Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Murlagan
Murlagan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Murlagan is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Murlagan is a small hamlet located on the north shore of Loch Arkaig in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murlagan, also called Murlaggan and Mhurlagain, is the location of the minor seat of Clan MacMillan.
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Background
History
The Murlagan, chief of Clan MacMillan was tacksman to Cameron of Lochiel. <blockquote>The progenitor of this branch was Alexander, second son of John MacMillan, possessor of Glenpeanmore. According to family tradition, he and his brothers were out during the '45. It is also a family tradition that he and Doctor Archibald Cameron of Lochiel hid the Prince's gold at the Callich burn while the Hanoverian troops were hot on their heels coming from Murlaggan private burial-ground where they hid it for a time among loose soil from a newly opened grave. Bygone Lochaber, Somerled MacMillan (1971)</blockquote> Many generations of these MacMillans served the Camerons of Lochiel and worked land on…
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- Coordinates
- 56.9784, -5.2725
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Murlagan?
- Murlagan is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.9784°, -5.2725°.