Clan MacLeod

Clan MacLeod
Clann MhicLeòid[1]
Crest: A bull's head cabossed sable, horned Or, between two flags gules, staved at the first
Motto	Hold fast
Profile
District	Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides, Sutherland
Plant badge	Juniper
Chief
Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod
30th Hereditary Chief Clan MacLeod Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLeod (MacLeòid[1])
Seat	Dunvegan Castle[2]
Historic seat	Dunvegan Castle[2]
Clan branches MacLeod of MacLeod (chiefs) Clan MacLeod of Lewis
Allied clans Clan Maclean Clan Campbell Clan Chattan
Rival clans Clan MacDonald of Sleat Clan Mackinnon Clan Matheson
Kindreds MacCrimmon (piping family) Beaton medical kindred

Clan MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD; Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhic Leòid [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçkʲ ˈʎɔːtʲ]) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, who are known in Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid ("seed of Tormod"); the Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay, whose chief is MacLeod of The Lewes (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Ghille Chaluim),^[1] are known in Gaelic as Sìol Torcaill ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches claim descent from Leòd, a Norse-Gael who lived in the 13th century.

Today, Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, Clan MacLeod of Raasay, and Clan MacLeod are represented by "Associated Clan MacLeod Societies", and the chiefs of the three clans.^[3] The association is made up of ten national societies across the world including: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States.^[4]