{{Infobox clan
| clan name =
| native_name =
| image badge =
| image_size =
| alt =
| chiefs crest =
| badge_caption =
| chiefs motto =
| chiefs slogan =
| war cry =
| country =
| region =
| district =
| ancestry =
| ethnicity =
| plant badge =
| animal =
| pipe music =
| chiefs name =
| image arms =
| chiefs title =
| chiefs gaelic title =
| seat =
| historic seat =
| septs =
| branches =
| Allied clans =
| Rival clans =
| kindreds =
| titles =
<!-- the following information is for clans without a current chief -->
| last chiefs name =
| date of death of last chief =
| commander =
}}
Paste the text into the top of the clan article
fill in the information (after the equal sign) using the following guidelines :
general guideline: the infobox is for quick easy to read solid information, not a place for explaining, detailing or even translating this information. Those details are best left to the article. For instance, avoid translating Latin or Gaelic names, mottos etc. If a translation is needed, please place in the main clan article. Some entries may in exceptional circumstances require an explanation, this is best done using the note link. However, the infobox is a place for references (and challenging unreferenced material). Unreferenced information may be removed.
Parameters
label name
guideline
helpful links and sources
clan name
enter the clans name as on the clan page.
image badge
this is the place for the link to the clan's crest badge, use just the text of the file name and type, e.g. "Clan member crest badge - Clan Campbell.svg". Warning: do not use the "File:" label that is usually attached before the file name. If no crest badge image can be found, leave entry blank.
enter the official description of the chief's slogan, if one exists
war cry
enter the official chief's war cry, if one exists. Note the war cry is often the slogan, if the slogan and war cry are the same, it should only be listed as one or the other, but not both.
enter the clans region, if known, otherwise leave blank. These regions should be limited to the following entries:
Highland- enter: [[Scottish Highland|Highland]]
Lowland - enter: [[Scottish Lowlands|Lowlands]]
Borders - enter: [[Border country|Borders]]
Islands - enter: [[List of islands of Scotland|Highland and Islands]]
district
enter the Scottish location the clan is historically associated with, if it is known. Try and use the old Scottish county location names found at Counties of Scotland. This should be a general area and not a specific point (i.e. not a village, town or barony - but a county or shire)
origins
enter the origins of the clan (e.g. Norman, Pictish, Viking, Saxon), note: if the clan has several versions of their origins, write "uncertain". leave blank if no origins are known
gaelic names
enter the official Gaelic name of the clan, if one exists. If several exist, list them, however do not conjugate the name (i.e. do not also list the name's Gaelic singular, collective, etc.)
image arms
this is the place for the link to the chief's heraldic arms, use just the text of the file name and type, e.g. Clancampbellcrest.jpg. Warning: do not use the "File:" label that is usually attached before the file name. If no crest badge image can be found, leave entry blank
enter the clan's official animal totem, if one exists. Note: this is quite rare and is not the animal that may be on the chief's crest.
pipe music
enter the clan's official pipe music, if one exists
chiefs name
enter the chief's name - The prefix (e.g.: The Rt. Hon.), the Given name(s) and the Surname. Add middle names if room (try and keep on one line). If the chief has a double surname (e.g. MacNamus of MacNamus), enter the double name. If the clan does not have a chief, leave entry blank
enter the chief's title proceeded by the number. e.g. 7th Earl of MacDuff. If the chief does not have a peerage or baronet title, state "The [number of chief] Chief of Clan [name of clan]". If the clan does not have a chief, the title of the last known chief can be entered.
enter the chief's official Gaelic title, if one exists. This is not a translation of the chiefs name into Gaelic but a designation and tradition given from times past.
seat
enter the chief's official seat, if one exists. NOTE: this is the current seat of the current chief, not the historic seat (see below), nor the "seat of the clan", or a third party appointed seat. Clans without chiefs can not have a seat, but can have a historic seat, see below.
enter the clan's historic seat, i.e. the place commonly associated with the clan and where the chiefs of old resided.
septs
If the clan has septs, enter the sept names, otherwise leave blank. Write the septs names alphabetically in a sigle sentence (e.g.: MacNamea, MacNameb, MacNamec...).
websites
If the clan has official web pages, enter the links enclosed in square brackets. separate each clan site with the line break "<br />". e.g. [http://clan.com/homepage Official U.S. Clan]<br />[http://clan.uk/homepage Official U.K. Clan]
branches
If the clan has named branches, enter these in a list, otherwise leave blank. Write the names alphabetically in a single sentence and do not add the Clan surname (i.e.: Dunbar, Edinburgh, Inverness...and not MacClan of Dunbar, MacClan of Edinburgh, Macclan of Inverness...).
the following information is for clans without a current chief, if the clan has a chief, these should be left blank
last chiefs name
enter the last known chief's name - The prefix (e.g.: The Rt. Hon.), the Given name(s) and the Surname. Add middle names if room (try and keep on one line). If the last chief had a double surname (e.g. MacNamus of MacNamus), enter the double name. Note, the last chief's title can also be entered at the "chiefs title" entry, see above.
date of death of last chief
enter the last chief's date of death, if known, otherwise leave blank
commander
If the clan has an Clan Commander, enter the commanders name, otherwise leave blank
Example
Clan Campbell
Caimbeulach (Singular) &O Duibhne (Collective)
Crest: On a boar's head erased fessways erased Or, armed Argent, langued Gules
↑ 2.02.1Campbell, A, A History of Clan Campbell; Volume 1, From Origins To The Battle Of Flodden, p.254-255
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