Clan Mackintosh
also McIntosh
Captains of Clan Chattan, of Moy Hall.
Draft entry · awaiting community review
Motto
Touch not the cat bot a glove
What does the Mackintosh name mean?
From the Gaelic 'Mac an Tòisich' — son of the chief or thane.
The history of Clan Mackintosh
The Mackintoshes are recorded in the Highlands from the 12th century. From the 14th they held the leadership of the Clan Chattan — a confederation of smaller Highland clans including the Macphersons, Davidsons, Farquharsons and others — bound together for mutual defence.
Their seat was Moy Hall, south of Inverness. The clan's loyalties were tested across the Jacobite period: the chief in 1745 was a government officer, but his wife, 'Colonel Anne' Mackintosh, raised the clan for the prince in his absence — and saved Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture in the famous 'Rout of Moy'.
The Mackintosh chief's line continues to the present day, and Moy Hall remains in the family.
Notable bearers of the Mackintosh name
- 'Colonel Anne' Mackintosh
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Editor notes
- · Verify Rout of Moy details and the chief's loyalties in 1745.