The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (SCSC) is the organisation of the Chiefs of many prominent Scottish Clan

Scottish clan

Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...

s. The SCSC is the definitive and authoritative body for information on the Scottish Clan System.

History

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs was founded in the reign of King George VI

George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...

 by the then Lord High Constable of Scotland

Lord High Constable of Scotland

The Lord High Constable is a hereditary, now ceremonial, office of Scotland. In the order of precedence of Scotland, the office traditionally ranks above all titles except those of the Royal Family. The Lord High Constable was, after the King of Scots, the supreme officer of the Scottish army. He...

, the late Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll

Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll

Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll was a British peeress suo jure.Diana was only child of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll and his first wife, Idina Sackville...

, on the advice and recommendation of the late Sir Thomas Innes of Learney

Thomas Innes of Learney

Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, GCVO, WS was Lord Lyon from 1945 to 1969, after having been Carrick Pursuivant and Albany Herald in the 1930s. He was a very active Lord Lyon, strongly promoting his views of what his office was through his writings and pronouncements in his Court. In 1950, he...

, Lord Lyon King of Arms

Lord Lyon King of Arms

The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the oldest...

. The present Convenor is the Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness

Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness

Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, PC is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He is also chief of Clan Sinclair...

, Chief of Clan Sinclair

Clan Sinclair

Clan Sinclair is a Highland Scottish clan of Norman origin who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians which they received from the Kings of Scots...

. The objectives of the SCSC are stated in its constitution:

The Objects of the Council, which is non-political, are to consider matters affecting Scottish Chiefs and the Clans and Names which they represent and to submit their views and interests to HM Government, to Departments of State, to Local Authorities, to Press and Public, to Associations connected with Clan and Family in Britain and overseas; also to educate the general public in matters connected with the rights, functions and historical position of Scottish Chiefs, together with the Clans and Names which they represent and to take such steps as may seem expedient to protect the titles, armorial bearings or other insignia of Chiefs from exploitation or misuse in trade or otherwise.

No members

The following chiefs have, by their own request, been removed as members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs:

• His Grace The Duke of Fife, Chief of Carnegie
  Clan Carnegie
  Clan Carnegie is a Lowland Scottish clan-Origins of the clan:The Carnegies took their name from the area around Carmyllie, Angus. The family who adopted this name however, were originally known under an earlier adopted placename of Balinhard which is also in Angus.The Balinhards can be found in...
  
  
• Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran, Chief of Fergusson
  Clan Fergusson
  Clan Fergusson is a Scottish clan which has multiple geographic origins across Scotland. Consequently the Fergussons may be viewed as both a Highland and a Lowland clan....
  
  
• The Rt. Hon The Earl of Haig, Chief of Haig
  Clan Haig
  -Origins:The name 'Haig' comes from the Norman name 'de Haga'. There were theories that the Haigs were of Pictish descent but this has been discounted. A charter signed in 1162 to Dryburgh Abbey bears the name 'Petrus de Haga, proprietor of the lands and barony of Bemersyde'. He was later charged...
  
  
• The Rt. Hon The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Chief of Lindsay
  Clan Lindsay
  -Origins of the Clan:There is currently no known proven path pertaining to the origin of the Clan Lindsay. However, several possible theories have been advanced over the years. First is the theory proposed in 1769 by biographer/historian, Richard Rolt, in which he claimed that the Lindsays were...
  
  
• David Menzies of Menzies, Chief of Menzies
  Clan Menzies
  For Menzies as a personal name, including its pronunciation and a list of famous people of that name, see Menzies.Clan Menzies ; , a member is a Mèinnearach) is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the Clan:...
  
  
• His Grace The Duke of Atholl, Chief of Murray
  Clan Murray
  Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The Murrays were a great and powerful clan whose lands and cadet houses were scattered throughout Scotland.- Origins of the Clan :...
  
  
• The Rt. Hon The Earl of Gowrie, Chief of Ruthven

See also

• Scottish chief
• Scottish clan
  Scottish clan
  Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...
  
  
• Scottish culture
• Scottish people or Scots
  Scottish people
  The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
  
  
• :Category:Scottish clans
• Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains

External links

• The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs website