The map, featured by The National, displays the ancestral lands of Scottish clans and allows users to hover over each clan name and discover the history, motto, and tartan specific to the clan.

An 18th century map of Scotland reveals the military strength of Scotland's most notorious clans at time when tensions between Jacobites and the British government was high.

Scottish clans have a history that predates Scotland itself. Parts of our nation were ruled by the clan system for centuries in a mix of peaceful and turbulent times.u2028 ...

12:26, 07 Jun 2022 Updated 12:28, 07 Jun 2022 Dunstaffnage Castle - clan seat of Clan MacDougall (Image: PaulT/CCbySA4.0) ...

The lands were eventually sold in the eighteenth century to pay off debts at a time when many of the clan’s men moved to other parts of Scotland, Ireland, or America.

Scotland's largest Highland clan has been forced to sell all its remaining land and properties - including its historic seat in the Isle of Skye. The Clan Donald Lands Trust said it had taken the ...

The map, featured by The National, displays the ancestral lands of Scottish clans and allows users to hover over each clan name and discover the history, motto, and tartan specific to the clan.