Clan Buchanan
A clan of the eastern shore of Loch Lomond whose lands were sold off in 1682 and whose chiefship lay vacant for more than three centuries until it was restored in 2018.
Ancestral seats
- Buchanan, east Loch Lomond
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Balmaha & the east shore of Loch Lomond
The clan's ancestral country, on the West Highland Way; Clairinch island lies offshore.
Conic Hill, Balmaha
Viewpoint over the old Buchanan lands and the Highland Boundary Fault.
Also recorded as
BuchannanMacAuslanColmanTravelling to Buchanan 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.