Where is Buchanan Old House?

Buchanan Old House is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0671°, -4.4797°.

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Buchanan Old House

Buchanan Old House in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Drymen, Buchanan Golf Course - geograph.org.uk - 190520 — william craig — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Buchanan Old House is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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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. Following the death of John Buchanan in the late 17th century, the estate passed to the Grahams who substantially rebuilt the house during the 18th century. The property burned down in 1852 and James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose commissioned the country house of Buchanan Castle as a replacement, which was built in 1852-1858 and stands 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the southeast. The ruins of Buchanan Auld House exist today as part of a courtyard attached to the clubhouse of the Buchanan Castle Golf Club, which occupies the surrounding lands.

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Background

History

During the 1217–1250 reign of Malduin, Mormaer (Earl) of Lennox, Anselan (third of that name) was granted in 1225 the island of Clairinsh. (Clár Inis). He is referred to as 'clericus meus', meaning 'my clergyman'. He is subsequently recorded as Absalom de Buchanan and it is understood that to have this title, there must have been other grants of land in the parish of Buchanan. During the reign of king Alexander II (1214–1249), Gilbert de Buchanan, seneschal to the Earl of Lennox, received in 1231 a charter confirming Clairinsh and other lands in Buchanan. It is from the lands of Buchanan that the clan name is derived. Buchanan Auld House became the seat of the chiefs of Clan Buchanan (the…

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