Clan Ross
Descended from the medieval Earls of Ross, who ruled a vast northern province before the earldom passed to the Lords of the Isles and then the Crown. The chiefly line continued at Balnagown in Easter Ross.
Ancestral seats
- Balnagown Castle, Kildary
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre
The clan centre in Tain, holding the Balnagown Book; Balnagown Castle itself is privately owned.
Fearn Abbey, Easter Ross
Founded by the Earls of Ross and still in use as a parish church.
Also recorded as
RoseRossieAndersonTravelling to Ross 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.