Clan Hierarchies

[Sketraw]

Please pardon my misinformation regarding Clan Anderson. The relationship within Clan Donald certainly remains as does my question:

You could have a confederation of Clans such as Clan Chattan, as far as 'septs' are concerned your looking to a degree at a Victorian invention, see The Romantic Myth of Clan Septs

Because one or a few of a name (regarded as a 'sept') lived within a certain Clan area, that doesnt make all of a particular name were members or associates of that particular Clan. So in my opinion it is wrong to lump all of a particular name as a 'sept'.

Prior to the 1820's a Clan would wonder what the heck you were talking about by saying 'sept'.

Some names would have been associated to a particular Clan as originating there historicaly, however most would not.

[xman]

... as far as 'septs' are concerned your looking to a degree at a Victorian invention, see The Romantic Myth of Clan Septs

Thank-you. The writer's description of what a sept actually is is exactly how I understand the term. My step father, a Paton is a sept to Clan Anderson today merely by a chance of power structures at the time these things were being recorded. Not all Patons will be considered septs of Anderson.

You could have a confederation of Clans such as Clan Chattan,

This seems to describe Clan Donald too. Useful term that one.