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Clan Cameron Association The name is thought to be derived the Gaelic "cam-shron" meaning "crooked nose" but the earliest records show the name as "Cambron" which may indicate that it originated in Camberone (from the Gaelic "cam brun" meaning "crooked hill" - now Cameron parish) in Fife. However, there is also a Cameron placename in the outskirts of Edinburgh and in Lennox.

Sir Donald Cameron stated that:
"For a clan which had played such an important part in the history of the Highlands of Scotland, there is a strange scarcity of literature dealing in any depth with the History of the Camerons."

For clansfolk who have shared this feeling while searching through numerous libraries and finding the "generic" one page tartan, badge and written paragraph overview of details, this book is most definitely what you have been looking for.

Cameron Modern & Cameron Hunting Ancient Tartan

 

The book may be obtained through the Clan Cameron Museum (via the online merchandise page). It comes with numerous photographic plates, maps and artwork (25 pages worth, to be exact) and also details the septs of Clan Cameron, its cadet branches, some genealogical information and references to the "Cameron Country" of Lochaber

The present motto of the Clan Cameron is "AONAIBH RI CHEILE”, which roughly translated means "Unite" or "Let Us Unite." This motto is usually used in conjunction with the more accepted "Five Arrows" crest and is also presently used on the Armorial Bearings of Cameron of Lochiel.

In the past, when the old Dexter Arm crest was in wide use, the associated motto was "Pro Rege et Patria," translated as meaning "For King and Country." The present Lochiel uses both mottos.

The Clan Cameron Association have their own site at www.clan-cameron.org

 

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