Maclean of Kingairloch
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Maclean of Kingairloch is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands in the Kingairloch area of the west coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maclean of Kingairloch canonical | 1 |
| Maclean of Kingairloch chief | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3438547 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maclean of Kingairloch Context triple: [Clan Maclean, notableBranch, Maclean of Kingairloch]
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A.
Maclean of Lochbuie
Maclean of Lochbuie is a historic Scottish Highland clan branch traditionally associated with the island of Mull and known for its own chiefs and territorial holdings distinct from the main Clan Maclean line.
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B.
Maclean of Ardgour
Maclean of Ardgour is a prominent Highland Scottish clan branch historically associated with the Ardgour estate on the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Maclean of Coll
Maclean of Coll is a prominent cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Macdonald of Sleat
Macdonald of Sleat is a prominent Scottish Highland clan and landowning family historically associated with the Isle of Skye and known for its significant role in the region’s social and economic history.
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E.
Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern
Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern is the 28th hereditary chief of Clan Maclean, a prominent Scottish Highland clan with historic ties to the Isle of Mull.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maclean of Kingairloch Target entity description: Maclean of Kingairloch is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands in the Kingairloch area of the west coast.
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A.
Maclean of Lochbuie
Maclean of Lochbuie is a historic Scottish Highland clan branch traditionally associated with the island of Mull and known for its own chiefs and territorial holdings distinct from the main Clan Maclean line.
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B.
Maclean of Ardgour
Maclean of Ardgour is a prominent Highland Scottish clan branch historically associated with the Ardgour estate on the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Maclean of Coll
Maclean of Coll is a prominent cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Macdonald of Sleat
Macdonald of Sleat is a prominent Scottish Highland clan and landowning family historically associated with the Isle of Skye and known for its significant role in the region’s social and economic history.
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E.
Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern
Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern is the 28th hereditary chief of Clan Maclean, a prominent Scottish Highland clan with historic ties to the Isle of Mull.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish clan branch
ⓘ
cadet branch ⓘ |
| associatedFamilyName | MacLaine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Kingairloch ⓘ Loch Linnhe ⓘ Morvern ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsRelationship | bears differenced arms of Clan Maclean ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Highland clan culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance | Clan Maclean chief ⓘ |
| governedBy | Scottish clan law ⓘ |
| governingLawHistorically |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| hasClanBadge | Clan Maclean badge ⓘ |
| hasClanTartan | Clan Maclean tartan ⓘ |
| hasClanWarCry | Bàs no Beatha (via Clan Maclean) ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicJurisdiction | Court of the Lord Lyon ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryChief |
Maclean of Kingairloch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maclean of Kingairloch chief
|
| hasParentClan | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname |
MacLean
ⓘ
surface form:
Maclean
|
| hasTerritorialDesignation | of Kingairloch ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | landed family ⓘ |
| languageTradition | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a cadet line of Clan Maclean
ⓘ
holding lands in Kingairloch ⓘ |
| partOf | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lochaber ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Scottish gentry ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Kingairloch ⓘ |
| typeOfLineage | agnatic lineage ⓘ |
| usesClanMotto | Motto of Clan Maclean ⓘ |
| usesSurnameForm |
MacLean
ⓘ
McLean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maclean of Kingairloch Description of subject: Maclean of Kingairloch is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands in the Kingairloch area of the west coast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maclean of Kingairloch chief