Clan MacLean
A clan of the southern Hebrides whose castle at Duart commands the Sound of Mull. Lost to the Campbells, Duart was bought back and restored in 1911. Maclaine of Lochbuie is a separate clan with its own motto, Vincere vel mori.
Ancestral seats
- Duart Castle, Mull
Where to walk in their footsteps
Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.
Duart Castle, Mull
Restored 13th-century seat of the chief, open to visitors in season.
Iona Abbey
MacLean chiefs are among those buried on the sacred island.
Also recorded as
McLeanMacLaineMacLean of DuartTravelling to MacLean country
Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.