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Clan Farquharson

MacFhearchair; the chief is styled Mac Mhic Fhionnlaigh — “son of Fearchar, 'dear one' or 'very dear'”
“Fide et fortitudine” · By fidelity and fortitude
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicMacFhearchair; the chief is styled Mac Mhic Fhionnlaigh
Historic titleFarquharson of Invercauld
HeartlandBraemar & upper Deeside
Plant badgeScots fir

The clan of upper Deeside, seated at Invercauld near Braemar. The Jacobite standard was raised on Farquharson ground at Braemar in 1715, and the clan is closely tied to the modern Braemar Gathering.

Ancestral seats

  • Invercauld House, Braemar
  • Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire

Where to walk in their footsteps

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

Braemar Castle, Aberdeenshire

Community-run Farquharson castle, reopened in 2024 after a major restoration; seasonal opening.

Braemar Gathering

Highland games on Farquharson country, attended by the Royal Family.

Also recorded as

FarquharMacFarquharFindlayson

Travelling to Farquharson 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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