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Clan Leslie

Clan Leslie
Lesselyn[1]
Crest: A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or
MottoGrip fast[2]
Profile
RegionLowlands
DistrictAberdeenshire
Plant badgeRue[2]
Chief
Arms of James, Earl of Rothes, Chief of Clan Leslie: Quarterly 1st and 4th Argent, on a bend azure three buckles or (Leslie) 2nd and 3rd Or, a lion rampant gules over all a ribbon sable (Abernethy)
Hon. Alexander Leslie
SeatWardhill Castle
Historic seatBalquhain Castle
Septs of Clan Leslie
Abernathy, Abernethy, Bartholomew, Cairney, Laing, Leslie, Lesley, Lessely, Lessley, Lesslie, More
Allied clans

Clan Leslie is a Lowland Scottish clan. The progenitor of the Clan, Bartolf, was a nobleman from Hungary, who came to Scotland in 1067. He built a castle at Lesselyn, from which the clan name derives.

  1. ^ Clan Lelslie Trust
  2. ^ a b Clan Leslie Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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