Donald Cameron ('Taillear Dubh Na Tuaighe')
Donald Cameron (born c. 1550), known as Black Taylor of the Axe (Scottish Gaelic ''Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe'') was a famed warrior of the Scottish Highlands during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. Born illegitimate, his father was Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 14th chief of Clan Cameron, and his mother was the daughter of the chief of Clan MacDougall. Donald Cameron is claimed as the eponymous ancestor of the Taylor sept of Clan Cameron. He is alluded to in the coat of arms of the chief of Clan Cameron, as a likeness of him appears as the supporters holding a Lochaber axe. Childhood After Donald's birth, Ewen kept his son, and had him nursed by a tailor's wife at Lundavra in Lochaber ("Cameron country"). There, as an infant, Donald received the nickname ''An Taillear Dubh'' (''an'', a diminutive; ''Taillear'', an occupational reference to the caretaker's husband; ''Dubh'', translated as "black" in the context of meaning "dark haired" or "dark tempered"). Ewen died in captivity i ...
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Supporters
In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as ''attendants'', are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the Escutcheon (heraldry), shield and depicted holding it up. Early forms of supporters are found in medieval seals. However, unlike the coronet or helmet (heraldry), helmet and crest (heraldry), crest, supporters were not part of early medieval heraldry. As part of the heraldic achievement (heraldry), achievement, they first become fashionable towards the end of the 15th century, but even in the 17th century were not necessarily part of the full heraldic achievement (being absent, for example, in ''Siebmachers Wappenbuch'' of 1605). The figures used as supporters may be based on real or imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or other inanimate objects, such as the pillars of Hercules of the coat of arms of Spain. Often, as in other elements of heraldry, these can have local significance, such as the fisherman and the tin miner granted ...
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