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Macpherson, from the Gaelic for 'son of the parson', is a Badenoch clan and one of the two principal branches of the Clan Chattan confederation. The name recalls Muirich, parson of Kingussie, who is said to have succeeded to the chiefship in 1153. The chiefs' historic seat is Cluny Castle, in the parish of Laggan in Badenoch.
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View all MacPherson productsMuirich, parson of Kingussie, becomes chief, giving the clan its name[3]
Privy Council rules the Macpherson and Mackintosh chiefs independent of each other[3]
Ewen Macpherson of Cluny joins the Jacobite rising after Prestonpans[3]
Cluny escapes to France after nine years evading capture[3]
Ewen Macpherson of Cluny dies at Dunkirk[3]
1Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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Yes. Macpherson is one of the clans in the Clan Chattan confederation, and for centuries its chiefs disputed the confederation's leadership with Clan Mackintosh.
Touch not the cat but a glove. The Clan Chattan Association explains that 'bot/but' here means 'without'.
The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists James Macpherson of Cluny; COSCA and the Clan Chattan Association give his name as James Brodie Macpherson of Cluny.
He evaded government troops for nine years before escaping to France in 1755; he died at Dunkirk in 1756.
Cluny Castle, in the parish of Laggan in Badenoch, in the central Highlands.
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Clan MacKintoshRival claimants with Mackintosh to the chiefship of Clan Chattan; in 1672 the Privy Council held the two chiefs independent.