Clan Bruce
The family of Robert the Bruce, who won the crown at Bannockburn in 1314 and secured Scottish independence. Of Norman origin in Annandale, the chiefly line continues as the Earls of Elgin in Fife.
Ancestral seats
- Broomhall House, Fife
- Lochmaben Castle, Dumfriesshire
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Bannockburn, Stirling
Battlefield visitor centre marking Bruce's victory of 1314.
Dunfermline Abbey, Fife
Robert the Bruce's burial place, his heart interred at Melrose.
Also recorded as
Bruisde BrusBrusTravelling to Bruce 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.