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Arms of John MacLeod of MacLeod
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| Notes |
The Latin motto, murus aheneus esto, translates into English as "be thou a wall of brass". The 1st and 4th quarters represent the Macleod family; the 2nd and 3rd quarters represent the supposed royal Manx heritage of the clan.
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| Adopted |
Lyon Office 2 June 1962. Crest: Lyon Office January 1943.
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| Crest |
A bull's head cabossed sable, horned Or, between two flags gules, staves of the first.
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| Escutcheon |
Quarterly; 1st and 4th, azure, a castles triple-towered and embattled argent, masoned sable, windows and porch gules; 2nd and 3rd, gules, three legs in armour proper, garnished and spurred Or, flexed and conjoined in triangle at the upper part of the thigh.
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| Supporters |
Two lions reguardant gules, armed and langued azure, each holding a dagger proper.
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| Motto |
Hold fast (above the crest); murus aheneus esto (on a compartment below the shield).
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