Moy Castle On Visit Near Lochbuie On The Isle Of Mull Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of Moy Castle on ancestry visit near Lochbuie on the Isle Of Mull. 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. 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. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. The surname McLean was first found in the Western Isles where the Clan held extensive lands on almost every island in the Western Hebrides. McLean has been spelled MacLean, MacLaine, MacLane, MacLeane, MacClean, MacClain, MacClaine, MacGhille Eoin in Gaelic and many more Donald McLean, a Scottish convict from Glasgow, was transported aboard the Asia on September 3rd, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia; Hugh McLean, a Scottish convict from Glasgow, was transported aboard the Asia on September 3rd, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia; James McLean, aged 29, arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship Phoebe Dunbar between 1841 and 1850; Katherine McLean, aged 32, arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship Phoebe Dunbar between 1841 and 1850; Ann McLean landed in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1801; Christina McLean, aged 25, arrived in Canada in 1812; Allan McLean arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, America, in 1740; Duncan McLean arrived in Brunswick, North Carolina, America, in 1767; Daniel McLean, aged 25, landed in Rhode Island, America, in 1812. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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