Clan Hunter
A Lowland family long settled on the Ayrshire coast, taking their name from the office of royal huntsman. The Hunters of Hunterston have held their lands near West Kilbride since at least the 13th century.
Ancestral seats
- Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride
Restored 15th-century keep, the family's ancestral seat; check access arrangements before travelling.
Also recorded as
HuntarHunterstonle HunterTravelling to Hunter 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.