Клан Макферсон: История и традиции шотландского горца.

Highland Scottish clan

"Touch not the cat bot a glove." — archaic
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| region = Highlands
| district = Badenoch
| gaelic names = Clann Mac a' Phearsain
| image arms = Macpherson of Cluny arms. svg
| plant badge = White Heather
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| chiefs name = James Brodie Macpherson of Cluny, 7th of Blairgowrie
| chiefs title = 28th Hereditary Chief of Clan Macpherson
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| seat = Newton Castle
| historic seat = Cluny Castle
| septs = Archibald, Cattanach,

The Scottish Gaelic surname for Macpherson is Mac a' Phearsain which means son of the parson. The Celtic church allowed priests to marry and the progenitor of the chiefs of Clan Macpherson is believed to have been a man named Muireach or Murdo Cattenach who was the priest of Kingussie in Badenoch. This Black Chanter is kept at the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore.

Prior to the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594 which was fought between Protestant forces under the Earl of Argyll and Catholic forces under the Earl of Huntly, Argyll had laid siege to Ruthven Castle which was well defended by the Clan Macpherson who were vassals of Huntly's and so Argyll had to give up the siege.

In 1618 Andrew Macpherson, eighth chief of Clan Macpherson acquired the abbey castle grange in Strathisla. Chief Euan Macpherson of Cluny was a notable leader in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and fought at the Clifton Moor Skirmish. After the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden, Cluny was able to escape capture by government troops for nine years even though a reward of £1000 was offered for his capture. The original castle dated from the fourteenth century but was razed by the Duke of Cumberland after the Jacobite rising of 1745 which the Macphersons had supported. The present Cluny Castle is in fact a nineteenth century mansion that was built on the site of the original stronghold. Ballindalloch Castle was built by the Clan Grant and owned by the Ballindallochs before coming to the Macphersons, now the Macpherson Grants. Newton Castle, Blairgowrie, Perthshire is the current seat of the Macpherson chiefs. Invereshie House, near Kingussie, Strathspey was held by the Macphersons from the fourteenth century. William Macpherson of Invereshie captured Blair Castle from the Marquess of Montrose in 1644. Pitmain House, near Kingussie, Strathspey was held by the Macphersons from the fourteenth century. The present building forms part of the Highland Folk Museum.