Clan Duff

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Gaelic Name for MacDuff: MacDhuibh -or- Dubh
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Origin of Clan Duff

Clansfolk of Clan Duff

Clan Duff in the Military

Septs of Clan Duff

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See Clan MacDuff

Clans of Royal MacAlpin Stock

Certain privileges pertaining to Clan Duff are referred to in an Act of 1384, and include:

{*} The Earl of Fife (MacDuff) should seat the king in his Royal Chair on Coronation Day (i.e., crown the king);

{*} Clan Duff should lead the vanguard in every Royal battle; and

{*} A remission to all within 9 degrees of MacDuff for homicide on a fixed payment, with sanctuary at Cross MacDuff, which stood to the north of Newburgh. This was the celebrated "Law Clan Makduff."

= In Scotland =
[Flag of Scotland] MacDuff [Flag of Scotland]
Courtesy Electric Scotland: Grangemouth, Scotland


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