Archibald MacDonald of Gigha, Gilleashuig Dubh, was a son of

Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg (Scottish Gaelic: ''Aonghus Mac Dòmhnuill'', died 21 October 1614) was the Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. Life MacDonald was the son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565) and Agnes Campbell, da ...

. Archibald was granted lands on

Gigha Gigha (; gd, Giogha, italic=yes; sco, Gigha) or the Isle of Gigha (and formerly Gigha Island) is an island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland. The island forms part of Argyll and Bute and has a population of 163 people. The climate is m ...

for life in a charter in 1576, which were confirmed in 1582 and by the crown in 1598. Archibald was confined as a hostage for his father and brother in

Dumbarton Castle Dumbarton Castle ( gd, Dùn Breatainn, ; ) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. History Dumba ...

and attempted an escape from the castle in 1607. He died in 1618.

Family

He had issue; *John *Hugh *Archibald

References

*p.379, v.III, Rev. A. MacDonald & Rev. A. MacDonald; The Clan Donald {{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald of Gigha, Archibald History of the Inner Hebrides Isle of Gigha 16th-century births 1618 deaths