Clan Erskine
| Clan Erskine | |||
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| Arascain ("air an sgian" - upon the knife) | |||
Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine a hand holding up a skene in pale Argent, hilted and pommelled or.
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| Motto | Decori decus addit avito (He adds honour to that of his ancestors) | ||
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| Region | Lowlands | ||
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| James Thorne Erskine, | |||
| The 14th Earl of Mar and the 16th Earl of Kellie |
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| Historic seat | Alloa Tower | ||
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Clan Erskine is a Lowland Scottish clan.
The surname Erskine was originally derived from the lands of Erskine, which is an area to the south of the River Clyde in Renfrew. The name is believed to be ancient or Old British for green rising ground.
As early as the reign of Alexander II of Scotland, Henry de Erskine was proprietor of the barony. In about 1226 Henry was a witness to a charter by the Earl of Lennox of the patronage and tithes of Rosneath to Paisley Abbey.
John de Irskyn was amongst the Scottish nobles who submitted to Edward I of England and appears on the Ragman Rolls of 1296. His son, another Sir John de Irskyn had three daughters. The eldest daughter married Thomas Bruce, the brother of king Robert the Bruce. Sir John de Irskyn's second daughter married Walter, the High Steward of Scotland.
The Erskines were staunch supporters of the Clan Bruce. Sir Robert de Erskine was an illustrious and renowned figure of his time.David II of Scotland appointed him keeper of the strategic Stirling Castle. In 1350 Sir Robert Erskine was appointed as Chamberlain of Scotland and justicar north of the Forth. Erskine was also one of the nobles who established the succession to the throne of Robert II of Scotland, who was a grandson of the great Robert the Bruce and the first monarch of the Stewart dynasty in 1371.
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