Clan Muir
| Clan Muir | |||
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| Mhor, Mór, Mordha | |||
| Crest: A savage head couped Proper. | |||
| Motto | Durum patientia frango (I overcome difficulty by patience) | ||
| War cry | Conlan Abu | ||
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| Region | Lowlands Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Border Isles of OrkneyHighlands | ||
| District | East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire Aberdeenshire Roxburghshire Kirkcudbrightshire Berwickshire Lanarkshire | ||
| Plant badge | Rowan tree | ||
| Clan Muir no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan | |||
| Historic seat | Rowallan Castle | ||
| Last Chief | The Mure of Rowallan | ||
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Clan Muir is a Scottish clan that is armigerous. Per certain sources, holders of the surname Muir (also appearing as Mure and Moore), of Ayrshire, have been noted as a possible sept of Clan Boyd, though this is not clearly identified to a reliable resource. A spelling variation More/Moore is a sept of Clan Leslie in Aberdeenshire, and, having genetic proof of Muirs in Aberdeenshire, may have roots in the Mure/Muir line of southwest Scotland.
However, there are other instances in which links to the Mure/Muir line of southwest Scotland cannot be confirmed. The surname Moir, for example, is a sept of Clan Gordon in the highlands, but is not part of this same group of Mure/Muir/Moore. A single family, the Mores/Moores of Drumcork, are septs of Clan Grant, but there is no evidence of a connection to the Mure/Muir line. Some also project Muir may be a sept of Clan Campbell, though even Clan Campbell considers this unlikely.