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Surname:  MacCasland
Branch:  MacCasland
Origins:  Scottish
More Info:  Scotland

Background:  The original name holder was a person by the name of "Absalom" who held the tenancy of the Island of Clarininch in Loch Lomond. In later years the Island was a gathering place for Clan Buchanan. Now a sept of Clan Buchanan.




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.


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We are unable to locate the history for this surname. If you can provide us with this information, then please contact Arms & Badges!

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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