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'''Findanus''' is claimed by [[Clan MacKinnon]] as their fourth [[scottish clan chief|chief]] and the [[progenitor]] of the clan name.  He is claimed to have been a great grandson of [[Alpín mac Echdach|Alpin]], and to have lived in the late ninth and early tenth centuries on the [[Isle of Skye]], [[Scotland]].  Findanus brought [[Caisteal Maol|Dunakin Castle]] into the clan.<ref>MacKinnon, C., Scottish Highlanders, 1992, Barnes and Noble Books, {{ISBN|0-88029-950-9}}</ref>
According to the Clan MacKinnon history:
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Findanus Second son of [[Doungallus]], was seized of the estate of the [[Tobermory, Mull|Tombermory]] in the [[Isle of Mull]] and [[Caisteal Maol|Findanus Castle (Dunakin)]] in the [[Isle of Skye]], known by the name of MacKinnon Castle in the present day; this castle was the residence of the Lairds of MacKinnon till the 14th century, when [[Strathardill]], also in Skye, became their seat. Findanus and his bride, the Norse princess nicknamed ‘Saucy Mary,’ ran a heavy chain from Skye to [[Loch Alsh|Lochalsh]] and levied a toll on all shipping passing up and down. It is from him that the MacKinnon chiefs obtained their [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] [[Patronymic]].<ref>The Genealogy of the Clan MacKinnon from Clan documents</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Medieval Gaels from Scotland]]
[[Category:9th-century Scottish people]]
[[Category:10th-century Scottish people]]
[[Category:Isle of Skye]]
[[Category:Clan Mackinnon]]