Comments on: Ewan The Headless – A MacLaines of Lochbuie Story

By: Robert McClain

Robert McClain — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:31:46 +0000

Although I’ve read that Washington Irving based his Legend of Sleepy Hollow on tales from upstate New York,I can not help but think he had at sometime had heard the legend of Ewan the Headless;after all his father was born in Orkney.
Thank you for this site,I’ve been enjoying reading through it.

By: amandamoffet

amandamoffet — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:38:44 +0000

Thanks Neil!
Clan MacLean/McLean has the best tales! And Mull is an amazing place, have to go back and try and locate Ewan the Headless’ cairn, supposedly it’s at the top of the Falls of Lussa – 150 yards below Torness. Love quests like these.

You’re lucky to be part of such a great Clan

By: neil mclean

neil mclean — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:41:20 +0000

tremendous stuff, i never took the time to learn about my forefathers thank you for making it so easy, as u see im a mclean and proud

By: amandamoffet

amandamoffet — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:56:20 +0000

Hi Jessica
Thank for asking!

You can use this version of Ewan the headless ( http://www.scotclans.com/bletherskite/?p=91) as long as you link to out full story on : http://www.scotclans.com/scottish_myths/supernatural_scotland/ewan_headless.html and a link to our MacLean section: http://www.scotclans.com/scottish_clans/clan_maclean/ and say that this story was from http://www.scotclans.com, just so other people know.

By: Amanda Moffet

Amanda Moffet — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:21:00 +0000

Thankyou Michelle!
You’ve put a smile on all our faces.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:45:59 +0000

I want to say thank you to the founders / operators of this website, and also to those of you publishing legends and whatnot here. I just found out from my Grandmother than we are “Clan Maclean of Lochbuie” and I am currently learning about our family, our history, and everything related. I knew I was half scottish, but never knew a thing about my family history. Thanks to my Grandmother, I am now learning it. A big thank you to you all!

By: Amanda Moffet

Amanda Moffet — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:54:29 +0000

There is also a tale concerning Ewan’s father – Hector (known a Red Hector of the Battles). Hector was allowed to take land on the Isle of Mull by the Lord of the Isle. But he was only granted land to build a castle at Lochbuie “as big as the skin of an ox”. Hector was very cunning and cut the ox skin into a continuious thin sliver and laid it end to end. He now had ample room to build a castle…. very clever indeed!