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The arms are given as "Gules, three martlets Or", but the image shows merlettes, not martlets. Maproom (talk) 07:45, 10 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Information on family Carnes and its relationship to its "true" surname[edit]
William de Carnys is a descendant of Lord John Erskine, Earl of Mar to King James I of England , the name "Carnys" eventually Cairns or Carnes is a location name and means "of cairns" or "of the rock". The family Carnes is actually a part of and descendants of the Erskine surname their original and true last name. 2603:9001:300:AEDE:2415:DBAE:325E:721E (talk) 22:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
