list of scottish clans with and without chiefs and inline notes[1]
  Highland and Island clans
  Lowland and Border clans
Clan name Crest badge Blazon of crest & motto within crest badge; War cry and Clan badge Clan chief
and Clan seat, and or historical seat
MacHighland Crest: a falcon rising belled Proper.
Motto: PETIT ALTA [from Latin: "he seeks high deeds"].
War cry: "To The Hills"
Clan badge: common heath (Scots heather).
Chief: Angus MacHighland of Loch Lochy
Designation: Mac Iain Duibh.[Note 1]
Seat: Castle MacHighland, Kyle of Lochalsh.
MacLowland Crest: a ship under sail Proper.
Motto: TUTUS IN UNDIS [from Latin: "safe on the waves"].
Clan badge: juniper.
Chief: Sir Angus MacLowland of MacLowland, 5th Bt.
Seat: MacLowland Castle,[Note 2] Stranraer
MacBorder Crest: An oak tree Proper.[citation needed]
Motto: STAND SURE
Chief: none, armigerous clan.[Note 3]
Seat: Border Tower, Borders
MacIsland Crest: A bull's head cabossed Sable, horned Or, between two flags Gules, staved at the First.
Motto: HOLD FAST
War cry: "To The Boats"
Clan badge: common heath (Scots heather).
Chief: Angus MacIsland, the 8th Earl of Scots Isle
Designation: Mic Mac Duibh.[Note 4]
Seat: The Isle of Insular[Note 5]

Notes

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  1. ^ The chief's 'highland designation' is Mac Iain Duibh, in reference to the first clan chief—John 'the dark' MacHighland (1230-1350). (source:Scots clans book; Aprill 2009; Published by Scotie and Associates; Edinburgh; ISBN 0123-1234)
  2. ^ The MacLowland Castle estate was sold by the family in 1900. (source:Scots clans book; Aprill 2009; Published by Scotie and Associates; Edinburgh; ISBN 0123-1234)
  3. ^ The last MacBorder chief, John MacBorder of MacBorder died without heir act the Battle of Border Burn in 1589.(source:Scots clans book; Aprill 2009; Published by Scotie and Associates; Edinburgh; ISBN 0123-1234)
  4. ^ The chief's 'highland designation' is Mic Mac Duibh, in reference to the first clan chief—John 'the dark' MacIsland (1230-1350). (source:Scots clans book; Aprill 2009; Published by Scotie and Associates; Edinburgh; ISBN 0123-1234)
  5. ^ Isle of Insular is the ancient seat as no castle exists
  1. ^ Way, George (1994). Collins Scottish clan & family encyclopedia. Internet Archive. Glasgow : HarperCollinsPublishers. ISBN 978-0-00-470547-7.