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Virtue Mine Honour

MacLean means 'son of Gillean', from Gillean of the Battle-Axe, a thirteenth-century warrior. The first recorded mention of the Macleans of Duart is a papal dispensation of 1367 allowing Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to marry Mary Macdonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles. Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull has been the clan's seat, apart from a long period in Campbell hands from 1674 until Sir Fitzroy Maclean repurchased it in 1911.

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The MacLean Story

  1. 13th century

    Gillean of the Battle-Axe, the warrior from whom the clan takes its name[3]

  2. 1367

    A papal dispensation gives the first record of the Macleans of Duart[3]

  3. 1631

    Sir Lachlan Maclean, 16th Chief, is created a baronet by Charles I[3]

  4. 1647

    General Leslie invades Mull; the chief cannot hold Duart Castle against him[3]

  5. 1674

    The Campbell Earls of Argyll acquire Duart Castle[3][5]

  6. 1692

    After the 4th Baronet's forfeiture Duart Castle passes to the Earl of Argyll[4]

  7. 1911

    Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet and 26th Chief, repurchases the ruin; Sir John James Burnet restores it[4]

Clan MacLean Crest & Plant Badge

CrestA tower with embattlements.
Plant badgeCrowberry

Visit the MacLean Homeland

Map of Scotland with MacLean places marked1
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Duart Castle, Isle of Mull

Category A listed; the keep is probably later 14th century, with a 17th-century house for Sir Allan Maclean, 3rd Baronet; restored from 1911.[4]Open in Google Maps

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

Clan MacLean Today

ChiefMajor the Hon. Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern Bt. (Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs list).
Clan societyClan Maclean International Association

Surnames linked to Clan MacLean

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

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Beaton
  • Black
  • Garvie
  • Gillan
  • Lean
  • MacBeath
  • Rankin
  • Duart

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Questions about Clan MacLean

How did Duart Castle come to the Macleans?

Duart is first recorded as a Maclean seat in a papal dispensation of 1367 for the marriage of Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to Mary Macdonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles; Historic Environment Scotland records the castle as the Maclean seat since the 13th century.

What is the Maclean motto?

Virtue Mine Honour.

Who is the Maclean chief?

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists Major the Hon. Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern Bt.

Did the Campbells ever hold Duart Castle?

Yes. The Campbell Earls of Argyll acquired it in 1674, and after the 4th Baronet's forfeiture it passed to the Earl of Argyll in 1692; the Macleans repurchased it in 1911.

What is the Maclean crest?

Duart Castle's own account describes it as a tower with embattlements.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: MacLean, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. History, Duart Castle (official)
  4. Duart Castle (LB17974), Historic Environment Scotland
  5. Duart Castle, Craignure, Mull Historical & Archaeological Society
  6. The Clan, Duart Castle (official)