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CELTIC KNOT  Pentland  CELTIC KNOT
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CREST: A lion's head erased Gules gorged with a collar Argent charged with three crescents of the first.
MOTTO: Virtue et opera
TRANSLATION: By virtue and deeds
PLANT: Juniper , Butchers broom
GAELIC NAME: Petlandi , land of the Picts
ORIGIN OF NAME: Petland, Norse
WAR CRY: Akue Aie
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CELTIC KNOT Pentland CELTIC KNOT
The clan Pentland derive their name from the Norse name Petland or Petlandi which meant land of the Picts. The chiefs of the clan Pentland are descended from Galam Cennalath the ancient Pictish king of insi orc "Orkney"and Gallaibh"Caithness". The clans principle seats were dalr in north eastern Sutherland and Lyth in Caithness. The clan married with the Norse jarls of Orkney and Caithness for many generations. In 1211 AD Jarl David of Orkney asked Thorkel Petlandi, "his brother in law", to take his son William out of harms way, for he feared for his life if he stayed in Orkney or Caithness. Thorkel "Torquil"Petlandi gathered some clansmen and moved south to Edislaw in Perthshire. There William grew and married Margeret Murry, they had three sons Adam, Christian and David. The brothers moved around the Firth of Forth and the name was changed from Petland to Pentland. Adam became a monk in Holyrood abbey and had to swear on copis christie to be loyal to King Edward "the longshanks"of England. He signed his name Adam de Pentland. Christian was a lord of a castle near Kynel and signed the ragman's rolls as Christian de Pentland Lord of Pentland. His brother David also signed his name David de Pentland. All of the clan Pentland and its septs can claim descent from these three brothers. The Pentland tartan is similar to that of clan Gunn. with the addition of a brown line next to the red of the Clan Gunn.
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