Crest: A dexter hand couped at the wrist; all proper
Motto
Ne Parcas nec Spernas (Neither spare nor dispose)
Profile
Region
Highland
District
Cowal[2]
Plant badge
Crab-apple tree, Trefoil, or Dryas
Chief
The Rev. Fr. Peter Noel Lamont of that Ilk
Chief of the Name and Arms of Lamont
Historic seat
Toward Castle[2]
Clan branches
Lamonts of Ardlamont McSorley Lamonts of Monydrain McPhadrick Lamonts of Coustoun Lamonts of Stallaig Lamonts of Rudhbodach Lamonts of Auchinshelloch Lamonts of Ascog Lamonts of Stronalbanach Lamonts of Silvercraigs McGorrie Lamonts of Knockdow Lamonts of Auchagoyl Lamont-Campbells of Possil[3]
Clan Lamont (listenⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Clann Laomainn[ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠˈl̪ˠɯːmɪɲ]) is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is said to descend from Ánrothán Ua Néill, an Irish prince of the O'Neill dynasty, and through him Niall Noigíallach, High King of Ireland. Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, Clan Lachlan, and Clan Sweeney are also descendants of Ánrothán. Traditional genealogy would therefore include Clan Lamont among the descendants of Conn Cétchathach.
Clan Lamont ruled most of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll for centuries. However, the clan's standing was damaged by the Dunoon Massacre in 1646, when Campbell clansmen killed around 200 Lamont clansmen. Many Lamonts moved, particularly to the Scottish Lowlands. Today, Lamonts are widespread in Canada, Australia, Britain and other countries.[4]
The 29th and current hereditary chief of Clan Lamont is the Roman Catholic priest Rev. Fr. Peter Lamont, Chief of the Name and Arms of Lamont. Most Lamonts have remained Catholic.[5]
^Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" (docx). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ ab"lamontcentral.com" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
^"Clan Lamont Society of N.A". Clsna.us. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ abc"Clan Lamont Society of N.A". Clsna.us. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^Brown, Peter (2023). Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History. Princeton University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0691242286.
ClanLamont (listen; Scottish Gaelic: Clann Laomainn [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠɯːmɪɲ]) is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is said to descend from Ánrothán Ua...
Cenél nEógain, died 1036. Clan Maclachlan has been associated with other clans, such as ClanLamont, Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan MacNeil of Barra, and the...
Lamont or LaMont may refer to: Lamont (name), people with the surname or given name Lamont or LaMontClanLamont, a Scottish clanLamont, Alberta, a town...
favour .... ClanLamont of Cowal defied this and provided aid and refuge for fleeing MacGregors in their lands in the wake of the persecution. Clan Chattan...
Inverlochy the ClanLamont took the opportunity to raid the Campbell lands. The vengeful Campbells also ravaged the lands of the Clan Maclean who had...
the powerful Clan Campbell massacred men, women and children of the ClanLamont. By 1646, the Clan Campbell, neighbours of the ClanLamont, had steadily...
843. Only one confederation of clans, which included the Clan Sweeney, ClanLamont, Clan MacLea, Clan MacLachlan and Clan MacNeill, can trace their ancestry...
Celtic origin and that they were descended from a younger son of the ClanLamont. However it is more generally accepted that the Lyons descend from a...
in the south to Rhubodach on Bute. Much of Cowal was once held by the Lamontclan. Later, the Campbells came to be one of the most powerful families in...
are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, Clan MacDonald of Glencoe, and Clan MacAlister...
Clan Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Brùs) is a Lowlands Scottish clan. It was a royal house in the 14th century, producing two kings of Scotland (Robert the Bruce...
Lamonts, MacEwens of Otter, Maclachlans, and the MacSweens. While the clan is centred in Barra in the Outer Hebrides, there is a branch of the clan in...
1036. There are several other Argyll clans which claim a descent from this prince—ClanLamont, Clan Maclachlan, Clan MacNeil of Barra, and also the MacSweens...
1976. The early history of Dunoon often revolves around two feuding clans: the Lamonts and the Campbells. The town was a popular destination when travel...
members of Scottish clans to show their allegiance to a specific clan or clan chief. Even though they are commonly used by clan members, the heraldic...
of ClanLamont. It was first recorded in 1581, but may be mid-15th-century in date. In 1646, the castle was besieged and eventually destroyed by Clan Campbell...
the late medieval Toward Castle, formerly the ancestral home of the ClanLamont. It was greatly extended in the early 20th century, and in the Second...
The Ardlamont Murder (also known as the Ardlamont Mystery and the Monson Case), which took place in Argyll, Scotland, on 10 August 1893, gave rise to two...
originated from Scotland, from the ClanLamont. Over time many Lamont's changed their names to Lamond. The Lamont Castle is located in Dunoon in Western...
Trossachs National Park. Most of Cowal, originally ClanLamont territory, was taken over by Clan Campbell, including lands in Strath Echaig shortly after...
The Clan Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company that operated in one incarnation or another from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth...
the parish. Luss is the ancestral home of Clan Colquhoun and the McInturners of Luss, a sept of ClanLamont. Nowadays Luss is a conservation village,...
claims descent from Clan Ewen of Otter. Scottish clanClan MacEwen "Clan Ewing". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Clan Ewing website Ewing...
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