 Today the clan is alive and lives as the Clan Maclachlan Society and the Lachlan Trust . The Clan Maclachlan Society consists of eight branches around the world , including Australia , Britain & Ireland , Canada , New Zealand , and the United States of America . The Lachlan Trust is a registered Scottish charitable organisation which takes donations to preserve the heritage of Clan Maclachlan . The trust , in part with Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund , helped raise £ 100 @,@ 000 for the preservation of Kilmorie Chapel , the traditional burying place of the chiefs . The project was completed in 2006 , as a memorial to the twenty @-@ fourth chief ( the present chief 's mother ) . Further funding from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund has since been approved for the conservation of the old castle and the construction of a new footbridge over the River Lachlan . Work began in the spring of 2013 with the erection of scaffolding around the west corner of the old castle . The plan is to develop the site for the enjoyment of visitors , with improved pathways , a nature trail and information points about the heritage of the area . 
