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- ↑ Martine, Roderick (1987). Scottish clan and family names : their arms, origins, and tartans. Don Pottinger (2 ed.). Edinburgh: Mainstream Pub. p. 173. ISBN 1-85158-418-8. OCLC 29847774.
- 1 2 Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the clans : the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh, Scotland: Goblinshead. p. 574. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1. OCLC 231839806.
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