Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan MacLean are the first three brothers to row any ocean, and the youngest trio and the fastest trio to ever row the Atlantic. They set off from La Gomera, in the…
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Time to say a fond farewell…until next season!
It’s that time of year again to say a huge thank you to all our guests and visitors. It’s been a wonderful season and we’ve loved welcoming you to our Castle, sharing its history and…
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Ride for Duart
One man. One bicycle. One ancestral castle in Scotland. Ian MacLean — from Tidnish, Nova Scotia, Canada — is an enthusiast for all things Maclean, and for history in general. “I thought that if a…
Read MoreOpening for the season on Monday 1st April 2019
It only seems like yesterday that we were waving a fond farewell to our last visitors as we closed for the winter in October last year. Now, here we are about to fling open our…
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Thanks for an amazing season!
It’s time again for us to close our ancient doors for the winter, but not before updating you on what a brilliant season we’ve had and how much we’ve enjoyed sharing our castle with you…
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The Clan Maclean ‘Virtue Mine Honour’
The Maclean name emerged amid the ancient Dalriadan Clans, during the late 12th century. It originates from the Scottish Gaelic ‘MacGillEthain’ or ‘MacGille Eoin’, meaning son of the servant of St. John. The clan is…
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