Bagtown Clans

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Allardice

Crest: a torteaux, between two wings, azure

Motto: In defence of the distressed

Origin/Meaning:
Local: from Allardice, originally Alrethes, in Kincardineshire. The family were seated there, temp. William the Lion.

Allardice Scottish Crest

Allardice Clan Scottish Tartan
Allardice Taran

Citations:
Sanders, and J. Grant
British Crest: Containing The Crests and Mottos of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland; Together with those of the Principal Cities; and a Glossary of Heraldic Terms, Vol II, Edinburgh, Kirkwood & Sons, 1817

James FairbairnFairbairn’s Book of Crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Grange Publising Works, 1892
Clifford Stanley SimsThe Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames with a Volcabulary of Christian Names, Albany, N.Y., J. Munsell, 1862
W & A. K. Johnston, The Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland,  With the Arms of the Chiefs, London, W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1906