History of the Clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the present period

An Independent Clan — 1493 to 1598. 87
at _ the south four and one-half feet in width, protected by an iron gate.
Originally it was defended by a postern gate, with portcullis, and defended by
a barbican. The moat protecting the eastern wall may still be traced. The
walls of the new addition are neither so thick nor so high as those of the hisrh
tower. Nothing is being done to protect these additional walls. Even a su-
perficial view shows the site to have been well selected, and the castle one of
great strength, and very formidable for the times in which it was built.
Aros Castle was another stronghold of the MacLeans. It is located on
the shore of Aros Bay, an inlet of Salen Bay. It was a royal castle of the
Lords of the Isles, by one of whom it is said to have been built, but un-
doubtedly is of much older date. It rests in a very picturesque manner on
DuARD Castle in 1677.
the summit of a steep rock facing the sea, and bears evidence of being a
place of strength, and on the land side secured by a moat and drawbridge.
Hector Mor married Mary, daughter of Alexander MacDonald of Islay
and the Glens, by whom he had two sons and seven daughters : Eachann Og,
his heir and successor, and John Dubh, predecessor of the family of Kinloch-
aline ; Marian, married to Norman MacLeod of Harris ; Mary, to Donald
MacDonald of Sleat ; Catherine, died unmarried ; the second Catherine, first
to Archibald Campbell, fourth Earl of Argyle, and secondly to John Stewart
of Appin — Catherine was a high-spirited woman, and was distinguished for
her beauty and culture ; Julian, married first to Calvagh O'Donnell of Tircon-
nell, and secondly to the great O'Neill, in Ireland ; Una, to Cameron of