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Alexander Nisbet in A System of Heraldry Vol 1, 1722, states that 'Buchannan of Lenie' is now the representor of 'Buchannan of that Ilk.' [101] William Buchanan of Auchmar in his history of the clan, published in 1723, details a case that all cadet lines, except one, from George 15th of Buchanan to John Buchanan 19th of Buchanan had expired and ...
In 1686 he was commissioned as colonel in the Earl of Mar’s regiment by James VII of Scotland. [1] He later joined John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee. [1] After Dundee was killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 Buchan was appointed as commander-in-chief of all Jacobite forces in Scotland and received his commission from the king in ...
In 1522 his uncle died, and George Buchanan, who was at that time severely ill, [7] was unable to stay in Paris and returned to Scotland. After recovering from his illness, he joined the French auxiliaries who had been brought over to Scotland by John Stewart, Duke of Albany, and took part in an unsuccessful siege of Wark Castle on the border with England in late 1523. [8]
Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans, Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism, and the dress of the Highland regiments. [2] [3] Scottish crest badges have only been worn by clan members on the bonnet since the 19th century ...
Born on 29 January 1691, Andrew Buchanan was the second of four sons of George Buchanan, a maltster, and Mary Maxwell, the daughter of Gabriel Maxwell, a respected Glasgow merchant. His father had been a Covenanter who had fought at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge who descended from a branch of the old family of Buchanan of Buchanan and Leny. [2]
Buchanan Castle is a ruined castle in Stirlingshire, Scotland, located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Drymen.The house was commissioned by the 4th Duke of Montrose and built in 1852–1858 as a home for the Montrose family, serving as such until 1925.
Buchanan Auld House (or Buchanan Old House) is a ruined house in Stirlingshire, Scotland, located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the village of Drymen.Historic seat of the Clan Buchanan, the house was the property of the chiefs of Clan Buchanan who controlled the surrounding lands from at least 1231 until 1682.
The estate was reacquired by James' nephew, David Buchanan in 1808 (later known as David Buchanan Carrick). [3] In 1777 Buchanan Street in Glasgow was started to be built on lands he inherited from his father, and is named after his family. Around 1780 he seems to have relocated to Edinburgh.