Quote Originally Posted by Sketraw View Post
Hi Scott, Thats not how I read it,

"Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, GCVO WS (1893-1971) Lord Lyon King of Arms, 1945-1969, after being Carrick Pursuivant and Albany Herald in the 1930’s makes mention in the book Clan Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1952 co-authored by Frank Adam that; “septs must be regarded as a rather wonderful effort of imagination” and “The very word ‘sept’ is delusive and no serious attention can now be attached to Skene’s theories about ‘septs”. He also states that some Clan historians could be being found guilty of “sept-snatching”.

Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Baronet, QC, Rothesay Herald of Arms and Chief of Clan Agnew, also makes mention of Clan ‘septs’ in his article ‘Clans, Families & Septs’;

However it is to long winded to post here but its along the same lines

JOhn
Absolutely! The tourist trade and their biscuit tin version of Scots history over the last 100 years or so, is largely responsible for the wishful thinking and misconceptions of so many, including the Scots themselves, that the truth of our history is a scarce commodity.