Chiefs and Seat
After the death of the last chief in the Badenoch line, the chiefship fell on the Cummings of Altyre, and it is retained by this family to the present. The current Chief is Sir Alexander "Alastair" Penrose Cumming of Altyre, a descendant of Sir Robert Comyn, the knight who was killed while defending his nephew, John the Red Comyn.
- The clan seat is at Altyre, Moray, Scotland
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