Clan History

Eilean Donan Castle aerial view, historic seat of Clan Mackenzie

The History of Clan Mackenzie

From a small island stronghold at Eilean Donan to one of the dominant powers in the northern Highlands, the Mackenzies rose through royal favour, strategic marriages, and sheer persistence. Their...

The History of Clan Mackenzie

From a small island stronghold at Eilean Donan to one of the dominant powers in the northern Highlands, the Mackenzies rose through royal favour, strategic marriages, and sheer persistence. Their...

Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe seen through gnarled trees, once MacGregor territory in Argyll, Scotland, photographed by Aly Wight

The History of Clan MacGregor

Outlawed, forbidden their own name, their children barred from baptism: Clan MacGregor endured persecution that would have destroyed any other clan. One of the most remarkable survival stories in Scottish...

The History of Clan MacGregor

Outlawed, forbidden their own name, their children barred from baptism: Clan MacGregor endured persecution that would have destroyed any other clan. One of the most remarkable survival stories in Scottish...

The History of Clan Murray

The History of Clan Murray

Descended from Norse settlers who gave their name to the ancient province of Moray, Clan Murray became one of Scotland's greatest noble families, their story told through original photographs of...

The History of Clan Murray

Descended from Norse settlers who gave their name to the ancient province of Moray, Clan Murray became one of Scotland's greatest noble families, their story told through original photographs of...

Dunnottar Castle perched on dramatic cliffs above the North Sea, the ancestral stronghold of Clan Keith

The History of Clan Keith

For four centuries, Clan Keith held Scotland's most prestigious military office: hereditary Great Marischal, commanders of the royal army. Their story runs from crusader origins to Jacobite exile, told through...

The History of Clan Keith

For four centuries, Clan Keith held Scotland's most prestigious military office: hereditary Great Marischal, commanders of the royal army. Their story runs from crusader origins to Jacobite exile, told through...

The History of Clan Douglas

The History of Clan Douglas

The most powerful noble family Scotland ever produced, so powerful that a king had them murdered at dinner. Explore their extraordinary story through original photographs of the border castles and...

The History of Clan Douglas

The most powerful noble family Scotland ever produced, so powerful that a king had them murdered at dinner. Explore their extraordinary story through original photographs of the border castles and...

Beaufort Castle and Castle Fraser, ancestral seats of Clan Fraser

The History of Clan Fraser

From crusader knights in the Holy Land to Highlanders falling at Culloden, Clan Fraser's story spans five centuries of drama, told through original photographs of the Highland castles and landscapes...

The History of Clan Fraser

From crusader knights in the Holy Land to Highlanders falling at Culloden, Clan Fraser's story spans five centuries of drama, told through original photographs of the Highland castles and landscapes...