THE ARMS of the FORMER CHIEFS of CLAN LITTLE
| In 1672 David was the last Laird of Meikledale and last
Chief of Clan Little to register arms. His full coat of arms consists of
the shield and the crest:
The Shield shows the arms - a silver St. Andrew's Cross on a black background. The dominant black and silver (black and white) comprise the livery colors of the Border Littles.
The crest of the chiefs of Clan Little was a demi-lion in black spattered with silver saltires; in his right paw he holds a cutlass, in his left the cross of St. Andrew. The only splash of color is in the red claws.The Crest rests on a wreath of the livery colors.
A crest was originally attached to the top of the helmet and, like the arms on the shield and surcoat, had the function of identifying the otherwise unrecognizable fully-armored leader to his followers on the field of battle.
(no surrender, no retreat, yield no ground) & "Fidei Coticula Crux"
(Great in Little) & "Multum in Parvo"
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