Motto: Audaces juvat, She favours the bold. Arms: Or, a lion ramp. sa. holding in his dexter paw a scymitar in bend (likely sinister) ppr. betw. two mullets of the third pierced of the field in chief and a pheon pointing upwards az. in base. Crest: A dexter hand erect ppr. holding up a ducal cap tufted on the top with a rose gu. within two branches of laurel disposed orleways also ppr. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: MacCasland, McCasland, MacAuslan, MacAslan, MacAsland, MacAusland, MacAuslane, MacAuslin, MacCauslan, MacCausland, MacCauseland, Absalom.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842. A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860. Scottish Clans and Tartans; Neil Grant - 2000. Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia; George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire - 1994. Scottish Clans and Tartans; Ian Grimble - 1973. World Tartans; Iain Zaczek - 2001. Clans and Families of Scotland; Alexander Fulton - 1991.
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