Clan Hay
Holders of the hereditary office of Lord High Constable of Scotland, the senior such post in the kingdom. From Norman roots in the Carse of Gowrie the Hays spread north to Buchan, where the Earls of Erroll built the cliff-top Slains Castle.
Ancestral seats
- Slains Castle, Cruden Bay
- Delgatie Castle, Turriff
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Delgatie Castle, Turriff
Held by the Hays since Bannockburn; guided rooms, tearoom and shop, open daily.
New Slains Castle, Cruden Bay
Roofless clifftop ruin of the Earls of Erroll on an unmanaged coastal walk; visit at your own risk.
Also recorded as
HaysHayesDe la HayeTravelling to Hay 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.