Tour Scotland photograph of the Clan Moncrieff Coat Of Arms in the old graveyard in
Abernethy,
Perthshire,
Scotland. The surname of Moncrieff was from the lands of Moncrieff in the parish of Dunbarny, Perthshire. Early records of the name mention Matthew Moncrieff who obtained a charter of the lands of Moncrieff and Balconachin in 1248. Thomas de Mouncref was a Scots prisoner of war, taken at Dunbar Castle in the year 1296. A notable member of the name was Colonel Sir Alexander Moncrieff (1829-1906) the Scottish soldier and engineer, born in Edinburgh. He invented the Moncrieff Pits and disappearing carriages for siege and fortress guns.
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