https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ - This is where our members can discuss those things in their lives not necessarily related to the Kilt. (Please keep in mind when posting here that we are a community of friends. The idea is to discuss those things which bring us together, not those that separate or divide us.) en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:32:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f105/septs-authenticity-question-many-these-days-99425/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:58:01 GMT Fairly new to the world of things Scot.. My grandmums maiden name was NOBLE...ala sept of Mackintosh. I tend to want to dig below the surface when I take an interest in a thing, and so in my... Fairly new to the world of things Scot..
My grandmums maiden name was NOBLE...ala sept of Mackintosh.

I tend to want to dig below the surface when I take an interest in a thing, and so in my looking into how some septs became associated with their respective clans, I ran across this tidbit:

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 1930s, 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.'

Are there any resources out there that explain in any degree of detail, how the various septs came to be associated with the major clans?

Kind thanks,
~Rich ]]> Miscellaneous Forum rgouette https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f105/septs-authenticity-question-many-these-days-99425/