Scottish Clan Profile

Clan Ross

Clann Anndrais — “territorial, from Ross, 'the headland or promontory'”
“Spem successus alit” · Success nourishes hope
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicClann Anndrais
Historic titleEarl of Ross
HeartlandEaster Ross & Balnagown
Plant badgeJuniper

Descended from the medieval Earls of Ross, who ruled a vast northern province before the earldom passed to the Lords of the Isles and then the Crown. The chiefly line continued at Balnagown in Easter Ross.

Ancestral seats

  • Balnagown Castle, Kildary

Where to walk in their footsteps

Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.

Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre

The clan centre in Tain, holding the Balnagown Book; Balnagown Castle itself is privately owned.

Fearn Abbey, Easter Ross

Founded by the Earls of Ross and still in use as a parish church.

Also recorded as

RoseRossieAnderson

Travelling to Ross 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.

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