Maíl Coluim MacGregor of Glenorchy

He was Lord of Glenorchy during the reign of King David I (1124-1153). He died in 1164, in the reign of King Malcolm IV.

Sir Malcolm MacGregor was a man of incredible strength of body. Being of the King's retinue at a certain hunting party in a forest, his Majesty having attacked a wild boar or some other animal of prey and was likely to be bested by the beast and was in great danger of losing his life. When Sir Malcolm came up, he asked his Majesty's permission to kill the beast, the King hastily answered "e'en do it, bait spair not". Sir Malcolm is said to have torn a young oak by it's roots and thrown himself between his Majesty and the fierce assailant, with the oak in one hand, kept the animal at bay until he got the opportunity to run it through the heart. In honor whereof his Majesty was pleased to raise him to the peerage by the title Lord MacGregor, to him, "et hoerediouus masculis", and in order to perpetuate the Remembrance of the brave action, gave him an oak tree eradicate, in place of the fir tree which he formerly carried.

We have his arms blazoned by an ancient herald in these words, "Lord MacGregor of old, argent a sword in bend azure and an oak tree eradicate, in bend sinister proper, in chief a crown gules. Crest: a lyons head crowned with an antique crown, with points. Motto; E'en do, bait spair nocht. Supporters on the dexter an unicorn argent crowned, horned or, and on the sinister a deer proper tyn'd azure.

Sir Malcolm was called "moref hir Callum nan caistel", or Lord Malcolm of the castles, because of the several castles he built, such as those at Caol Charn (now Kilchurn), beautifully situated at the north-east end of Lochawe, and that of Finlarig, and the chapel which was last consecrated to the Blessed Virgin, and the old castle of Taymouth, at least to have had their residence there.

He married Marjory, youngest daughter of William, Lord Lindsay, the first Lord Crawford, Chief of the Army and nephew of King David.

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