Clan MacLeod (; ; ) is a
Highland Scottish clan associated with the
Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of
Harris and
Dunvegan, whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, are known in Gaelic as
Sìol Tormoid ("seed of Tormod"); the
Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay, whose chief is Macleod of The Lewes, are known in Gaelic as
Sìol Torcaill ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches claim descent from Leòd, who lived in the 13th century.