CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755.
Official Home of the Scottish Border Clan and Family of Carruthers. Honorary President: Dr Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Clan Chief
The Battle of Erkinholme, May 1455, is more commonly referred to as the Battle of Arkinholm, albeit it's known by some as the Battle of Langholm, primarily because it was fought where the town of Langholm now stands. More accurately, the battle was fought on the outskirts of present day Langholm, opposite the lower return… Continue reading Clan Carruthers: The Battle of Arkinholm (Langholm)
In the case of Carruthers, like many other large clans who had multiple branches of the family, the head of that branch was simply named after their lands. For instance, those who lived in Rammerscales or Dormant were simply known by their locations. With regards Carruthers of Holmains, our chiefly line, the chief of the… Continue reading Clan Carruthers: Last Chief of Carruthers, John, 12th of Holmains, until now!
Currently and excluding the Carruthers petitions in the process of presentation, there are 12 recorded Carruthers arms in the armorial records of Scotland, although one is deemed a mistake. As an armigerous clan, if there were no surviving descendants of the chiefly line of Holmains, then during a Derbfine, the armigers would play a role.… Continue reading Clan Carruthers: Armigers and how to obtain Carruthers Arms.
The Clan Carruthers Society International had been 10 years in the making before it was eventually set up in 2016 and constituted in 2017. One of its primary purposes is to support the recognition of a chief through the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. A chief of Carruthers must come from the line of Holmains, the… Continue reading Clan Carruthers: Carruthers of Holmains
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