Clan Ogilvy
An Angus family whose chiefs are Earls of Airlie. The burning of their castle by the Earl of Argyll in 1640 is remembered in the ballad 'The Bonnie Hoose o' Airlie'.
Ancestral seats
- Cortachy Castle, Angus
- Airlie Castle, Angus
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Glen Clova & Glen Isla, Angus
Ogilvy country in the Braes of Angus, with hill walking and the Airlie estates.
Cortachy Castle, Angus
Seat of the Earls of Airlie (private; grounds open on selected days).
Also recorded as
OgilvieOgilbyOgilvy of AirlieTravelling to Ogilvy 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.