Scottish Tartans and Clans from the net

These are some of the tartans and badges I found in searching for Hardie and other surnames.  I don't intend to give you a full account of each clan but just a sampling.  For more information go to:   http://www.infokey.com/hall/tartans.htm

Some Scottish terms

Farquharson Clan:

Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure
(for Farquhar Shaw, descended from MacDuff, Earl of Fife); 2nd and 3rd, Argent, a
fir tree growing out of a mount in base Vert, seeded Proper, on a chief Gules the
Banner of Scotland displayed Or, and a canton of the First charged with a dexter hand
couped at the wrist fessways holding a dagger point downwards of the Third
Badge: The upper half of a lion rampant, with sword in his paw.
Crest: On a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a demi-lion Gules holding in his dexter paw a
sword Proper
Motto: Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude)
Plant Badge: Red Whortleberry, Scots Fir
Gaelic Name: MacFhearchair
Tartan: Farquharson, Ancient Farquharson, Hunting Farquharson
Septs: Barrie, Bowman, Brebner, Christie, Christison, Christy, Coates, Coats, Coutts, Cromar, Farquhar, Ferries, Findlay, Findlayson, Findlaison, Finlay, Funlayson, Gracie, Grassick, Greusach, Hardie, Hardy, Kellas, Kerracher, Leys, Lyon, MacArtney, MacGaig, MacCartney, MacCuaig, MacEaracher, MacErcher, MacErracher, MacFarquhar, MacHardie, MacHardy, MacKerchar, MacKerracher, MacKindlay, MacKinlay, MacKinley, Paterson, Patterson, Reiach, Reoch, Riach, Tawse.

Graham Clan:

Branches: Montrose, Mentieth
Arms: A gold shield with three gold escallops on a black chief.
Badge: A red falcon killing a white stork.
Tartans: Montrose, Menteith
Motto: Ne Oublie (Never Forget)
Septs: Airth, Allardyce, Auchinloick, Ballewen, Blair, Bonar, Bonnar, Bonner, Bontein, Bontine, Buchlyrie, Buntain, Bunting, Conyers, Drumaguhassle, Duchray, Dugalston, Esbank, Glenny, Graeme, Grahame, Grim, Grimes, Hadden, Haldane, Kilpatrich, Lingo, MacGibbon, MacGilvern, MacGilvernock, MacIlvern, MacShille, Menteith, Monteith, Monzie, Orchille,
Pitcairn, Pyatt, Pye, Pyott, Rednock, Sirowan, Sterling.

The early history of the Grahams in Scotland is not easily understood. One theory is that there were similar names from the Celtic "Greamach" (grim) or the Saxon "Gram" (fierce). There is a tradition in Scotland that the daughter of a Gryme married a King of the Scots, Fergus II. The Celts and Saxons disappeared or were swallowed up by the descendants of "Lez Grames" of Norman origin. Some say that the original Grahams in Scotland were Picts, established long before the
Normans came into Scotland.

Solid information has established the Norman descent of the Grahams. The Normans were originally of Viking descent and a Graham lineage goes back into Scandinavia.

Listed in the Doomsday Book of William the Conqueror is a place that was known as "Graeg Ham" in the 10th Century in England, now known as Grantham.

The Normans were in Scotland in the 12 century. William De Graeme personally witnessed the signing of the charter founding the Abbey of Holyrood in 1128. From this line descended the Montrose line of Grahams, one of the most distinguished families of Scotland.

Ogilvy Clan:

Motto: A Fin - To the End
Badge: A naked woman holding a portcullis
Plant Badge: Sgitheach geal (Hawthorn)
Septs: Airlie, Ogilvy, Findlater, Gilchrist, Richardson, Storey

The Ogilvies are one of the most distinguished families in Scotland and take their name from Gillibride, second son of Ghillechriost, Earl of Angus. He bestowed the lands of Ogilvie and Easter Powrie on his younger son Gilbert in 1177 having been granted a Barony of the lands by William the Lion around 1163. Patrick de Ogilvy appears on the Ragman Rolls swearing fealty to Edward I in 1296 but his two sons both supported King Robert the Bruce.

Stuart Clan:                                                 Royal Stewart tartan and Blackwatch are free to be worn by anyone.