Clan Gardyne

Clan Gardyne or Clan Garden is an armigerous Scottish Clan from Angus.

Gardyne Castle, ancient seat of the Garden of that Ilk

The chiefly family of Garden or Gardyne of that Ilk possessed the barony of Gardyne in the parish of Kirkdon in Angus. The family were based around Gardyne Castle and the village of Friockheim and were considerable landowners in Angus up untill the 17th century when much of their landholding was confiscated.

The family had embarked on a long and bloody feud with their neighbours and cousins the equally ancient Guthries of that Ilk of Guthrie Castle situated 2 miles from Gardyne Castle. The fued started in 1558 when the Gardynes stabbed to death the Guthrie of Guthrie in a fight which precipitated 80 years of fighting and litigation. Finally after Patrick Gardyne of that Ilk was murdered, King James VI had had enough and confiscated the lands and castles of both families. The Guthries managed to buy their castle back however the Gardynes moved 1 mile east to lands they owed around Middleton.

deaths The name has been spelled sometimes as Garden. .

People with this surname include:

• Patrick Gardyne of that Ilk of Gardyne Castle
• [[John Gardyne of Lawton and Middleton}} MP for Angus 1667
• [[Major William Bruce-Gardyne}} Laird of Middleton, Angus
• David Greenhill Gardyne (1796-1867) of Craignathro, Angus, Scotland. Baron of Findhaven. Member of the East India Company's Civil Service. Changed his name from Greenhill to Greenhill Gardyne upon inheritance of baronage. Bore a modified form of the coats of arms of the Greenhills of Harrow and Abbots Langley of England.
• [[Captain Evan Bruce-Gardyne}} DSO Laird Of Middleton Angus, Naval Captain and Scottish Landowner
• [[John Bruce-Gardyne}} Baron Bruce-Gardyne+1 Conservative MP for Angus
• [[Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne}} Entrerpreneur and cookery expert.

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• Last chief: The Garden of that Ilk
• Ancient seat: Gardyne Castle
• Chiefs crest: Two dexter hands conjoined Proper upholding a cross crosslet fitchée Or
• Chief's motto: Cruciata cruce junguntur