Explore the historic seats, ancestral castles, and legendary estates associated with the generations of Clan Ferguson throughout Scotland.
The historic principal seat of the Chief of the Clan Fergusson, located in the Ayrshire district of Scotland. It has been home to the Fergusson family since Fergus Fergusson obtained a charter from Robert the Bruce in the early 1300s, confirming that the lands at Kilkerran were his. A tower house stood on the site of the present house by the 14th century. The core of the house dates back to about 1700, and has been expanded in 1818
An ancient tower castle 15th century in Ayrshire connected with the historic lineages of the Fergusson families.The paintings are of the tower castle prior to complete ruins and the picture to the right is after walls crumbled. It is unknown when the resident tower fortress was built but like later 1400s.
The town is said to take its name from Fergus Mor (Fergus the Great), the legendary king of Dal Riata. According to one tale, his ship ran aground on a rock by the shore, which became known as "Carraig Fhearghais" the rock of Fergus.
Dunfallandy House is the ancestral home of the Fergussons of Dunfallandy.The main house was built around 1818 for Lieutenant- General Archibald Fergusson, Dunfallandy is a fine example of a Georgian house
Craigdarroch is a house near Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was the seat of the Chief of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons for 600 years. Built by William Adam in 1729 over the old house dating from the earliest records (14th century). The Marriage Home of Annie Laurie (the heroine of 'the world's greatest love-song') who married Alexander Fergusson, 14th Laird of Craigdarroch, on 29 August 1709, and lived there for 33 years..
Dundrennan Abbey, in Dundrennan, Scotland, near to Kirkcudbright, was a Cistercian monastery in the Romanesque architectural style, established in 1142 by Fergus of Galloway, King David I of Scotland (1124 to 1153), and monks from Rievaulx Abbey. Though extensively ruined (the transepts are the main surviving parts), Dundrennan is noted for the purity and restraint of its architecture, reflecting the austere Cistercian ideal.
Dunseverick Castle in the later part of the 6th century AD, this was the seat of Fergus Mor MacErc (Fergus the Great). Fergus was King of Dalriada and brother of the High King of Ireland, Murtagh MacErc. It is the AD 500 departure point from Ireland of the Lia Fail or coronation stone. Murtagh loaned it to Fergus for the latter's coronation in western Scotland part of which Fergus had settled as his sea-kingdom expanded.
Pitfour House The Pitfour Estate, in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, was an ancient barony encompassing most of the extensive Longside Parish, stretching from St Fergus to New Pitsligo. It was purchased in 1700 by James Ferguson of Badifurrow, who became the first Laird of Pitfour. The estate was substantially renovated by Ferguson and the following two generations of his family. At the height of its development in the 18th and 19th centuries the 50-square-mile (130 km2) property had several extravagant features including a two-mile racecourse, an artificial lake and an observatory.
Breadalbane Inn, Adam Fergusson was a Scottish-born gentleman farmer, lawyer, and politician who immigrated to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the 1830s. Born in Perthshire, Scotland in 1783, Fergusson was deeply influenced by the values of agriculture, education, and civic leadership. His travels to Canada were initially to evaluate agricultural practices, but he quickly became involved in shaping the early Canadian settlement landscape. In 1833, along with fellow Scot James Webster, Fergusson founded the village of Fergus. The town was named in his honour. Fergusson and Webster deliberately designed Fergus as a Scottish settlement. They brought over stonemasons, millers, and other skilled workers from Scotland to replicate the solid, enduring style of Scottish towns. This attention to detail and emphasis on craftsmanship is part of what gives the Breadalbane Inn¡ªoriginally constructed in the 1860s¡ªits enduring charm and historical resonance. In 2023 Clan Fergusson Society held their AGM with the Chief Sir Adam Fergusson on the 51st CFSNA anniversary fittingly in the Fergusson Room Pub .