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Duart Castle,or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic,is a castle on the Isle of Mull,beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of Scotland,within the council area of Argyll and Bute. The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean. One source states that the castle was "brought back from ruin in 1911".
Clan MacLean is a Highlands Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour,strength and courage in battle. They were involved in clan skirmishes with the Mackinnons,Camerons,MacDonalds and Campbells,as well as all of the Jacobite risings.
Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie is a Scottish Clan that inhabited lands on the southern end of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of the western Scottish Highlands. "Maclaine" is an alternate spelling for "McLean." Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie and Clan Maclean of Duart are two separate clans. However,the two clans share a strong family connection. The 26th clan chief is The Much Honoured Lorne Gillean Ian Maclaine of Lochbuie,Baron of Moy. The clan is recognized by both the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and the Lord Lyon.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Maclean,one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.
Sir Hector Og Maclean (1583–1623),or Eachann Óg Maclean in Scottish Gaelic,was the 15th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean in Scotland.
Sir Lachlan Maclean,1st Baronet of Morvern,the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626. He fought as a Royalist under James Graham,1st Marquess of Montrose during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms at the Battle of Inverlochy,Battle of Auldearn and Battle of Kilsyth. From 1628 to 1633 he sat in the Parliament of Scotland as shire commissioner for Tarbert. From his rule onward,all Maclean clan chiefs are successive Baronets of Movern.
Sir Hector Maclean,7th Baronet of Morvern was the 23rd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean who died before he had any children,and the title passed to his half brother.
Sir John Maclean,4th Baronet of Duart and Morvern (1670–1716) was the 20th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1674 to 1716. He was the 16th and last Laird of Duart,when in 1691 he lost Castle Duart to Archibald Campbell,1st Duke of Argyll. The castle wasn't recovered by Clan Maclean until 1912 until it was purchased by Fitzroy Donald Maclean,221 years later.
Sir Hector Maclean,2nd Baronet of Morvern was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.
Lachlan Lùbanach Maclean,5th Chief was Chief of Clan Maclean. He was the first Maclean to occupy Castle Duart as the 1st Laird of Duart. His brother,Hector Reaganach Maclean was the progenitor of the Lochbuie Macleans usually MacLaines.
Red Hector of the Battles Maclean (?-1411),or Eachann Ruadh nan Cath in Scottish Gaelic,was the 6th Chief of Clan Maclean.
Lachlan Catanach Maclean was the 11th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1515 until his murder in 1523.
Eachann Mór Maclean (1497–1568) or Hector Mor Maclean,or Hector Maclean the Great,was the 12th Chief of Maclean. Mór or Mor translates as great when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic. He was the 8th laird of Duart Castle.
Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean or Big Lachlan Maclean,was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598. Mór or Mor translates as big in English,or magnus in Latin,when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic.
Lachlan Og MacLean,1st Laird of Torloisk was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and the first Laird of Torloisk.
John Dubh MacLean,1st Laird of Morvern was the progenitor of the Macleans of Kinlochaine,Drimnin,and Pennycross. Dubh means black in Scottish Gaelic.
Eachann Reaganach Maclean,1st Laird of Lochbuie or Hector Reaganach Maclean or Hector the Stern,was the first Laird and the founder of the Macleans of Lochbuie,Mull.
Moy Castle is a ruined castle near Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull,Scotland. The site is now a scheduled monument.
The current chief of the Highland,Scottish clan,Clan Maclean is Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern Bt,CVO,Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute,28th clan chief and 12th Baronet of Morvern. The seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLean is Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull. Duart was given to Lachlan Lubanach Maclean as part of his wife's dowry.
The Macleans of Ardgour are a Scottish family and a branch of the ancient Clan Maclean,a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. In Scottish Gaelic they are known as Mac Mhic Eoghainn,which means the son of the son of Hugh.
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This article incorporates text fromA history of the clan Mac Lean from its first settlement at Duard Castle,in the Isle of Mull,to the present period:including a genealogical account of some of the principal families together with their heraldry,legends,superstitions,etc,by John Patterson MacLean,a publication from 1889,now in the public domain in the United States.
- 1 2 3 4 MacLean, John Patterson (1889). A History of the Clan MacLean from Its First Settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the Present Period: Including a Genealogical Account of Some of the Principal Families Together with Their Heraldry, Legends, Superstitions, Etc. R. Clarke & Company. p. 32.
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- 1 2 3 "One Clan, Two Families". Clan Maclean . Retrieved 24 March 2009.
Lachlan Lubanach and his brother Hector Reaganach were, respectively, the progenitors of the Duart and Lochbuie families but how these two acquired land in Mull is not known for certain, but they are certainly the first Macleans on the island.