| The saltire is counterchanged to combine it with the saltire of St. Andrew. |
| The crest combines two of the important symbols from the arms, with the trillium cross in saltire to reflect the division line of the arms. |
| Legend has it that St Andrew was martyred by the Romans on a saltire cross at Patras in Greece. |
| The division of the shield by the saltire partition lines evokes the Greek letter chi, the initial letter of the name of Christ in Greek. |
| The use of the saltire is taken from the arms of the Chief of the clan Malcolm, who uses a blue saltire on white. |
| The saltire or saltier is more frequently to be met with in Scottish than in English heraldry. |
