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.:  Kincaid Order options: Cap Badge Kilt pin Plaid Brooch Tie pin Cuff links Sgian Dubh The name ‘Kincaid’ itself is territorial and is thought to come from the Gaelic ‘ceann cadha’ which has been translated in a variety of ways such as ‘steep place’ and ‘of the head of the rock’. The earliest reference to the name in the context of the family is in 1238 after Alexander II awarded the lands of the Kincade to the 3rd Earl of Lennox, who went on to pass them to the 4th Kincaid chief, Sir William Galbraith. The lands passed from the family in 1280 when one of William’s sisters married a Logan who received a charter for the lands of Kyncade from the 4th Earl of Lennox; this line of the Logans adopted the surname Kyncade. The Laird of Kincaid was awarded with the title of constable of Edinburgh Castle. Robert the Bruce allowed a castle to appear upon the Kincaid arms to remember the achievements of the Kincaids and celebrate their importance. The Kincaids did consistently increase the amount of lands that they held. Many alliances, political, as well as economic, were often established through marriages. As with the nature of clans, the Kincaids found themselves involved in feuds. Malcolm Kincaid lost his left arm in a fight involving another clan in 1563 as well as provoking a feud with the Lennoxes of Woodhead. John Kincaid of Warriston met an unhappy death in 1600 when he was murdered by his groom. He did not know that the murder was ultimately planned by his wife but other officials quickly recognised this and she was beheaded for her crime while the groom was ‘broken on the wheel’. After the Kincaids married into the Lennoxes in the 18th century, the fortunes of the families practically became fused until the 20th century when Clan Kincaid sought to reassert itself as independent from the Lennoxes; the family is represented on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. privacy notice  |  shipping  |  conditions  |  contact  |  imprint  |  © 2012 Kilts & More