Lion Rampant Ermine Supporting a Plumb-rule

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Bean
• Beane
• Cashall
• Hervey
• Morse
• Ogilvie
• Rees

Crest Symbolism:

This crest features a lion rampant, which is one of the most common and noble figures in heraldry, symbolizing dauntless courage, valour, and strength. The lion is depicted as "ermine" (white with black spots), a fur traditionally associated with dignity, nobility, and purity. The lion supports a plumb-rule, a tool historically used by masons and carpenters to determine verticality. In a symbolic sense, the plumb-rule represents rectitude, uprightness of character, truth, and inflexible justice. The combination of the lion and the tool suggests a family identity rooted in strength and bravery, guided by moral integrity and precise judgment.

(Plate 3, Crest 2 Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)