Clan CHIEF
The 29th Chief of the Name and Arms
The Reverend Father Peter Noel Lamont of that Ilk is the current Chief of the Name and Arms of Lamont. Father Peter, an Australian by birth, serves as a Catholic priest in Sydney Australia. He is also officially recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon as the holder of the undifferenced Arms of Lamont.
Full Title & StyleThe Rev. Fr. Peter Noel Lamont of that Ilk
Ancestral LineageHouse of MacErchar (est. 13th Century)
Chiefly SeatTraditionally Cowal, Argyll (Inverine)
Current ResidenceAustralia
Historical Continuity
The Chiefly line—the Lamonts of Inverine—has endured through centuries of Highland history.
The Global Connection
Following the emigration of the 21st Chief in 1893, the office has maintained the clan’s connection across the global diaspora.