angus mackintosh was brought up in the court of his uncle, alexander of islay, lord of the isles, chief of clan donald. in 1291 a splendid match was arranged for angus when he married eva, the only daughter of dougal dal, chief of the clan chattan, which brought angus the lands of glenloy and loch arkaig. angus and eva lived on the lands of clan chattan at tor castle but they later withdrew to rothiemurchus. after this the clan chattan developed into a unique confederation of independent scottish clans that was led by the mackintosh chiefs. however their leadership was unsuccessfully challenged over the centuries by the clan macpherson who were part of the confederation. from this point onwards clan mackintosh and chattan history is inextricably entwined.