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Have you ever been to Castle Menzies? (pronounced Mingis) A 16th-century castle that sits just round the corner from Aberfeldy and was the seat of the Chief of Clan Menzies for 500 years. If you're not sure what a "Clan" is, the word essentially means "chidren of", so if you were part of clan Menzies, you were the children of Menzies. Now, that's not to say you had the second name Menzies, as you may have just lived on their land, or were part of a sept family (like Murdochs are to Macphersons),