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Clan MacEwan are a Highland clan, first recorded in the 15th century.
 

Despite being one of the ancient clans, there are few authentic records of MacEwan heritage. This may in part be due to the fact that there have historically been several distinct MacEwan clans and septs. The most notable of these was clan Ewen of Otter, who controlled land on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll. There are also MacEwens who claim descent from clan Campbell and clan MacDougall.
 

The MacEwan clan motto is "Reviresco" (I grow green) and the clan crest is the trunk of an oak tree with young branches sprouting.

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MacEwan bardic family

The MacEwan bardic family was a prominent learned kindred that practiced classical Gaelic poetry, recognized as one of the "families of the filidh." The family served the MacDougalls of Lorne, and later the Campbells of Argyll. The MacEwans, like other prominent bardic families employed by Scottish lords, were likely of Irish origin. Their use of the rare personal name Athairne suggests that they were a branch of the Irish O'Hosey (Ó hEoghusa) bardic family. A branch of the MacEwan bardic family may have been the MacEwan family of harpers, recorded in the mid-sixteenth century.

Dubious historical traditions

It is frequently stated that an Act of Parliament of 1602 lists MacEwens beside MacLachlans and McNeils, as vassals of the Earl of Argyll and answerable to him for their behaviour.

Highland lore among Clan MacLachlan is that after Sween MacEwen's death, Clan MacLachlan offered to serve in the role as protectorate to their MacEwen cousins, as the two clans have historically been allies and relatives. In this spirit, Clan Maclachlan traditionally extends membership to MacEwens.

According to the 19th-century historian James Logan, in General Wade's statement of the Highland forces engaged in the Jacobite rising of 1715, the MacEwens of the Isle of Skye were recorded to have summoned 150 men