Maclean of Brolas
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Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maclean of Brolas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3438551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maclean of Brolas Context triple: [Clan Maclean, notableBranch, Maclean of Brolas]
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A.
Maclean of Torloisk
Maclean of Torloisk is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with lands on the Isle of Mull.
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B.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
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D.
Maclean of Duart
Maclean of Duart is the principal branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.
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E.
Maclean of Ardgour
Maclean of Ardgour is a prominent Highland Scottish clan branch historically associated with the Ardgour estate on the west coast of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maclean of Brolas Target entity description: Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
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A.
Maclean of Torloisk
Maclean of Torloisk is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with lands on the Isle of Mull.
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B.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
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D.
Maclean of Duart
Maclean of Duart is the principal branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.
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E.
Maclean of Ardgour
Maclean of Ardgour is a prominent Highland Scottish clan branch historically associated with the Ardgour estate on the west coast of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish clan branch
ⓘ
cadet branch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan warfare in the Highlands
ⓘ
Gaelic warrior culture ⓘ Highland clans ⓘ Isle of Mull history ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | variant of Clan Maclean arms ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Scottish Highlander
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Highlanders
|
| familyName |
MacLean
ⓘ
surface form:
Maclean
|
| governingLawTradition | Scottish law ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeat | Brolas ⓘ |
| hasClanAllegiance | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClanChief | Chief of Clan Maclean ⓘ |
| hasClanCrest | tower embattled ⓘ |
| hasLineOfDescentFrom |
Maclean of Duart
ⓘ
surface form:
Maclean chiefs of Duart
|
| hasParentLine | Clan Maclean of Duart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Gaelic ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landholding family
ⓘ
military service ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | Mull ⓘ |
| locatedInArea |
Inner Hebrides
ⓘ
Isle of Mull ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service to Clan Maclean chief line
ⓘ
status as distinguished cadet branch ⓘ |
| partOf | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesClanBadgeWith | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesClanTartanWith | Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| typeOfNobleFamily | minor landed family ⓘ |
| usesSurname |
MacLean
ⓘ
surface form:
Maclean
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maclean of Brolas Description of subject: Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
Referenced by (1)
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