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Gules
is the principal colour
of the armiger’s
father's arms, Vert that
of his mother, and a
lion appears on both of
them. This lion holds an
ankh, the ancient
Egyptian symbol of
divine life. Against the
Azure colour of the
night sky, the
constellation of the
Great Bear, in silver
stars, represents the
ancient Greek legend of
Callisto and Arcas, also
reflected in the Little
Bear of the armiger’s
Badge, and in the motto,
"I arise in the Seven
Stars [of the North]."
The
name of the Barony of
Rachane, which is on the
Rosneath Peninsula in
Argyll, is derived from
the old Gaelic
“Rathain”, meaning "a
ferny place", thus the
two ferns on the crest.
The silver wolf, along
with the Great Bear,
represent the
imperilled, spiritual,
and mythical
significance of these
animal species, and of
all such creatures
generally.
The
rescue, caretaking, and
support of injured,
abandoned, and
endangered animals, both
domestic and wild, has
been a lifelong
commitment of the
armiger and his wife.
They are members of and
contributors to many
humanitarian societies
and foundations, both
within and without the
United States, and
desire to make the
Barony of Rachane a
principal vehicle for
such benevolence.
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