Arms of Stephen James Howard MacDonald
Arms of Stephen James Howard MacDonald
Blazon
Or an eagle displayed Gules charged with a galley Sable sails furled proper, on a chief Azure a dexter hand apaumé between two cross-crosslets fitché Or, all within a bordure Gules;
Symbolism
The displayed eagle charged with a galley is taken from the arms of the High Chief of Clan Donald, and the hand and cross imagery from those of the Chief of McDonell of Glengarry, one of the five chiefly clans of Clan Donald in Scotland. The red border is the Scottish difference for a third son.
Crest of Stephen James Howard MacDonald
Blazon
On a rock Azure a raven proper;
Symbolism
The raven on the rock alludes to Invergarry Castle, the seat of the chiefs of Clan McDonell of Glengarry, located on Creagan an Fhithich, “the Raven’s Rock”, overlooking Loch Oich in the Highlands of Scotland.
Motto of Stephen James Howard MacDonald
Blazon
NEC TEMPORE NEC FATO;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “Neither by time nor by fate”.
