Clan Scott
The greatest of the Border riding families, whose chiefs became Dukes of Buccleuch and remain among Britain's largest private landowners. Sir Walter Scott, of a Border branch, made the country famous.
Ancestral seats
- Bowhill House, Selkirk
- Branxholme Castle, Hawick
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Abbotsford, Melrose
Sir Walter Scott's romantic Borders house, open to visitors.
Bowhill House, Selkirk
Buccleuch seat with a major art collection, open in season.
Also recorded as
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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.