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21st Century Clan Chiefs: MacRae

Amanda Moffet — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:23:21 +0000

Dougie Vipond meets contemporary clan chiefs to see how the clan system operates in a modern Scotland.

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MacRae Graves at Clachan Duich

Amanda Moffet — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:49:39 +0000

This ancient church overlooks Loch Duich inbetween Dornie and Shiel Bridge, near Morvich. Known as Clachan Duich or St Dubhthach’s church the graveyard contains many MacRae graves and even a memorial to the MacRae Clan Chief, Sir Colin George MacRae.

There is thought to have been a church on this site as early as 750 AD. In 1050 the church was dedicated to St Dubhthach . It is thought that the church was shelled by the ships that destroyed Eilean Donan Castle. The graveyard of this parish church of Kintail was reconstructed in 1855.

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The Five Sisters of Kintail

Amanda Moffet — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:02:07 +0000

Legend tells us the range of mountains called ‘The Five Sisters’ came into existance by the Grey Magician of Coire Dhunnid.

The local Chief had seven daughters, the youngest two of these were loved dearly by two Irish princes. A deal was agreed with the Chief that they would be allowed to marry his youngest daughters if the Princes would return to Ireland and get their five older brothers to travel back to Kintail to wed the five older sisters. A sort of package deal.

Unfortunately these two princes were caught in a viscious storm while at sea, their ship capsised and they were cast ashore.

The five sisters waited and waited, they asked the Grey Magician to extend their vigil and also to preserve their beauty into the after- life, he did this by casting a spell and turning them into the mountains that we see today.

The Five Sisters mountain range lies at the head of Loch Duich, at the western end of Glen Shiel.

Sgur Uran, the Clan MacRae slogan or war cry, is the name of the tallest peak in the Five Sisters mountain range.

The Five Sisters

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