Clan Laing
Basic Info.

Clan Crest
Laing
Crest: A dove holding in its beak a sprig of olive, all Proper
Motto: Mercy Is My Desire
Origin of Name: Descriptive, meaning ‘long’ or ‘tall’
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
Tartan
Clan History
Laing History
From the word ‘long’ or ‘tall’. In 1357 Thomas Laing engaged that Dumfries shall pay part of the ransom of king David II.
Thomas Layng, who was a notary public in Edinburgh in 1461, is also recorded in 1467 as Thomas Laing (burgess and notary public).
Clan Lands
Laing Lands

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