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The
arms were granted for
and in memory of the
armiger's deceased
grandfather, David
Craig, farmer at
Tregallon, Troqueer,
Kircudbright. His
father, William Craig,
was miller at
Duncow Mill and farmer
at West Duncow,
Kirkmahoe, Dumfries.
The basic arms of
Craig are 'a metal field
with a fess Sable with
three crescents of a
metal thereon'. The
millrinds and garb
reflect the armiger's
great-grandfather's
milling and
farming interests.
The choice of tincture
for the charges was
the armiger's.
The crest
was suggested by
Lord Lyon. 'Duncow'
derives from 'Dun-choll'
(a fort of hazels).
The motto, VIVITUR
INGENIO (he lives by
skill), was chosen to
reflect both the
armiger's and his
antecedents'
occupations.
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