Stone Mountain Highland Games 2010

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I am rather puzzled by this suggestion.
Is there a hereditary Chief of the clan who has been recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms?
If not does the clan have Scottish Armigers who have been recognised and granted their authority by him?

Frankly, Gentlemen, I experienced some trepidation about including that information in my post because I more than half-expected this response from some of you, and you have met my expectations. Here is a quote from their website.

"The Wild Highlanders Coat of Arms or Armorial Bearings


When our Clan was founded a coat of Arms was fashioned as well as the Chiefs Shield, which was used to hang upon the wall of the castle where he was called to attend court to show his presence. Our Coat of Arms is in the heraldic traditions Great Britian. They were created by Patrick Brown for the Clan and were sent to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom for her to review. Who passed them to the Lord Lyon In Scotland, King Of Arms."

Clearly, this does not claim that the Lord Lyon recognied them as a Clan, so my OP [I]may[I] have been inaccurate. Not having independently contacted the Lord Lyon to clarify the situation, I won't comment further. Regardless of the verity of the matter, they are a group of good people who valued and honored my daughter in a way that she will always cherish, and THAT is the reason I shared this series of photos here.

From all that I've ever heard, the Wild Highlanders claim some sort of recognition by Lord Lyon, but whenever seriously questioned on the matter, I've never heard a one give any elaboration on the nature of their "recognition".

No offence to any of those folks, but I frankly don't put much stock in most of what they say- the "history" lessons that they give on such topics as "traditional Scottish martial arts" and "putting on the great kilt" tick their credibility down pretty far, in my book.

Ryan, did you ever question them yourself, or is this second-hand information? And regarding their "lessons", one man's history is another man's fiction, especially where there is no direct documentation. I don't always agree with all their history either. However, the Wild Highlanders provide good entertainment at the games they attend, and are probably disproportionaltely responsible for getting people interested in their heritage and ancestry. They do it because they love doing it. It doesn't support them. Even with appearance fees and product sales they generally don't even fully cover their costs, and all have other jobs or careers.

I am reminded again why I don't post much anymore.