Coll MacDonald

For the chief of Clan Macdonald of Keppoch, see Coll Macdonald, 16th of Keppoch.

Coll MacDonald was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll. Upon mistakinly hearing that his brother, Ranald MacDonald of Smerby, had been killed at Duart Castle under orders of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, he executed 86 of Maclean's kinsfolk and servants at Mullintrae. Coll died at Eilean Mor, Knapdale.

Coll children were:

Donald Gorm
Alastair Carrach

References

p378, Rev. A. MacDonald & Rev. A. MacDonald; The Clan Donald

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