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Ceud Mìle Fàilte!
I bid you welcome to the Website of the
Clan Grant Society of the UK

In the 950 years since our progenitor arrived in Scotland, the history of Clan Grant has been fascinating and varied.

In days gone by, the pressures of the times and difficult lines of communication have meant that too many Clansfolk have lost touch with too much our heritage as they spread to the far corners of these islands and, indeed the globe. I am delighted that this medium has already allowed so many more to reconnect with the centre and has made possible the correction of many half-truths.

I take this opportunity to acknowledge and express my appreciation for the work to Sir Patrick Grant of Dalvey, David Grant Blythe and Robert Grant who between them kept the torch alight and maintained the UK Clan Grant Society over many years, providing the launchpad for so much of what is possible and is being developed today as you can see elsewhere on this site. I also take this opportunity to pay tribute to Don Grant who has just stepped down after 10 years editing Standfast - our Clan Society magazine.

Recent years have seen considerable progress for the Clan. Beyond our customary annual Gathering at Abernethy in Strathspey and our Spring weekends in the North of England, I was delighted to meet with many members of our Anerican Society at the Stone Mountain Games in Georgia in October 2008; the Clan was represented at the Homecoming Weekend in Edinburgh in July 2009. At our 3rd International Gathering in August 2010 it was particularly warming to meet with many previously "lost" clansfolk from the Cherokee Nation. I was delighted to be able to return the compliment by attending the Cherokee National Holiday in September 2011 and I very much look forward to meeting with many Métis descendants of Cuthbert Grant and others at Grant's Mill, Winnipeg, Canada in July 2012.

I also look forward to meeting again with Grants in the UK at Harrogate in March 2012 and at the Gathering in Abernethy in August 2012.
We continue to explore every avenue towards developing the Clan Centre at Duthil. We are greatly in need of financial support towards this and very much hope that you will consider taking part. Much of Grant lore has now been digitised onto two CDs and these we are giving to those who make substantial donations to the Centre.

Strathspey

Sir James Grant of Grant, Lord Strathspey, Baronet of Nova Scotia
33rd Chief of Grant

Given at Duthil September 17th 2011