The Highlanders of Scotland - Clan Strachan Society

2/0 T H E II 1 G H LAND E R S [part ii
and influence. Hut in spite of the diminished extent of their
estates, the Robertsons have been able al\va}-s to sustain a prominent
station among the Highland clans, and to take an active
share in every attempt which was made by the Gael of Scotland
to replace the descendants of their ancient line of kings on the
throne.
The deeds of Alexander Robertson of Strowan, in the insur-
rection of 1715, as well as his eccentricity of character and poetic
talents, have made the name of Strowan Robertson familiar to
although their estates have been three times
ev'ery one ; and
forfeited, and their name associated with every insurrection of
the Gael in Scotland, }-et a descendant of that ancient race still
holds part of the original pos.sessions of the clan, with the name
of Robertson of Strowan.
Arms.
Gules; three wolves' heads erased, argent, armed, and langued, azure.
Badoe.
Fern or brakens.
Principal Seat.
Raiinoch.
Oldest Cadet.
Robertson of Lude.
Chief.
Robertson of Strowan.
Force.
In 17 1 5, Soo. In 1745, 700.
Clan Pharlaii.
This clan is the only one, with the exception perhaps of the
clan Donnachie, whose descent from the ancient earls of the
district in which their possessions la}% can be proved b)^ charter,
and it can be shewn in the clearest manner, that their ancestor
was Gilchrist, brother of Maldowen, the third earl of Lennox-
There still exists a charter b\- Maldowen, earl of Lennox, to
his brother Gilchrist " de terris de superiori Arrochar de Luss,"
which lands continued in the possession of the clan until the
death of the last chief, and had at all times been their principal
seat. But while their descent from the earls of Lennox cannot