Clan Ainslie
Crest: Issuing out of a cap of maintenance a naked arm embowed grasping a scymitar, all Proper
Motto: Gude In Need
Historic Seat: Dolphinstone Castle (ruined), Jedburgh
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
Septs of Clan Ainslie
Ainslie is a sept of Clan MacLeod so would wear the MacLeod tartans.
Ainslie comes from the Roxburgh district, because there is no Ainslie tartan, the Roxburgh or MacLeod tartans are the most relevant.
AINSLIE is but one variant of a name with around 200 different spellings – the most prominent being AINSLIE,AYNSLEY, AINSLEY, ANNESLEY, AINLEY and ANSLEY.