Clan MacNaghten
| Macnaghten | |||
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| MacNeachdainn | |||
Crest: A castle embattled, Gules.
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| Motto | I hope in God | ||
| War cry | Fraoch Eilean meaning The Heathery Isle | ||
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| Region | Strathtay, Lewis, Argyll, Galloway | ||
| District | Highland and Lowland | ||
| Plant badge | Trailing Azalea Proper | ||
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| Sir Malcolm Francis MacNaghten of MacNaghten | |||
| baronet of Bushmills House | |||
| Seat | Dundarave House | ||
| Historic seat | Dundarave Castle | ||
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Clan Macnaghten (sometimes spelt as MacNachten or MacNaughton) is a Scottish clan.
The Clan Macnaghten are amongst the Scottish clans who claim descent from the early Pictish rulers of the Mormaer of Moray. The name Nectan means pure or clear and was popular in at least one Pictish royal branch.
Three brothers are recorded in the thirteenth century: Gilchrist, Athe and Gilbert, all sons of Malcolm Macnachten. In 1297 Gilchrist received a charter from Alexander III of Scotland which granted to him the keepership of a castle warding the narrow Pass of Brander, which was the gateway to the west.
The Macnaghtens came to Loch Awe and as a result became neighbours of the powerful and acquisitive Clan Campbell. The Campbells were quick to support Robert the Bruce when he set out to claim his throne; however, the Macnaghtens, who were under the influence of the Clan MacDougall, opposed him. The Macnaghtens formed part of the MacDougall host that fought against Robert the Bruce's army at the Battle of the Pass of Brander in 1306 and again at the Battle of Dalrigh. However the Macnaghtens later changed their allegiance and a Baron Macnachten (possibly Alexander Macnachten) is recorded as fighting at the Battle of Bannockburn for the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Macnaghtens did not gain much from their late change of allegiance and from that point onwards the Campbells dominated Loch Awe.
The second wife of Alexander Macnaghten, who may have fought at Bannockburn, was Christina Campbell. When she became a widow in 1361 she granted one third of the Macnaghten lands to her cousin, Colin Campbell of Lochow. Alexander Macnaghten's son, Duncan, succeeded to the rest of the lands. His seat was at Dunderave Castle and Dunderave became the territorial designation of the clan chiefs.
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