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[17] [18] The current chief of Clan MacNeil is Roderick Wilson MacNeil of Barra, The MacNeil of Barra, Chief of Clan Niall and 26th of Barra, also Baron of Barra. [19] The chief is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. [20] The current chief, while a United States citizen, lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. [21]
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The remains of the castle, along with most of the island of Barra, were purchased in 1937 by Robert Lister MacNeil, the then chief of Clan MacNeil, who made efforts at restoration. In 2001 the castle was leased by the chief of Clan MacNeil to Historic Scotland for 1000 years for the annual sum of £ 1 and a bottle of whisky . [ 7 ]
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MacNeil can have a number of different meanings and spellings: Clan MacNeil is a Scottish clan. Notable people. Al MacNeil (1935–2025), ...
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Crest of Clan MacNeill of Gigha. Gigha is the ancestral home of the Clan MacNeill, which possesses its own tartan and Clan badge, both distinctly different from those of the larger and better known Clan MacNeil of Barra (spelt with one "l" in English) who share the same Chief. [38] The origin of the MacNeills of Taynish, Gigha and Colonsay is ...
An abandoned watermill on Barra. The descendants of the Clan Chiefs held on to Barra until 1838, when the island was sold to Colonel John Gordon of Cluny (for the sum of £38,050). Roderick MacNeil, Chief of the MacNeils, had already abandoned Kisimul Castle, and built a mansion in the north of Barra; the ensuing debt was one of the reasons he ...