattan. John's grandson, Shaw Mor, led Clan Chattan's thirty champions to victory over Clan Cameron's champions on the North Inch of Perth in 1396, and the family were granted the lands of Rothiemurchus near Aviemore as a reward; by 1567 Rothiemurchus had become the property of the Grants, and the clan has since been represented by the Clann Ay at Tordarroch in Strathnairn.

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Shaw Green Modern tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Shaw" on the Santa hat

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Shaw Ancient tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Shaw" on the Santa hat

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Shaw · Ancient

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Shaw · Red Modern

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Shaw · Green Modern

Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Shaw Ancient tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Shaw Ancient tartan plaid on the shoulder

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Clan Shaw Red Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Shaw · Red Modern

Clan Shaw crest in the centre of a stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with the Shaw Modern tartan behind the thistleStained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Shaw Modern tartan behind the thistle

Clan Shaw Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

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Clan Shaw Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

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Crest & Motto

Clan Shaw Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Shaw is Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude). It appears on the Clan Shaw 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 Shaw Story

  1. 1396

    Shaw Mor leads Clan Chattan's thirty champions to victory over Clan Cameron's on the North Inch of Perth[2][3]

  2. by 1567

    Rothiemurchus passes from the Shaws to the Grant family[2]

  3. 1715 & 1745

    Many Shaws take part in the Jacobite risings[2]

  4. 2017

    Iain Shaw of Tordarroch becomes 23rd Chief on his father's death[2]

Clan Shaw Crest & Plant Badge

Plant badgeRed whortleberry

Visit the Shaw Homeland

Map of Scotland with Shaw places marked

Doune of Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore

Scheduled monument: an elongated mound traditionally held to be the site of a Comyn castle. The Shaws held Rothiemurchus from 1396 until it passed to the Grants by 1567.[4][2]

Tordarroch, Strathnairn

Home of the Clann Ay in Strathnairn, which has represented the clan since the loss of Rothiemurchus; the chief is still designated 'of Tordarroch'.[2][1]

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

Clan Shaw Today

ChiefIain Shaw of Tordarroch, 23rd Chief, who became chief on the death of his father, John Shaw of Tordarroch, in 2017.
Clan societyClan Shaw Society

Surnames linked to Clan Shaw

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

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Adamson
  • Ayson
  • Esson

Spellings of the name

  • MacAy
  • MacHay
  • Sheach
  • Shiach

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Questions about Clan Shaw

What is Clan Shaw's connection to Clan Chattan and Clan Mackintosh?

The Clan Chattan Association names Clan Shaw's founder as John, second son of Angus, and Eva, heiress to Clan Chattan, so Shaw is a member clan of the Clan Chattan confederation; COSCA lists Shaw (Chattan) among Mackintosh names.

What happened at the Battle of the North Inch?

In 1396, Shaw Mor led thirty champions of Clan Chattan to victory over Clan Cameron's champions in a judicial combat at the North Inch of Perth, and was granted the lands of Rothiemurchus as a reward.

Who is the Shaw chief today?

Iain Shaw of Tordarroch, 23rd Chief, who became chief on his father's death in 2017.

Where are the Shaw lands?

Historically Rothiemurchus near Aviemore (lost by 1567); since then the chiefly line is seated at Tordarroch in Strathnairn.

What is the Shaw motto?

Fide et fortitudine, Latin for 'By fidelity and fortitude'.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Shaw, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Clan Shaw, The Clan Chattan Association
  3. The Battle of the Clans, The Clan Shaw (William G.A. Shaw)
  4. Doune, motte, Rothiemurchus (SM9336), Historic Environment Scotland
  5. Find a clan: Mackintosh, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)