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CLAN HERITAGE SITES

In the evolving landscape of Scottish heritage stewardship, the relationship between clan and family societies and the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is more than symbolic—it is foundational. As custodians of ancestral memory and cultural continuity, clan societies have a unique opportunity to partner with NTS in preserving, interpreting, and activating the historic sites that once shaped their forebears’ lives.

 

This is a list of all properties that are managed by the National Trust for Scotland, with the primary link to specific clans and families. Clicking on the link to the site will bring you to a more detailed record with links to all known clans and families through cadet branches or marriage.

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Clan Site:
Alloa Tower
Primary:

EARL OF MAR AND KELLIE

Clan Site:
Antonine Wall
Primary:

FORBES (donor)

Clan Site:
Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden
Primary:

HAMILTON (donor)

Clan Site:
Bannockburn
Primary:

BRUCE

Clan Site:
Black Hill
Primary:

HOWIE (donor)

Clan Site:
Boath Doocot
Primary:

MUIRHEAD (donor)

Clan Site:
Branklyn Garden
Primary:

RENTON (donor)

Clan Site:
Brodick Castle
Primary:

Hamiltons of Brodick Castle

Clan Site:
Brodie Castle
Primary:

Brodie of Brodie

Clan Site:
Broughton House and Garden
Primary:

MIRRIE
MURRAY OF BROUGHTON AND CALLY
LAURIE OF REID-CASTLE
MELVILLE
UNDERWOOD
PATTULLO
HORNEL

Clan Site:
Bucinch & Ceardach
Primary:

SPENCER (donor)

Clan Site:
Burg
Primary:

CAMPBELL BLAIR (donor)

Clan Site:
Caiy Stane
Primary:

JOHNSTON GEE

Clan Site:
Canna
Primary:

LORNE CAMPBELL (former owner; transferred it into the NTS’ care)

Clan Site:
Castle Campbell
Primary:

KERR (donor)

Clan Site:
Castle Fraser
Primary:

Frasers of Castle Fraser (and Fraser of Inverallochy)

Clan Site:
Castlehill
Primary:

CUNNINGHAME- GRAHAM (donor)

Clan Site:
Clava Cairns
Primary:

MURRAY OF CULLODEN (donor)

Clan Site:
Corrieshal-Loch Gorge National Nature Reserve
Primary:

CALDER OF ARDARGIE (donor)

Clan Site:
Craigievar Castle
Primary:

Mortimer, Forbes of Corse and Craigievar

Clan Site:
Craigower
Primary:

FERGUSSON (donor)

Clan Site:
Crarae Garden
Primary:

CAMPBELL (began the development of the garden)

Clan Site:
Crathes Castle
Primary:

Burnet of Leys

Clan Site:
Crookston Castle
Primary:

STIRLING MAXWELL (donor)

Clan Site:
Culloden
Primary:

Forbes of Culloden

Clan Site:
Culzean Castle
Primary:

Kennedy family

Clan Site:
David Livingstone Centre
Primary:

LIVINGSTONE

Clan Site:
Dirleton Castle
Primary:

BROOKE (donor)

Clan Site:
Dollar Glen
Primary:

KERR (donor)

Clan Site:
Drum Castle
Primary:

Irvine of Drum

Clan Site:
Fair Isle
Primary:

WATERSTON (former [?] owner)

Clan Site:
Falls Of Glomach
Primary:

DOUGLAS AND PORTMAN (donors)

Clan Site:
Fyvie Castle
Primary:

Lindsay
Preston
Meldrum
Seton
Gordon
Duff-Gordon
Forbes-Leith

Clan Site:
Geilston Garden
Primary:

HENDRY (donor)

Clan Site:
Georgian House
Primary:

LAMONT
FARQUHARSON
NEAVES
WHYTE
4th MARQUESS OF BUTE

Clan Site:
Gladstone's Land
Primary:

GLADSTANES
HARRISON

Clan Site:
Glenfinnan Monument
Primary:

MACDONALD
GILLESPIE GRAHAM (architect)

Clan Site:
Goatfell
Primary:

FFORDE (donor; dtr of Mary, Duchess of Montrose)

Clan Site:
Greenbank Garden
Primary:

BLYTH (donors)

Clan Site:
Haddo House
Primary:

Gordons of Haddo

Clan Site:
Hamilton House
Primary:

HAMILTON

Clan Site:
Hermitage
Primary:

DUCHESS OF ATHOLL (donor)

Clan Site:
Hill House
Primary:

BLACKIE
CAMPBELL LAWSON

Clan Site:
Hill of Tarvit Mansion House
Primary:

SHARP

Clan Site:
Holmwood House
Primary:

COUPER
CONNELLY
SMITH OR SIMPSON
STENHOUSE
GRAY
PATTERSON
McELHONE
SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS

Clan Site:
House of Dun
Primary:

Erskine of Dun

Clan Site:
House of the Binns
Primary:

DALYELL

Clan Site:
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Primary:

BRUNTON (donor)

Clan Site:
Inverewe
Primary:

MACKENZIE
SAWYER

Clan Site:
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
Primary:

BARRIE

Clan Site:
Kellie Castle
Primary:

SIWARD
OLIPHANT
ERSKINE
LORIMER

Clan Site:
Killiecrankie
Primary:

FOSTER (donor)

Clan Site:
Kippen Smiddy
Primary:

RENNIE (donor)

Clan Site:
Kittochside, The Museum Of Scottish Country Life
Primary:

REID (donor of Wester Kittochside Farm)

Clan Site:
Leith Hall
Primary:

LEITH
LEITH-HAY

Clan Site:
Linn of Tummel
Primary:

BARBOUR OF BONSKEID (donor)

Clan Site:
Malleny Garden
Primary:

GORE-BROWNE HENDERSON (donor)

Clan Site:
Menstrie Castle
Primary:

ALEXANDER (birthplace of Sir William Alexander, Lieutenant for the Plantation of Nova Scotia)

Clan Site:
Mingulay, Bernerey & Pabbay
Primary:

FAWCETT (donor)

Clan Site:
Moirlanich Longhouse
Primary:

ROBERTSON

Clan Site:
Murray Isles
Primary:

MURRAY USHER (donor)

Clan Site:
Newhailes House
Primary:

SMITH (Newhailes was then called Whitehill)
BELLEND-END OF BROUGH-TON (Newhailes was then called Broughton House)
DALRYMPLE

Clan Site:
Palace of Falkland
Primary:

STUARTS OF FALKLAND

Clan Site:
Pineapple
Primary:

COUNTESS OF PERTH (donor)

Clan Site:
Pitmedden
Primary:

KEITH

Clan Site:
Pollok House
Primary:

MAXWELLS OF POLLOK

Clan Site:
Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot
Primary:

GRAY (his trustees donated it)
HAMILTON (donor)

Clan Site:
Priorwood Garden And Cottage & Harmony Garden
Primary:

PITMAN (née CURLE)
CURRIE

Clan Site:
Provost Ross’s House
Primary:

ROSS

Clan Site:
Robert Smail’s Printing Works
Primary:

SMAIL

Clan Site:
Rockcliffe - Mote of Mark
Primary:

LONGWORTH (donor)
McLELLAN (donors)
McDIARMID (bequeathed by him)
ANDERSON (donor)

Clan Site:
St Kilda National Nature Reserve
Primary:

5th MARQUESS OF BUTE (donor)

Clan Site:
Staffa National Nature Reserve
Primary:

ELLIOTT (donor)

Clan Site:
Strome Castle
Primary:

MURRAY (donor)

Clan Site:
Tenement House
Primary:

McCORKINDALE
TOWARD

Clan Site:
Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace
Primary:

CARLYLE

Clan Site:
Threave Garden & Castle
Primary:

GORDON

Clan Site:
Torridon
Primary:

GORDON (donors)

Clan Site:
Unst & Yell
Primary:

SANDISON (donor & leaseholder)

Clan Site:
Venniehill
Primary:

MURRAY USHER (donor)

Clan Site:
Weaver’s Cottage
Primary:

CHRISTIE (donors)

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