Find Product    Advanced Search Kilts & More Spring Highlights: Men's Wear: Ladies' Wear: Childrenswear: Highland Dancing: Drum Major Corner: Clan Crest Products: Learn The Bagpipes: Bagpipes: Bagpipe Accessories: Scottish Drumming: Tartan Products: Tartan Search: CDs / DVDs / Books: Gifts: Gift Voucher: Miscellaneous: Haggis: Workshops: Clan Crest:   > A - C   > D - F   > G - H   > I - J   > K - L   > Mac   > M - O   > P - R   > S - T   > U - Z   > Clan Affiliations (Sept): Excess Stock: my account login Shopping Cart 0 items Special Offers CD - Wanted - Kyle Warren Price (inc): 18,00 EUR 15,00 EUR Price (ex): 15,13 EUR 12,61 EUR Product No.:  Cranstoun Order options: Cap Badge Kilt pin Plaid Brooch Tie pin Cuff links Sgian Dubh The Cranstoun name is of territorial origin from the Barony of Cranston in Midlothian. This may be of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning “place of the crane.” The first recorded person of the family was Elfrick de Cranstoun who was one of the witnesses to a charter by William the Lion in the Abbey of Holyrood c1170. Around that time he also appears in a deed between Robert de Quincy and the Abbot of Newbattle. The Cranstouns of that Ilk prospered until they became mixed up in the unstable political situation of 1592. Thomas and John Cranston were amongst those accused of treason for assisting the Earl of Bothwell in his attack on the palace of Holyrood House. In June 1600 Sir John Cranston of that Ilk was jailed for hiding forfeited traitors, only obtaining a say of the proceedings against him on the intervention of the King. On the 23rd of August that year, another Thomas Cranston, the brother of Sir John Cranston, was executed at Perth for his association in the Gowrie Conspiracy which aimed to kidnap James VI. Nevertheless, Sir John Cranstoun of Morristoun, James IV’s captain of the guard, was created Lord Cranstoun on the 17th of November, 1609. James the 8th Lord Cranstoun was an officer in the Royal Navy who commanded HMS Bellerphon in a squadron of only seven ships which was attacked on the 17th of June 1795 by a French fleet three times larger. The French were completely defeated and eight ships of the line were destroyed. Lord Cranston was later appointed Governor of Grenada, but died before he got there of what is thought to be lead poisoning in 1796. The peerage became extinct in 1813. In 1950, Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Cranstoun and Corehouse was recognised as chief. Being a soldier and holder of the Military Cross, he was military attaché in Lisbon. He died in 1990 to be succeeded by the present chief who still lives at Corehouse. Other Cranston branches include the Cranstons of Corsbie, Berwickshire; Thirlestane Mains, and Dodds. privacy notice  |  shipping  |  conditions  |  contact  |  imprint  |  © 2012 Kilts & More