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Clan MacBain

Touch not a catt bot a targe

Clan MacBain, also spelt MacBean, is a founding member of the Clan Chattan confederation, and its chiefs held Kinchyle, overlooking Loch Ness near Dores. The Clan Chattan Association says the clan's progenitors came from Lochaber to Petty in the 14th century, seeking Mackintosh protection after killing the Red Comyn's steward. The chief's own website names Richard McBain of McBain as the 23rd Hereditary Chief, inaugurated on 6 August 2022, while the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' members list still names his predecessor, James McBain of McBain.

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Crest & Motto

Clan MacBain Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan MacBain is Touch not a catt bot a targe. It appears on the Clan MacBain crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The MacBain Story

  1. 14th century

    Progenitors come from Lochaber to Petty, seeking Mackintosh protection[1]

  2. 1411

    Clan numbers heavily reduced at the Battle of Harlaw[1]

  3. 15 Sep 1610

    Angus MacBean, 10th chief, obtains the Kinchyle lands in feu from Cawdor[2]

  4. 16 April 1746

    Major Gillies MacBean of the Clan Chattan regiment falls at Culloden[7][8]

  5. 1760

    Kinchyle lands lost to the family after Culloden[2]

  6. 27 Jan 1959

    Lord Lyon confirms Hughston McBain as 21st chief[2]

  7. 6 Aug 2022

    Richard McBain inaugurated as 23rd chief[2]

Clan MacBain Crest & Plant Badge

CrestA wildcat holding a targe (shield).
Plant badgeBoxwood (COSCA gives red whortleberry as a secondary badge; the Clan Chattan Association gives red whortleberry)

Visit the MacBain Homeland

Map of Scotland with MacBain places marked

Kinchyle, near Dores

Ancestral lands of the chiefs; the McBain Memorial Park there overlooks Loch Ness near Dores, about eight miles south-west of Inverness on the B862.[2][1]

Petty, Inverness-shire

Where the clan's progenitors settled after coming from Lochaber in the 14th century.[1]

Culloden

Major Gillies MacBean, a major in Lady Anne Mackintosh's Clan Chattan regiment, fell here on 16 April 1746.[7][8]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan MacBain Today

ChiefThe chief's own website states that Richard McBain of McBain is the 23rd Hereditary Chief of Clan MacBean, that he succeeded his father, James McBain of McBain, on 7 March 2022, and that he was inaugurated on 6 August 2022; the Clan Chattan Association also names Richard McBain of McBain as chief. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' members list still names James McBain of McBain.
Clan societyClan MacBean, Inc.

Surnames linked to Clan MacBain

These family names are connected with Clan MacBain. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Bane
  • Bayne
  • Bean
  • Beane
  • MacBean
  • MacBeth
  • MacElvain
  • MacIlvain
  • MacVean
  • Vain
  • Vean
  • Wain

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Questions about Clan MacBain

Is MacBain the same as MacBean?

Yes, they are spellings of the same name; the clan society uses MacBean, and lists MacBain, McBain, Bean, Bayne, MacVean and McElvain among its recognised spellings.

What is the MacBain motto?

Touch not a catt bot a targe.

Is Clan MacBain part of Clan Chattan?

Yes, it is a founding member of the Clan Chattan confederation and remained active in it after the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.

Who is the MacBain chief?

The chief's own website and the Clan Chattan Association name Richard McBain of McBain, 23rd Hereditary Chief, who the website says succeeded his father James McBain of McBain on 7 March 2022 and was inaugurated on 6 August 2022. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs' members list still names James McBain of McBain.

What is the MacBain crest?

A wildcat holding a targe (shield), shown on the chief's own website.

Sources

  1. Clan MacBean, Clan Chattan Association
  2. McBain Memorial Park, McBain of McBain (chief's website)
  3. Find a clan: MacBean, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  4. Clan MacBean, Clan MacBean (society)
  5. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  6. The Chief, McBain of McBain (chief's website)
  7. Gillies MacBain, Clan MacBean, Inc. (society)
  8. Battle of Culloden (BTL6), Inventory of Historic Battlefields, Historic Environment Scotland