Clan Grant
Lords of Strathspey and keepers of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness. The Grants founded the planned town of Grantown-on-Spey in 1765 and their war cry, 'Stand Fast Craigellachie', names a rock above the Spey.
Ancestral seats
- Castle Grant, Grantown-on-Spey
- Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
Loch-side ruin long held by the Grants, one of Scotland's most visited castles.
Grantown-on-Spey
Planned Georgian town founded by Sir James Grant, with a local museum.
Travelling to Grant country
Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.