| Clan MacQueen / Clan Revan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MacShuibhne | |||
 Crest: An heraldic wolf rampant Ermine holding an arrow, point downwards Argent pheoned Gules | |||
| Motto | Constant and faithful | ||
| Profile | |||
| Region | Highland | ||
| Plant badge | boxwood or red whortleberry | ||
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| Clan MacQueen / Clan Revan no longer has a chief, and is anarmigerous clan | |||
| Last Chief | The MacQueen of Corrybrough | ||
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Clan Macqueen is a HighlandScottish clan and a member of theChattan Confederation.[1] The clan does not currently have achief and is therefore considered anarmigerous clan.[1]
The name MacQueen is sometimes also given asMacSween which meansson of Sweyn.[1] The MacQueens are allegedly of the same descent as theClan Donald, having kinship with theHigh Kings of Ireland.[1] The MacQueens are said to have provided a guard for a daughter of the chief ofClan MacDonald of Clan Ranald, who married a chief of theClan Mackintosh.[1] The Mackintosh clan were also chiefs of theChattan Confederation and so the MacQueens settled aroundFindhorn and became part of the confederation of Clan Chattan.[1]
The Clan MacQueen was then known as theClan Revan.[1] The chiefs became the Lairds of Corrieborough and were highly regarded amongst the supporters of the MacDonalds.[1]
The chief of theClan MacDonald of Sleat said in 1778: "it does me great honour to have the sons of the Chieftains in the Regiment and as the MacQueens have been invariably attached to our family, to whom we believe we owe our existence, I am proud of the nomination".[1]
The MacQueens or MacSweens were numerous in theHebrides.[1] The Reverend ofSnizort,Donald MacQueen was of such intellect that he even impressed the doctorSamuel Johnson when he visited the Hebrides.[1] The name MacQueen was not always highly regarded asRobert McQueen, Lord Braxfield, a notorious 18th-century judge was feared for his savage sentences and use of the death penalty.[1]
The chief's family is believed to have moved toNew Zealand and the clan became scattered throughout Scotland and the rest of the English-speaking world.[1]
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Today members of Scottish clans show their clan allegiance by wearingScottish crest badges,clan tartans and sometimesclan badges (plant badges). The crest badge suitable for members of Clan MacQueen contains theheraldic crest ofan heraldic tyger rampantErmine holding an arrow, point downwardsArgent pheonedGules. Theheraldic motto that appears upon the crest badge is CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL.[3] Another badge sometimes used by clan members is a clan badge (or plant badge). Several different clan badges have been attributed to various MacQueens. The MacQueens associated with Clan Chattan are attributedboxwood andred whortleberry as a clan badge. Many other Scottish clans which are closely associated with Clan Chattan have been attributed the same plants. The MacQueen's ofSkye, on the other hand, havecommon heath attributed as their clan badge. Common heath is the clan badge of many of the clans associated withClan Donald.[4]
The MacQueen tartan was first published in 1842, in theVestiarium Scoticum. TheVestiarium was the work of the dubious "Sobieski Stuarts" and is today considered a Victorian era hoax. The tartan is supposedly that of Clan Revan, being named after Revan MacMulmor MacAngus MacQueen who led a MacDonald bride to be married to a chief of Clan Mackintosh. TheScottish Tartans World Register (STWR) notes that the MacQueen tartan is similar to the Fraser and Gunn tartans, which both have four bold stripes. However, the STWR considers it to be a combination of the MacDonald and Mackintosh tartans.[5] The tartan scholar D. C. Stewart noted that the MacQueen tartan is the reverse of the MacKeane tartan, possibly because of the two similar-sounding names, even though both names have a different history.[2]
The following Scottish and Irish names are spelling variants of the Clan name MacQueen:
