Lodge Douglas Name

The name Douglas is derived from that village in Lanarkshire where, annually in the month of May, the Cameronian Regiment held their Conventicle, as they did in sterner times during the struggle for religious freedom.

Nearby is the chapel of St. Brides where lie the Remains of the Douglas’s, who have emblazoned their name in Scottish History. Of those who proposed the name it also carried the memories of an old Cameronian and Freemason who introduced them to these landmarks that they may, "learn from the past and use well in the future".

Other names which were considered at the time, were the Hunter, The Murray and East Kilbride.

To our Founder Members we are also indebted for the magnificent Standard. The design, which embodies our MASONIC emblems, displays in the centre of the Volume of the Sacred Law, the Cross of St. Andrew and the Douglas Heart all with faithful significance. The ribbons which decorate our Standard bear evidence of the ties we have established with Sister Lodges, particularly in our early days, and serve to remind us of those who came forward with outstretched hands to assist us over the first hurdle. The Standard was replaced by our Brethren from Lewis Lodge No. 872 E.C. in Whitehaven, for our 40th Anniversary, and is a glorious copy of the original.