Clan Sutherland

Clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland
Na Sutharlanaich
	Crest: A cat-a-mountain saliant Proper
Motto	Sans Peur (French for "Without Fear")
Slogan	Ceann na Drochaide Bige! (The Head of The Little Bridge)
Profile
Region	Highlands
District	Sutherland
Plant badge	Cotton Sedge
Pipe music	The Earl of Sutherland's March
Chief
	Alistair Charles St Clair Sutherland
	The 25th Earl of Sutherland
Seat	House of Tongue (Tongue, Sutherland)
Historic seat	Dunrobin Castle
Septs of Clan Sutherland
	Cheney, Cheyne, Clyne, Duffes, Duffus, Federith, Gray, Keith, Mouat, Mowatt, Moray, Murray,
Clan branches
	Earl of Sutherland (chiefs); Sutherland of Duffus (senior cadets); Sutherland of Killipheder (Agnatic seniority); Sutherland of Forse; Sutherland of Dunbeath; Sutherland of Langwell; Sutherland of Achastle; Sutherland of Langwell (second line); Sutherland of Kinsteary; Sutherland of Skibo Castle; Sutherland of Clyne; Sutherland of Uppat; Sutherland of St. Vincent; Sutherland of Dirlot; Sutherland of Skelbo; Sutherland of Sciberscross; Sutherland of Achastle; Sutherland of Ackergill; Sutherland of Thurston; Sutherland of Achleepster; Sutherland of Blarich; Sutherland of Berriedale; Sutherland of Grove Villa; Sutherland of Brabster; Sutherland of Barrogill; Sutherland of Braegrudie; Sutherland of Cambusavie; Sutherland of Golsary; Sutherland of Pronsie; Sutherland of Culmaillie; Sutherland of Evelix; Sutherland of Geise; Sutherland of Greenhall; Sutherland of Inchfuir; Sutherland of Inverchassley; Sutherland of Kame; Sutherland of Kinminitie; Sutherland of Kinnauld; Sutherland of Meikleferry; Sutherland of Midgarty; Sutherland of Morvich; Sutherland of Mosstowie; Sutherland of Pitfuir; Sutherland of Pulrossie; Sutherland of Rearquhar; Sutherland of Reisgill; Sutherland of Roscommon; Sutherland of Rosehaugh; Sutherland of Strabrock; Sutherland of Swinzie; Sutherland of Torboll; Sutherland of Udale; Sutherland-Walker; Sutherland of Wester; Sutherland of Thornton; Sutherland-Graeme; Sutherland of Downside; Sutherland of Windbrech; There were also numerous landed branches of the Gordon family in Sutherland after they succeeded as the Earls of Sutherland in the early 16th century.
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 century); Clan Munro; Clan Matheson; Clan MacNeacail
Rival clans
	Clan Murray (18th century); Clan Gordon (18th century); Clan Mackay (14th, 15th & 16th centuries); Clan Gunn (16th century); Clan Sinclair (16th century)

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 chief is Alistair Sutherland who holds the title Earl of Sutherland.

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