In the Highlands and Borders of Scotland, the clan system established dominant families with tartans, mottoes, gatherings and weddings, giving centuries of business to grateful kilt makers.

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.

Scotland: Clan chief says he has to sell wild mountains on the Isle of Skye so that he can renovate his dilapidated castle. Conservationists, some neighbors, object.

Scotland's clans have shaped the history of Scotland, from playing their part in key battles to supporting Scottish kings and queens or helping to defeat invaders. From famous names like the ...

Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, its first female chief, was particularly fond of the clan's legends. The flag has been recorded in books about the MacLeods, and has featured prominently in the clan ...

Tribute has been paid to one of Scotland's most controversial clan chiefs, John MacLeod of MacLeod, who has died at the age of 71. The 29th chief of the Clan MacLeod, who succeeded his grandmother ...

Months of painstaking work, which included consultation with 121 clan societies, have resulted in the map, the first of its kind. Months of painstaking work, ...

These traditional clan seats of power are a striking reminder of how important these groups were in creating the Scotland we know and love today, here are some of the most famous. This week's top ...