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Clan Buchan (Buchan Tartan)

1. About Clan Buchan (Buchan Tartan) Crest: A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown, Proper Motto: Non Inferiora Secutus (Not having followed mean pursuits) Origin of Tartan: Family tartan derived from Cumming, relatives of Buchan Badge: Sunflower Clan Chief: Charles Buchan of Auchmacoy 2. Clan Buchan History (Buchan Tartan) The name of this clan is derived from...

1. About Clan Buchan (Buchan Tartan)


Crest: A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown, Proper
Motto: Non Inferiora Secutus (Not having followed mean pursuits)
Origin of Tartan: Family tartan derived from Cumming, relatives of Buchan
Badge: Sunflower
Clan Chief: Charles Buchan of Auchmacoy

2. Clan Buchan History (Buchan Tartan)

The name of this clan is derived from the Buchan district, which is located in the northeastern corner of Aberdeenshire and is almost bordering Banffshire.

The Comyns held the Earldom of Buchan for a while, but once they were defeated by Robert the Bruce, they lost control of it. Alexander Stewart, Robert II's natural son and the infamous "Wolf of Badenoch," was thereafter given the earldom.

It is crucial to note, however, that local nobles would have also used the name, even if they might not have had a clear connection to their Earls.

The family began to exert influence over Auchmacoy from the beginning of the 14th century, but it wasn't until James IV granted Andrew, the second chief, a charter to the lands in 1503 that they came under their control.
Throughout the 17th century, the Barons of Auchmacoy, who were ardent Royalists, backed the Stewart cause. After Dundee died at Killiecrankie in 1689, Thomas Buchan, the third son of James Buchan of Auchmacoy, was named the supreme leader of the Jacobite forces in Scotland.

He obtained his commission from the King in Ireland, who traveled back to Scotland in April 1690 and spoke with Jacobite-supporting chiefs there.

Throughout a protracted battle with General Mackay's government forces, Buchan guided the Jacobite forces.
He was permitted to seek exile in France after his eventual defeat, but he returned to battle at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715 and remained loyal to the king until his death in 1721.

3. Clan Buchan Tartans

Both a neighborhood and a family tartan share the name Buchan. Despite having served as the district tartan for the Glenorchy region, it may be one of the earliest designated sets. The hunting Cumming tartan is another name for this.
The Buchan family claimed it as their own in 1965 because of a long-standing kinship with the Cummings that dates back to 1210, when Margaret, the daughter of King Edgar and Countess of Buchan through her first marriage, wed William Coymen, the sheriff of Forfar.

While "modern" refers to darker dye colours, "ancient" refers to the dye shades, which are typically lighter.

Threadcount K/4 R4 G54 R4 K12 B4 G12 R4 K48 R4 K4 B4 R4 K48 R4 G12 R12 B4 K12 R4 G54 R4 K/4
Buchan Ancient
Buchan Modern

4. Clan Buchan Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Buchan Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

 

Crest Description:
A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown, Proper

4.2 Clan Buchan Coat of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.
With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.
BUCHAN of Auchmacoy
Argent, three lions’ heads, erased, Sable

5. Clan Buchan Places & People

5.1 Clan Buchan Places

Auchmacoy House

The Clan Buchan has owned the Auchmacoy estate in Aberdeenshire for more than 700 years. In 1830, the former Auchmacoy House was replaced by the present structure.

5.2 Clan Buchan People

Alexander Buchan (11 April 1829 - 13 May 1907)

The name "Buchan Spells," which derives from Alexander Buchan, who first observed these aberrations from the typical predicted seasonal temperatures, is often used in meteorology. He made the weather map the cornerstone of weather prediction.

5.3 John Buchan (26 August 1875 - 11 February 1940)

Son of a minister who attended Glasgow and Oxford colleges before being admitted to the bar in 1901. He is renowned for penning "The Thirty-nine Steps," which Alfred Hitchcock popularized in his movie of the same name.

From 1935 until his passing at the age of 64 in 1940, Buchan served as Canada's 15th governor general.

6. Associated Names

Although there are no recognized septs within Clan Buchan, the following surnames have been associated with the Buchan region in Scotland's northeast:

Basken, Baskin, Bede, Bichan, Bichen, Bonnieville, Boyne, Buck, Buckie, Bucky, Cawsell, Chapp, Chrystal, Clapperton, Coscrach, Costie, Costy, Cranach, Crannach, Cruddon, Cruden, Crudon, Crystal, Crystal, Crystall, Fitchie, Fitchy, Gammerie, Gammery, Hardin, Hardman/ Hardnan, Kermack, Leisk, Mac, Meason, Merson, Mondie, Mondy, Mundie, Mundy, Nible, Niblo, Ogston, Ogstone, Ogstoun, Prince, Ratcliff, Ratliff, Rattcliff, Rattliff, Runcie, Runcy, Shakle, Tarves, Tarvis, Teunion, Teunon, Tewnion, Tinnon, Tucks, Wadsworth, Wadsworther, West, Whammond, Whyman, Whymon, and Willgook