Watch for details in the Feudal Herald Newsletter. Its appearance above the crest is typical of Scottish heraldry, but it will be found elsewhere. Scottish achievements with no warcry usually feature the motto here. In England, where the motto is traditionally placed beneath the shield, a second motto may appear above the crest. Warcries are short, meaningful and easy to distinguish aurally.
Mottoes can be relatively long.
Nor is it an heraldic achievement. Nor is it a badge. The Crest is the device placed on top of the helmet. Here it is a forearm grasping a spur and, as such, could have been modelled for use in a mediaeval tournament. Sometimes more than one crest may be displayed, but this is much more frequent in continental heraldry than in the heraldry of the British Isles.