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The gardens around the castle have been maintained, and are now home to the Clan Donald Centre, which operates the Museum of the Isles. All the southern (Gillespie-Graham) sections of the building were demolished in 1971, leaving the (roofless) David Bryce section and a less formal two storey wing on the far north side.
It was the seat of the chief of Clan Donald, Lord of the Isles. [51] [52] [53] Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye was begun in 1815 and today houses the Clan Donald Centre and the Museum of the Isles which are open to the public. [51] Knock Castle (Isle of Skye) is a ruined Macdonald castle located on the Isle of Skye. [51]
Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning. Bronze otter sculpture by Laurence Broderick in the gardens of Armadale Castle
Today the 20,000-acre (8,100-hectare) estate is the site of the Clan Donald Centre and the Museum of the Isles. [42] [43] Godfrey James Macdonald, 8th Baron Macdonald bronze bust by sculptor Laurence Broderick. Alexander died in 1795 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald. The 2nd baron lived for ...
Medieval Iona Abbey, as you see it today (restored in the 20th century) is largely the legacy of the 15th century Clan Donald Lords of the Isles and their Clan Donald Abbots and Bishops. Today, Iona Abbey is the spiritual home of the Iona Community , an ecumenical Christian religious order, whose headquarters are in Glasgow.
Finlaggan was the seat of the Lords of the Isles and of Clan Donald.Two of the three islands in Loch Finlaggan, [1] Eilean Mòr ("Great Isle") and Eilean na Comhairle ("Isle of the Council"), were the administrative centre of the Lordship of the Isles during the 13th to 15th centuries, until 1493 when the lordship of the Isles fell to James IV of Scotland, who administered the territory via a ...
Donald Monro's 1549 Description of the Western Isles of Scotland offers a brief description of the five main branches of Clan Donald that existed in his day under the title "Heir Followis The Genealogies Of The Chieff Clans Of The Iles". Monro also states that in earlier days the House was known as "Clan Gothofred".
The family is said to be of the same stock as Clan Donald. Associated with Clanranald, MacDonnell of Glengarry, Clan Donald North and South. Their name is from Mac an t-saoir ("son of the carpenter"). MacIsaac, MacKessock, Isaacson/Kessock (must be Mac Iosaig; from Clanranald lands). Those associated with Clan Donald were originally from Moidart.