Clan Malcolm
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The Clan Malcolm, also known as the Clan MacCallum, is a Highland Scottish clan.[1] The Clan MacCallum may have originally been a separate clan until the 18th century, when the chief of the Clan MacCallum adopted the name Malcolm after inheriting the Malcolm estate, and the two clans were drawn together under the same chief.
History
Origins of the Clan
The name MacCallum is derived from Mac Ghille Chaluim which means son of the disciple of Columba.[1] The MacCallums settled in Lorne towards the end of the 13th century.[1] Maol or shavenhead is Scottish Gaelic for monk.[1] Therefore, Maol Chaluim can be translated as monk or disciple of Columba.[1]
Historian Ian Grimble has challenged the idea that MacCallum and Malcolm are simply interchangeable versions of the same name.
15th, 16th and 17th century
In 1414 Ronald MacCaullum of Corbarron was appointed as constable of Craignish Castle.[1]
In May 1562 Donald McGillespie Vich O'Challum received a charter of the lands of
The Reverend Archibald MacCallum translated parts of the Bible into Gaelic.[1] In 1642 he succeeded his cousin to become the fourth Laird of Poltalloch.[1] His son was Zachary MacCallum who was educated at the University of St Andrews and was also a noted swordsman.[1]
Zachary's younger brother was Duncan whose son, Neil MacCallum served in the French Navy and is said to have been the natural father of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.[1] Zachary was a supporter of the Marquess of Argyll and he was killed in 1647 by forces of Sir Alexander MacDonald at Ederline. After killing seven of the enemy Zachary MacCallum turned to Sir Alexander MacDonald, who would have been his eighth that day if MacCallum was not taken from behind by an enemy (Maclean), who killed him with a Scythe.
John Malcolm of Balbedie was chamberlain of Fife during the reign of Charles I.[1] He had four sons: Sir John Malcolm who was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia (see: Malcolm baronets), Alexander Malcolm, Lord Lochore who became a judge, James Malcolm who fought for John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee at the Battle of Killiecrankie and Michael Malcolm.[1]
18th and 19th centuries
In the late 18th century chief Dugald MacCallum, the ninth of Poltalloch changed his surname to Malcolm.
According to research by the
The Malcolm family have a recent entry
John Wingfield Malcolm of Poltalloch was created Lord Malcolm in 1896, and died in 1902, when the peerage became extinct, though his brother inherited his estate, and the feudal title of 'Malcolm of Poltalloch', descended with the chieftainship of the Clan.[1]
The Chief Malcolm family had an impressive reputation for military and naval success throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In addition to this, more than one of the chiefs of the clan has entered into the world of politics, the last of these being
The beginning of the modern West Highland White Terrier breed is attributed to Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch, Scotland in Argyllshire in the late 1800s. The story has it that Colonel Edward Malcolm was hunting with his pack of cairn terriers when he thought he saw a rabbit running through the underbrush and shot it, only to find that he had shot his favorite Cairn. From that day forward, he determined only to breed white dogs, because they were easy to see. At the same time, the Campbell of Rosneath began to breed white dogs which he called “Roseneath” terriers after the name of his estate. Later, the “Poltalloch” and “Roseneath” terriers were combined into the West Highland White Terrier, a name coined by Colonel Malcolm of Poltalloch Estates, which remains a very popular breed today.[6]
Clan Chief
The current Chief of Clan Malcolm is Robin Neill Lochnell Malcolm, 19th Laird of Poltalloch. After his death, he will be succeeded by his eldest son, Ian.
Clan Tartan
Clan castle
- Duntrune Castle is situated on the north side of Loch Crinan. The castle was built in the thirteenth century. The L-plan tower house is enclosed by a walled courtyard. The original castle was re-modeled in the eighteenth century and again in 1830. The castle was originally held by the Clan Campbell but was sold to the Malcolms of Poltalloch in 1792 and they still own the castle. The castle is said to have a phantom piper.[7]
- Poltalloch, two miles south-west of
- Lochore Castle is a ruinous fourteenth century keep and courtyard that stood on an island in a loch. The castle was held by the Wardlaws of Torrie before going to the Malcolms of Balbedie.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 264 - 265.
- ^ "Neill Malcolm 11th of Poltalloch". Legacies of British Slave-Ownership. UCL.
- ^ "Entry for 12th Poltalloch". Legacies of British Slave-Ownership. UCL.
- ^ "Malcolm family entries". Legacies of British Slave-Ownership. UCL.
- ^ "Summary of Individual". Legacies of British Slave-Ownership. UCL.
- ^ "Clan MacCallum – Malcolm Society" (PDF). clan-maccallum-malcolm.org.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
- ^ "Poltalloch House and Gardens". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland.