Clan MacLeod of Lewis

Basic Info.

MacLeod of Lewis Clan Crest

Clan MacLeod of Lewis

Gaelic Name: MacLeòid
Crest: The sun in splendor, Proper
Motto: Luceo non uro (I shine not burn)
Badge: Red whortleberry
Lands: Lewis
Origin of Name: Gaelic, Son of Leod, from Norse ljot, ugly
Clan Chief: Torquil MacLeod of the Lewes

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Tartan

MacLeod of Lewis Tartan

MacLeod of Lewis Modern

MacLeod of Lewis Clan tartan

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Clan History

The Callanish Stones, Lewis

MacLeod of Lewis History

The MacLeod clan claims its descent from Leod, a younger son of Olaf the Black, one of the last Norse kings of Man. Leod married a daughter of the Norse steward of Skye, which brought the family to Dunvegan.

From there, the clan divided into two main branches, the MacLeods of Skye, and the MacLeods of Lewis, the “Siol Torquil”. The progenitor of this branch was Torquil, a son of Leod.

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