Clan Kirkpatrick

Clan Kirkpatrick
Clan Kirkpatrick
Motto	I Mak Sikkar (I Make Sure)
Profile
Region	Lowlands
District	Dumfriesshire
	Clan Kirkpatrick no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seat	Closeburn Castle
Clan branches
	Kirkpatrick of Closeburn (historic chiefs); Kirkpatrick of Conheath
Allied clans
	Clan Bruce; Clan Campbell; Clan Douglas
Rival clans
	Clan Comyn; Clan Lindsay; Clan Charteris; Clan Carruthers; Clan Irvine

Clan Kirkpatrick is a Lowland armigerous Scottish clan. There are several variations of the Kirkpatrick name: Kilpatric, Kilpatrick, and Gilpatrick. The names Kirkpatrick and Kilpatrick may have been interchangeable at one time. The clan is recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, however the clan does not currently have a chief so recognised. The surname Kirkpatrick is also a recognized sept of Clan Douglas and Clan Colquhoun.

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