Our Scottish Clans

See you Memorial Weekend Friday and Saturday 2024!
Clans have been gathering in Scotland for more than a thousand years. It was the foundation of Scottish life, where allegiances were forged, kinships strengthened, celebrations held, heroic sagas retold, and plans laid for the next series of battles. As the clans prospered, so did Scotland, even before there was a Scotland. The clan was paramount. The incredible bond of family within a clan spread throughout the world as the Scots explored and settled in regions far from their homeland, including in the Carolinas.

We still feel that strong bond with our kinfolk and with our larger “family” in South Carolina. It’s woven into our nature. We are so pleased to have clans from all over the country represented at our Games and we invite you to visit with them and perhaps find your own clan connection. Each clan has associated with it a number of other family names, called “septs,” which will be displayed at each clan tent. The clans representatives will be more than pleased to talk with you – that’s another characteristic we share with our Scottish cousins, it’s hard to STOP us from talking – and you may well find yourself with a set of new friends. Come out, join us and visit with these Clans that are recognized by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

We look forward to seeing you at the Great Scot! Parade on Friday, May 24th on Main Street in downtown Greenville, SC at 6pm and at the Games on Saturday, May 25th 2024 at Furman University.

For more information – please email us at [email protected]

2024 Registered Scottish Clans (as of 2/24/2024)

Clan Kennedy Society of North America

Clan Mackenzie Society

Clan Douglas Society of North America

Clan MacLeod Society, USA

Clan Sutherland Society of North America

Clan Sinclair

Clan Semple

Elliot Clan Society

Clan Ross Society of the United States

Clan Mackintosh of North America

Clan Blair Society

Clan Bell North America

Clan Hay

American Clan Gregor Society

Clan Cochrane of North America

House of MacAlpine

Clan Moncrief

Clan Montgomery International

Clan Marjoribanks Society

Clan Gunn Society of North America

Clan Donald USA

Clan Leslie Society International

The House of Burnett

Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America

Clan MacAlister Society

Clan Stewart Society in America

Clan Donnachaidh of the Carolinas

Clanranald Trust

Scottish – American Military Society Post 1775

Saint Andrew’s Society of Upper South Carolina