The MacMillan Cross

by Joseph Murphy McMillan
(Oak Island, NC, USA)

The MacMillan Cross

The MacMillan Cross

While visiting Scotland about a year ago, I and my family, the MacMillans, decided to go to Castle Sween which was once held by our clan and has a tower called MacMillan's tower. It was quite a scary looking place as it was in ruins on a craggy hillside by a Loch. While there we were informed of an ancient cross erected by our ancestors that could be found down the road a bit. So, we quickly went there and saw this awesome Celtic cross decorated in the brilliantly intricate Celtic style. The cross is protected by a small stone building and is reputed to be the oldest Celtic cross in Scotland. Hence, the site is considered sacred to the Highlanders of the area. It is definitely worth seeing and there are other ancient crosses to be found there as well. They are all wonderfully carved.

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Irish born now living in Australia
by: Kristopher McMillan

I am 34 now and left Belfast in 1986.
I now live in Queensland Australia. I am researching more and more info on our family history. My father lives in Belfast Thomas Gamble McMillan. I want to know more. Please email me at krismac@live.com.au
I wish to travel to Scotland with my son and daughter in the future and show them where we came from.
castle sween
by: andrew swartz

I am also a Macmillan and also visited Scotland and the castle sween. Macmillan is the same as mcmillan. The cross has a cool story on it with. The hunter shooting the deer. Email me with any questions at gtfootball11@yahoo.com it seems that we have a lot of history in Scotland with the clan leader living near Glasgow.
McMillin
by: Angela McMillin

I live in Michigan. I'm wondering if the name got changed. My family is from Scottland. Anybody know if the name was changed form MacMillan to McMillin? Are we part of the McMillin Clan? I would like to know more history about the MacMillan family. Anybody have info. my email address is nurseangie7777@yahoo.com
MacMillan Cross
by: Ryan MacMillan

This is really interesting. I am looking more into this, I am also a MacMillan. Im a 19 year old Marine located in Okinawa, Japan.
Researching information on my MacMillan/McMillon history
by: Darryl McMillon

Hi,

Kindly email me back about any knowledge you may have on MacMillan's that may have arived in Louisianna, USA during he early to mid 1800's.

Although as far as I have found, I am a 4th generation McMillon (dating to the early 1900's) I am trying to piece together the relation to possible MacMillan ancestors.

My email address is mappcoalition@hotmail.com. Thanks, Darryl McMillon
MacMillan Cross
by: Susan MacMillan

Hi there:

I was in Scotland in 2002 for a MacMillan reunion. It was the 200th anniversary of three boatloads of MacMillans that left from Fort William Scotland and sailed to Canada. It was a wonderful, inspiring and informative trip. The cross was the highlight of the trip for me. It made me reflect on the clanspeople, their lives, Alexander MacMillan,the importance of ancestry. I want to do it again but with my son so he can begin to appreciate his family roots.

Sue MacMillan
I'm a McMillan.
by: Jane Hearn Hill

Joseph, I am a McMillan/MacMillan family member from NC. We have both spellings in our family. I bet we are related. There is going to be a family reunion tomorrow in Teachey NC. I hope you can come next year.
Visited the cross and the castle
by: Julia McMillan Fallon

We were just in Scotland and had a wonderful night, with a meal and breakfast at the Kilberry Inn. You will be treated wonderfully there.

The cross is inside the locked chapel but I got a good picture of it due to the glass windows.

We also saw the Kilmory Stones which are medieval gravestones placed in a nice enclosure by Historic Scotland. You see the sign on the road.
It is on the waterside.

As you are driving to the Kilmory Chapel you will see a graveyard with lots of Macmillans on the left up on the hill a little bit.

There are also standing stones in a field on the waterside in that region.

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