Noel Lamont has appointed James Burden RFD as his Clan Lieutenant. Dr. George M. Burden and Mr. Scott Turner are his appointed chieftains (ceann-tighe) and High Commissioners respectively in Canada, and the United States. In July, 2018, Dr.Burden became an associate member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, representing the clan on behalf of Chief Peter Noel Lamont. In 1906, a memorial was erected by the Clan Lamont Society at Dunoon. The memorial, which consists of a stone Celtic Cross, commemorates the many Lamonts who were killed in 1646. Every year the society lays a wreath at Dunoon to commemorate the site. The society also provides the Lamont Shield at the Cowal Highland Gathering, which is an award given to the best Juvenile (under 18) Solo piper at the games. Clan profile Chief Clan chief: The Rev. Fr. Peter Noel Lamont of that Ilk, Chief of the Name and Arms of Lamont. Crest badge, clan badge and pibroch Crest badge: Note: The crest badge is made up of the chief's heraldic crest and motto, Chief's crest: A hand couped at the wrist, all proper. Chief's motto: Ne parcas nec spernas (translation from Latin: "Neither despise nor fear" or "Neither spare nor scorn"). Clan badge: Note: there have been several clan badges attributed to the clan, Crab Apple Tree. Dryas (Latin: Octopetala) (Scottish Gaelic: Luidh Cheann). March: Captain MacLamont's March (Scottish Gaelic: Spaidsearachd Chaiptein Mhic Laomainn). Lament: The Wanderer's Lament (Scottish Gaelic: Cumha an Fhograich). Salute: A Hundred Welcomes to Thee, MacLamont (Scottish Gaelic: Mhic Laomainn ceud failte dhuit). Tartan Clan Lamont is closely associated with Clan Campbell, and the Lamont tartan reflects this. The Lamont tartan differs from the Campbell in only that the lines centred on green for the Campbell tartan are white on the Lamont. There is a sample of the Lamont tartan in the collection of the Highland Society of London which bears the seal and signature of the clan chief dating from around 1816. Associated names The following is a list of surnames associated with Clan Lamont. Note that many of these names are also associated with other clans. Aldownie, (and Aldowny) Bearden Black Blackie Blaik Blaikie Blake Blaker Blakey Broun Brown Bordon Burden Burdon Burton Clement(s) Devers Green(e) Lamb Lamant Lambie Lam Lammie Lammon Lammond Lamon Lamond Lamondson Lamons Lamont Lamonte Lander(s) Layman Learmonth Leeman Leemans Leemon Lemmon(s) Lemon(s) Lemond Lemmond Limon Limond Limont