Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Grange
Sir James Kirkcaldy of Grange (d. 1556), a member of an ol
d Fifeshire
family.Sir James was lord high treasurer of Scotland from 1
537 to 1543
and was a determined opponent of Cardinal Beaton, for whos
e murder in
1546 he was partly responsible.
Hallyards was erected in Auchtertool, between Kirkcaldy an
d Cowdenbeath
in SW Fife, Scotland. This land was held by the Bishop of D
unkeld.
Kirkcaldy of Grange, Sir William, (c.1520-1573), Scottish S
oldier and
Noble.
Arms: Gules, a chevron, between three stars in chief an
d a crescent in
base Or.
Crest: A Man's head, with the face looking upwards proper.
Motto: 'Fortissima Virtus'.
(Burke).