Anselan O Kyan, who was a son of one of the kings of Ulster

Kings of Ulster

The Kings of Ulster were of the Ulaid, and up till about AD 450, ruled as over-kings of the ancient cóiced of Ulster. Ptolemy's map shows them as the Voluntii and adjacent Darini. They were joined in the kingship by the later attested Cruithne...

, landed on the northern coast of Argyl, near the Lennox

Lennox (district)

The district of Lennox , often known as "the Lennox", is a region of Scotland centred around the village of Lennoxtown in East Dunbartonshire, eight miles north of the centre of Glasgow. At various times in history, the district has had both a dukedom and earldom associated with it.- External...

, about the year 1016. Assisting Malcolm II of Scotland

Malcolm II of Scotland

Máel Coluim mac Cináeda , was King of the Scots from 1005 until his death...

 in repelling his old enemies the Danes, on two different occasions. Upon their arrival in Scotland, he received a grant of land in the north of Scotland, East of Loch Lomand. According to Buchanan of Auchmar, he is the founder of the Buchanan clan

Clan Buchanan

Clan Buchanan is an Armigerous Scottish clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox.-Origins:...

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