Clan Leslie

Clan Leslie
Clan Leslie
Lesselyn
	Crest: A demi griffin Proper, armed, beaked and winged Or
Motto	Grip fast
Profile
Region	Lowlands
District	Aberdeenshire
Plant badge	Rue
Chief
	Hon. Alexander Leslie
Seat	Wardhill Castle
Historic seat	Balquhain Castle
Septs of Clan Leslie
	Abernathy, Abernethy, Bartholomew, Cairney, Laing, Leslie, Lesley, Lessely, Lessley, Lesslie, More
Allied clans
	Clan Campbell; Clan Kerr

Clan Leslie is a Lowland Scottish clan. The progenitor of the Clan, Bartolf, was a nobleman from Hungary, who came to Scotland in 1067. He built a castle at Lesselyn, from which the clan name derives.

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