The view of Loch Voil from Creag an Tuirc on the north side of Balquhidder Glen. Creag an Tuirc is the ancient gathering site of the Clan MacLaren. The heartland of the Clan MacLaren lies in and around the parish of Balquhidder, and the hills that slope north from Loch Voil and Loch Doine, which are known as the famous Braes o' Balquhidder. The Coat of Arms of MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine is reserved solely for the use of the Chief. The "crest badge" consisting of the belted MacLaren Chief's Crest with laurel leaves and the motto "Creag an Tuirc" on the belt is worn by all clan members. The current Chief of Clan Labhran is Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine. Creag an Tuirc (The Boar's Rock) the ancient gathering site of the Clan MacLaren in Balquhidder Glen. It is on a small hill overlooking the Kirk, and can be approached by a fairly steep path. In 1987 the MacLaren Clan Society erected a cairn to commemorate the founding of the Society.
Clan MacLaren has, along with MacGregor, Ferguson, and MacNab, occupied the lands in Balquhidder and Strathearn since the 12th Century, where they were the predominant clan. The name derived from Labhran (Laurin) of Ardveche who was hereditary Abbot of Achtus in Balquhidder in the 13th Century. In "Redgauntlet"  Sir Walter Scott describes the escape of MacLaren of Invernenty after Culloden. Scott visited Balquhidder, Loch Katrine and other parts of the Trossaachs. The Stewarts of Balquhidder, including the principal families of Ardvorlich, Glen Buckie, Gartnafuaran, and Annat and their cadets, lived in the areas of Balquhidder, Callander & the Trossachs, Loch Earn and as far south as the Blair Drummond Moss and Stirling from the 15th century to the present. They were tacksmen or land holders under the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, Perth, Tullibardine, Moray and others. Detailed information about the history of the Stewarts of Gartnafuaran, Glenbuckie, Ardvorlich and Annat is available  from The Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group, which was founded by Chuck Speed and Ryk Brown, respectively the descendants of Patrick Stewart of Ledcreich of Balquhidder and Robert Stewart in St. Fillans, of the Stewarts of Dalveich.