The Highlanders of Scotland - Clan Strachan Society

CHAP. V] O F S C O T L A N D 277
pointing with his sinister to an imperial crown or, with the
motto, " This I'll defend."
Walter Macfarlane, the grandson of this chief, seems to
have been as sturdy an adherent as his grandfather had been
an opponent to the ro}'al party. He was twice besieged in
his own house during Cromwell's time, and his castle of
Inveruglas burnt to the ground by the English, his losses
on the one side being of a somewhat more substantial character
than his grandfather's rewards on the other had been.
It is impossible to conclude this sketch of the history of
the Macfarlanes without alluding to the eminent antiquary,
Walter Macfarlane, of that ilk, who is as celebrated among
historians as the indefatigable collector of the ancient records
of the country, as his ancestors had been
Highland
among the other
chiefs for their prowess in the field. The most
extensive and valuable collections which his industry has
been the means of preserving form the best monument to his
memory, and as long as the existence of the ancient records
of the country, or a knowledge of its ancient history, remain
an object of interest to an}' Scotsman, the name of Macfarlane
will be handed down as one of its benefactors. The family
held their
itself, however, is now nearly extinct, after having
original lands for a period of six hundred years.
Arms.
Argent, a saltier engrailed, cantoned with four roses gules.
Badoe.
Cloudberry bush.
Principal Seat.
Arrochar, at the head of Lochlong.
Chief.
After 1493 the family of Macfarlane of Macfarlane were captains of the
clan. The representative of the old chief is unknown.