Ballindalloch Castle Gate Lodge (detail)
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Ballindalloch Castle Gate Lodge (detail)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 7 May 2010
Carved sandstone armorial plaque set above the south lodge gate entrance to Ballindalloch Castle, being the arms of the Clan Macpherson. The Clan motto underneath reads: 'Touch not the catt bot a glove'. 'Bot' means without. The 'glove' of a wildcat is the pad. If the cat is 'ungloved', its claws are unsheathed. The motto serves as a warning that one should beware when the wildcat's claws are 'without a glove'. It is a reference to the historically violent nature of the clan and serves as a metaphorical warning to other clans that they should think twice before interfering with Macpherson business [source: Wikipedia].
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57.406484
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