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Construction of MacLellan's Castle began around 1577, instigated by Thomas. The work is commonly assumed to date to 1582 based on the year being carved into a stone panel above the entrance. Despite never being finished in its entirety, [4] [5] it was home to MacLellan's descendants until 1752 when it was sold to Sir Robert Maxwell. [1]
MacLellan's Castle, found in Kirkcudbright in south-west Scotland was the seat of the chief of Clan MacLellan. The castle's beginnings lie in the Reformation of 1560 which led to the abandonment of the Convent of Greyfriars which had stood on the site since 1449. The materials used to build the castle were taken from Lochfergus in Bomby in 1582 ...
In 1633, by letters patent dated 26th May 1633, Maclellan’s prominence was cemented when he was granted the title of Lord Kirkcudbright by Charles I. In the 1630s, MacLellan’s activities in Ireland took a more bureaucratic turn as he sought to enforce the maintenance of public infrastructure and force local landowners to fulfill their ...
The MacLellan family was numerous in Galloway in the later half of the 14th Century and gave its name to Balmaclellan, MacLellan's town, in the Stewartry of Galloway. It is understood that the Balmaclellan lands were given to John MacLellan by James III, king of Scotland, in 1466 on John MacLellan's intention to provide a site for a church ...
Patrick Maclellan of Bombie (d. c. 1452) Sheriff of Galloway, then the head of his family, the Clan MacLellan, and a staunch royalist declined an invitation to join William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, along with the Earls of Ross and Crawford and Ormond in a powerful alliance against the young King James II of Scotland.
Barscobe Castle is just over a mile to the northeast, built in 1648 by William Maclellan, a fine example of the last phase of tower house building in Scotland. [5] Balmaclellan Parish Church was built in 1753 and added to in 1833 by local architect William McCandlish. Balmaclellan was once a centre of the Covenanter religious movement.
MacLellan or McLellan may refer to: People. MacLellan (surname) Clan MacLellan; Places ... MacLellan's Castle, located in Kirkcudbright, Scotland; McLellan, ...
James MacLellan, born c. 1661 at Auchlane Castle in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, was the 5th Lord Kirkcudbright, a title he held from 1721 until his passing in 1730. He was the son of William MacLellan and Jean McGhie, and his life would be marked by both personal and legal challenges. [1]