Note: Not to be confused with Moy Castle in Inverness on Loch Moy, the previous home of the Clan Mackintosh Chiefs.
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Moy Castle is a ruined castle near Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The site is now a scheduled monument. [1]
Note: Not to be confused with Moy Castle in Inverness on Loch Moy, the previous home of the Clan Mackintosh Chiefs.
Moy Castle is a ruined castle near Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The site is now a scheduled monument. [1]
The land upon which Moy Castle was built was granted to Hector Reaganach Maclean, 1st Laird of Lochbuie, brother of Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart, in 1360. Construction of the castle was probably begun by John Maclean, 3rd Laird, and finished by his son, Hector, the fourth laird. The first surviving mention of the castle is in a royal charter dated March 1494 confirming that John Maclean, 5th Laird, held his lands from the Lord of the Isles. [2] It was captured from the Macleans of Lochbuie by Clan Campbell, but later returned to the Macleans. It was abandoned in 1752 when a new house was built nearby. [3]
The castle comprises a three-storey tower house with a garret. Much of the surviving stonework can be dated to the early 15th century; some alterations and additions can be attributed to the end of the following century. Although missing its roof, the castle's walls are virtually intact up to the height of the gables and parapet. The crenellated parapet and the remains of two cap-houses survive at the upper level. [4] The ground floor contains a well. A small enclosure or barmkin was located on the south east side. Between 2006 and 2015 stabilisation works were carried out to preserve the castle and prevent further decay. [5] As of 2020 conservation work to further stabilise the structure continues. [3]
Moy Castle was used for scenes in Powell and Pressburger's 1945 film I Know Where I'm Going! , along with other locations on Mull. [6] [7]
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". The regimental colours of the WW1 Canadian Expeditionary Force 236th Battalion, CEF are laid up in the Great Hall.
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 "MacLean." 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 Lorne Gillean Ian Maclaine of Lochbuie, Baron of Moy. The clan is recognised by both the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and the Lord Lyon.
Lochbuie is a settlement on the Isle of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure.
Sir Hector Og Maclean (1583–1623), or Eachann Óg Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, was the 15th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean in Scotland.
The Laird of Brolas owned the estate at Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Donald Maclean, 3rd Laird of Brolas was the Laird of Brolas.
John Dubh Maclean, or Iain Dubh mac Gilliemore in Scottish Gaelic, or John Maclean the Black was the 4th Chief of Clan MacLean.
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.
Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and the first Laird of Torloisk.
Hector MacLean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk was the second Laird of Torloisk.
Donald Maclean, 5th Laird of Torloisk was the 5th Laird of Torloisk.
Allan Maclean, 10th of Ardgour (1668-1756) was a Scottish laird, chieftain of the junior Ardgour branch of Clan Maclean.
John Garbh Maclean, 7th Laird of Coll was a Scottish official who lived in the 17th century.
Lachlan Maclean, 6th Laird of Coll succeeded his father Hector to this title to lands on the Scottish island of Coll. He was succeeded by his son John at some point in the 17th century.
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.
Sir Lachlan Mackinnon was chief of the Scottish Highland clan Mackinnon and played a prominent part in the troubled and transitional politics of the West Highlands in the early 17th century.
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 Owen.
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