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Family History Beginners Board / Methven Castle or Meffen or Meffan castle
« on: Monday 19 May 14 15:59 BST (UK) »
Did you know that on the side of one of the turrets of Methven Castle is a coat of arms that is not the arms of Methven but I believe is the arms of Meffen? It shows 2 bushels ofwheat angled away from each other. Not the Methven coat of arms of a heart on top of a black/white chevron with Marte et Clypeo ( by war and the shield) as its motto. I believe before the times of war centuries before it was Meffen Castle. Meffen stems from an earlier word meaning "Agriable land" hence the coat of arms on the side of Methven Castle. Methven and Meffen /Meffan are synonymous with each other. So if you are at a brick wall with our Methven lineage you may want to try paralleling families with a Meffen or Meffan spelling.