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Clan MacLaren

Creag an Tuirc (The boar's rock)

Clan MacLaren's traditional lands reach from the Braes of Balquhidder to Loch Earn in Perthshire, and the clan takes its name from Abbot Labhran (Laurence) of Achtow, who lent it his name in the early 1200s. After a MacGregor raid killed the chief and took the land, the clan was formally 'chiefless and landless' until Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine matriculated the arms at the Lyon Court in 1957. Florian MacLaren of MacLaren is the present, 26th, Chief.

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The MacLaren Story

  1. 16th c.

    MacGregors raid eighteen MacLaren homes in Balquhidder, killing clan families and the Chief[4]

  2. 1957

    Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine matriculates the arms at the Lyon Court and buys land in Balquhidder[4]

  3. 22 Jul 2023

    Florian MacLaren of MacLaren becomes 26th Chief on the sudden death of his father, Donald[2]

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Florian MacLaren is formally invested with the chief's bonnet and three eagle feathers at Balquhidder old kirk[2]

Clan MacLaren Crest & Plant Badge

CrestA crowned lion's head.
Plant badgeLaurel

Visit the MacLaren Homeland

Map of Scotland with MacLaren places marked1
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Balquhidder Old Parish Church and churchyard, Perthshire

Scheduled remains of a church of 1631 in the clan's home glen, overlying the foundations of a pre-Reformation church.[3]Open in Google Maps

Creag an Tuirc, above Balquhidder, Perthshire

'The Boar's Rock', the clan's traditional rallying point, on a small hill above Balquhidder, and part of the land bought in 1957.[1][4]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan MacLaren Today

ChiefFlorian MacLaren of MacLaren, 26th Chief, who succeeded his father Donald in July 2023 and was formally invested at Balquhidder in July 2026.
Clan societyThe Clan MacLaren Society

Surnames linked to Clan MacLaren

These family names are connected with Clan MacLaren. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Lawrence
  • Lawrie
  • Lawson
  • MacLaurin
  • Patrick
  • Paterson
  • Petrie
  • Rorison

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Questions about Clan MacLaren

What does the MacLaren motto mean?

Creag an Tuirc, 'the boar's rock', which is also the clan's traditional rallying point on a small hill above Balquhidder.

Why was Clan MacLaren chiefless for so long?

A MacGregor raid killed the chief and took the land, leaving the clan with no legal title and formally 'chiefless and landless', until Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine matriculated the arms at the Lyon Court in 1957.

Who is the current MacLaren chief?

Florian MacLaren of MacLaren, the 26th Chief, who succeeded his father Donald in July 2023.

What happened to the MacLarens of Balquhidder in the MacGregor raid?

MacGregors raided eighteen MacLaren homes, killing clan families and the Chief; the clan was left without a chief or any legal title to its lands.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: MacLaren, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. 26th Chief of Clan MacLaren, Florian MacLaren of MacLaren, The Scottish Banner
  3. Balquhidder Parish Church (SM5588), Historic Environment Scotland
  4. History, The Clan MacLaren Society
  5. The Clan MacLaren Society, The Clan MacLaren Society
  6. Clan: MacLaren (badge), Electric Scotland