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Clan Sutherland

Clan Sutherland also known as House of Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is the shire of Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. The chief of the clan was also the powerful Earl of Sutherland; however, in the early 16th century, this title passed through marriage to a younger son of the chief of Clan Gordon. The current…

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Allied clans
Allied clans Clan Murray (13th to 16th centuries) Clan Oliphant (16th century) Clan Gordon (16th century) Clan Mackay (18th century) Clan Gunn (18th century) Clan Sinclair (18th…
Clan branches
Clan branches Earl of Sutherland (chiefs) Sutherland of Duffus (senior cadets) Sutherland of Killipheder (Agnatic seniority) Sutherland of Forse Sutherland of Dunbeath Sutherlan…
District
Sutherland
Historic seat
Dunrobin Castle
Motto
Sans Peur (French for "Without Fear")
Pipe music
The Earl of Sutherland's March

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Clan Sutherland

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Edges163
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Avg. degree1.99
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Clan Sutherland

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related to Castles · 88
Clan Sutherland → Aberscross, Aberscross Castle, Andrew Carnegie, At, Berriedale, Berriedale Castle, Bishops, Brora, Bruce, Caithness, Castles, Cheynes, Clan Mackay, Clan Oliphant, Clyne, Cnoc Chaisteal, Countess, Dempsters, Dornoch, Dornoch Castle
related to 15th century and clan conflicts · 49
Clan Sutherland → Aberscross, According, Aldy Charrish, Alexander Sutherland, Angus Du Mackay, Angus Mackay, Angus Murray, Balnagowan, Baronet, Battle, Ben Loyal, Clan Mackay, Clan Ross, Drumnacoub, Duffus, Dunrobin Castle, Earl, England, George Buchanan, Gordon
related to 16th century and clan conflicts · 33
Clan Sutherland → According, Adam Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Alexander Sutherland, Alltachuilain, Angus Mackay, Battle, Countess, Duffus, Earl, Earldom, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Sutherland, English, Flodden, Gordon, Gordons, However, Hugh Sutherland, Huntly
related to Disputed chiefship · 33
Clan Sutherland → Alexander, Alexander Sutherland, Countess, Duke, Earl, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Sutherland, Elizabeth's, Forse, George Leveson-Gower, George Sutherland, Gordon Earls, Gordonstoun, His, House, However, John Sutherland, Kildonan, London, Lords
related to Origins of the clan · 33
Clan Sutherland → Although, Caithness, Clan Murray, David, Earl, Earls, England, English, Flemish, Freskin, Freskin's, Hugh, Hugh's, In, It, Lord, Moireabh, Moravia, Moray, Norman
related to 17th century and Civil War · 32
Clan Sutherland → Alexander Sutherland, Auldearn, Battle, Carbisdale, Catholics, Clan Gordon, Clan Munro, Clan Ross, Earl, England, Gordon Earl, Gordon Earls, He, Huntly, In, Jacobites, James Graham, John Gordon, Lord Duffus, Marquess
related to 14th-century clan conflicts · 22
Clan Sutherland → Alexander, Buchan, Caithness, Clan Mackay, Clan McLeod, Clan Sinclair, Dingwall Castle, Dornoch, Duffus, Earl, England, He, In, King Robert II, Mackays, Margaret Stewart, Nicholas Sutherland, Scotland, Scots, Sutherland
related to External links · 4
Clan Sutherland → Clan Sutherland Society, Living History Association, North AmericaClan Sutherland Society, Scotland93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment
Allied clans · 1
Clan Sutherland → Allied clans Clan Murray (13th to 16th centuries) Clan Oliphant (16th century) Clan Gordon (16th century) Clan Mackay (18th century) Clan Gunn (18th century) Clan Sinclair (18th…
Clan branches · 1
Clan Sutherland → Clan branches Earl of Sutherland (chiefs) Sutherland of Duffus (senior cadets) Sutherland of Killipheder (Agnatic seniority) Sutherland of Forse Sutherland of Dunbeath Sutherlan…

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sutherland earl clan castle gordon battle also duffus chief century robert earls william john held mackay caithness alexander house sutherlands

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Clan SutherlandAllied clansAllied clans Clan Murray (13th to 16th centuries) Clan Oliphant (16th century) Clan Gordon (16th century) Clan Mackay (18th century) Clan Gunn (18th century) Clan Sinclair (18th…1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandClan branchesClan branches Earl of Sutherland (chiefs) Sutherland of Duffus (senior cadets) Sutherland of Killipheder (Agnatic seniority) Sutherland of Forse Sutherland of Dunbeath Sutherlan…1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandDistrictSutherland1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandHistoric seatDunrobin Castle1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandMottoSans Peur (French for "Without Fear")1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandPipe musicThe Earl of Sutherland's March1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandPlant badgeCotton Sedge1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandRegionHighlands1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandRival clansRival clans Clan Murray (18th century) Clan Gordon (18th century) Clan Mackay (14th, 15th & 16th centuries) Clan Gunn (16th century) Clan Sinclair (16th century)1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandSeatHouse of Tongue (Tongue, Sutherland)1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandSepts of Clan SutherlandSepts of Clan Sutherland Cheney, Cheyne, Clyne, Duffes, Duffus, Federith, Gray, Keith[note 1], Mouat, Mowat, Mowatt, Moray, Murray,1.00infobox
Clan SutherlandSloganCeann na Drochaide Bige! (The Head of The Little Bridge)1.00infobox

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