Clan Menzies

Clan Menzies
Mèinnearach
Crest: A savage head erased Proper
Motto	With God I shall
War cry	Geal 'us Dearg a suas. (Up with the White and Red)
Profile
Region	Highland
District	Perthshire
Plant badge	The Menzies' Heath.
Pipe music	Piobairreachd a' Mheinnearaich. Or the Menzies' March.
Chief
David Ronald Steuart Menzies of that Ilk
(Am Meinnearach.)
Seat	Castle Menzies

For Menzies as a personal name, including its pronunciation and a list of famous people of that name, see Menzies.

Clan Menzies ( listen ); Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mèinnear, a member is a Mèinnearach) is a Highland Scottish clan.

Mesnieres in Normandy was the original home of the Norman family who were found in England by the name of Manners and who were the ancestors of the Dukes of Rutland in England. Sir Robert de Myneris appeared in the court of Alexander II of Scotland where he received royal patronage, rising to become a chamberlain in 1249. Sir Robert received grants for lands in Glen Lyon and Atholl. These grants were further reinforced by a grant to his son, Alexander of Strathtay in 1296. Alexander also acquired the lands of Weem and married Egida, a daughter of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland. The Clan Motto originates from the Battle of Teba (1330), at which Chief Lord Robert the Menzies first uttered the phrase in response to a call to action by Sir James Douglas, and the Clan Crest originates from that battle as well.

Alexander's son, another Sir Robert was a companion-in-arms of Robert the Bruce, and was awarded lands in Glen Dochart, Finlarig, Glen Orchy and Durisdeer.