Clan Keith
Hereditary Earls Marischal of Scotland, responsible for the safety of the king's person and the royal regalia. The Honours of Scotland were famously hidden from Cromwell's army at the Keith stronghold of Dunnottar.
Ancestral seats
- Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven
- Keith Marischal, East Lothian
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven
Clifftop fortress where the Honours of Scotland were held against Cromwell.
Marischal College, Aberdeen
Founded in 1593 by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal; the granite facade is free to view from Broad Street.
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.