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Clan Sutherland

Sutharlanach — “from Norse suðr land, 'the southern land'”
“Sans peur” · Without fear
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicSutharlanach
Historic titleEarl of Sutherland (the separate Dukedom is held by the Egerton family, not the clan chief)
HeartlandSutherland
Plant badgeCotton sedge

The clan of Scotland's far north, whose name records that their country lay south of the Norse earldoms of Caithness and Orkney. Dunrobin Castle, the chief's seat, is one of the largest houses in the Highlands.

Ancestral seats

  • Dunrobin Castle, Golspie

Where to walk in their footsteps

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

Dunrobin Castle, Golspie

Fairytale seat of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland, with formal gardens.

Strathnaver Museum, Bettyhill

Tells the story of the Sutherland Clearances from the community's side.

Also recorded as

SuddrlandSutherlan

Travelling to Sutherland 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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