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Clan MacLeod

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Clan NameClan MacLeod
Sìol Tormoid
Chiefs CrestA bull's head cabossed sable, horned Or, between two flags gules, staved at the first
Chiefs MottoHold fast
DistrictInner Hebrides
Plant Badgejuniper
Chiefs NameHugh MacLeod of MacLeod (there is a rival claimant to chiefship)
Chiefs Title30th Hereditary Chief Clan MacLeod Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLeod
SeatDunvegan Castle
Historic SeatDunvegan Castle

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Clan MacLeod ( ; -gdˈkʰl̪ˠan̪ˠ viʰkʲ ˈlɔːtʲ, -enˌklæn mɨˈklaʊdlang) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the Macleods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is Macleod of Macleod, are known in Gaelic as 'Sìol Tormoid' ("seed of Tormod"); the Macleods of Lewis, whose chief is Macleod of The Lewes, are known in Gaelic as Sìol Torcaill ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches claim descent from Leòd, who lived in the 13th century.


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