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Bain Clan

Bain Crest: A dexter arm armed grasping a dirk proper.

Bain Clan Motto: Et Marte Et Arte (By strength and art).

Bain Clan History: Bain or Bayne comes from the Gaelic word “ban” meaning white or fair. The Bain’s of Tulloch are descended from Iain “Ban” MacAoidh (John “the fair” MacKay), a great grandson of the Clan MacKay chief.

His third son Alexander Bayne became the burgess of Dingwall in Ross-shire. Alexander’s son, Duncan Bayne, was granted the lands of Tulloch in the parish of Dingwall by King James V in 1542. In 1543 as Duncan Bane of Tulloch he is recorded as witnessing a charter in Inverness.

The Bayne's held their seat at Tulloch Castle for over 200 years until Kenneth, the eighth Bayne, sold the castle and estate to his cousin Henry Davidson in 1762.

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