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Rose Clan Tattoos - This Norman family has no connection with the ancient Celtic family of Ross. Ros near Caen in Normandy was a fief of William the Conqueror's brother, Odo. The bishop famous for his warlike character and for the tapestry named after his see of Bayeux.

The de Ros family appear to have been strongly connected with two other Norman families, the Bascos and the Bissets. All three families disappear from records in Wiltshire where they first settled after the conquest, and reappear in the middle of the 13th century around the Moray Firth area. Elizabeth de Bisset, whose family owned the lands of Kilravock, married Andrew de Bosco, and their daughter, Marie, married, around 1290, Hugo de Ros, whose family were the Geddes. Hugh's father had been witness to the foundation charter of the Priory of Beauly erected by Sir John Bisset Of Lovat. Hugh and Marie established their home at Kilravock, which remained the designation of the chief and the family home to this day. The Barons of Kilravock supported the cause of Scottish independence, and captured Invernairn Castle for Bruce in 1306.

Clan Rose Motto: Constant And True

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