of the current line of MacLennan Chiefs includes none of this. They cite their origin to Gille Fhinnein, grandson of Gilligorm Logan, and show no connection to any MacLennan before this time. Clan symbols Today Scottish clans use crest badges, clan badges (plant badges) and tartan as symbols to represent themselves. The crest badge suitable for members of Clan Logan contains the heraldic crest of a passion nail piercing a human heart, Proper; and the heraldic motto HOC MAJORUM VIRTUS, which translates from Latin as "this is valour of my ancestors". The plant badge (clan badge) associated with Clan Logan is furze (gorse). According to Robert Bain, the slogan of Clan Logan is Druim-nan-deur (translation from Scottish Gaelic: "the ridge of tears"). The tartan most commonly associated with the surname Logan is identical to that of Clan MacLennan. The sett was first published by James Logan's The Scottish Gaël of 1831. There are however earlier dated tartans which are attributed to the name Logan. One such tartan is usually known as a Skene tartan, though it has sometimes been known as a Rose tartan. The official state tartan of Utah is based upon this tartan, in respect of Ephraim Logan who is considered the first American of Scottish descent who left a permanent mark on Utah. Clan Logan in Fiction In the drama Law & Order, Detective Mike Logan learns that in his family ancestorial home in Ireland there are only two persons with the Logan surname-one is the Parish priest; the second is his brother who owns a pub and a funeral parlor. Notes References R.R. McIan, "The Clans of The Scottish Highlands" () International Clan Logan Society, Inc. Our Valour©, newsletter of the International Clan Logan Society, Inc. works cited Anderson, William. The Scottish Nation; Or The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, And Biographical History Of The People Of Scotland. (vol.2). Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., 1862. Bain, Robert. The Clans And Tartans Of Scotland. London and Glasgow: Fontana and Collins, 1983. Barrow, G W S. Robert Bruce, and the Community of the Realm of Scotland. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. Black, George Fraser. (1946). The Surnames of Scotland : Their Origin, Meaning and History. (New York). Stewart, Donald C. The Setts of the Scottish Tartans, with descriptive and historical notes. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1974. Thompson, Thomas. (1834). Publica Sive Processus Super Fidelitatibus Et Homagiis Scotorum Domino Regi Angliæ Factis