Clan Johnstone
A leading Border riding family of Annandale, whose long feud with the Maxwells culminated at Dryfe Sands in 1593. Their chiefs are Earls of Annandale and Hartfell.
Ancestral seats
- Lochwood Tower, Moffat
- Raehills, Dumfriesshire
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Annandale & Moffat, Dumfriesshire
The clan's country is best seen as a landscape route; Lochwood Tower is fenced off and Lochmaben Castle is closed for conservation.
Dryfe Sands, near Lockerbie
Unmarked farmland where the Johnstones broke the Maxwells in 1593.
Also recorded as
JohnstonJohnsonJohnstounTravelling to Johnstone 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.