Bearers of a name that resonates throughout the pages of the frequently turbulent drama that is Scotland's story, the MacDonalds of today take their name from Donald who, in turn, was a grandson of the famed twelfth century warrior Somerled.
• Adept at warfare on both land and sea, the MacDonalds were embroiled in many of the pivotal events in the nation's history.
• They fought at the side of Robert the Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314, while in 1692 the MacDonalds of Glencoe were infamously set upon and slaughtered by government forces.
