Heraldry Clan Buchanan – Overview

This section provides a reference about:

  • the HERALDRY of the Clan Buchanan.
  • the CLAN’S HISTORY and the traditional clan lands of STRATHENDRICK.
  • SCOTTISH HERALDRY and the COURT OF THE LORD LYON.

There is an extensive glossary of HERALDIC TERMS is included to help with the understanding of the Heraldic language.

The Tartan used as the backdrop to this website is Ancient Buchanan.

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Foreword

Scottish Clans – A Call to Arms

History of the Clan Buchanan Origins

The Clan Buchanan – A Brief History

The District of Strathendrick

The District of Menteith

The Island of Clairinch – Clar Innis

Clan Buchanan – Early Heraldry

Clan Buchanan Cadets and Septs/Affiliated Families

Clan Buchanan Mottoes

Early Buchanan Seals

Buchanan Y-DNA Project

Buchanan Y-DNA Project – New Directions (10 Years On)

Heraldry and Scotland

The Ragman Roll of Heraldry, 1296

A Scots Roll of Heraldry, 1455

Buchanan Miniatures

Heraldry as Identity

Glossary of Heraldic Terms

Declaration of Arbroath

A Little Humour