On the death of his father, John MacLeod of MacLeod, Hugh inherited Dunvegan Castle, the ancient seat of the chiefs of Macleod, and the associated ancestral clan territories, which still extend to over 42,000 acres (17,000 ha) on the Isle of Skye.
University of London.
He is also recognized Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLeod, in Scotland and the United Kingdom, by the Court of the Lord Lyon. Macleod was born in London in 1973. Hugh MacLeod graduated with a Bachelor (Honours) in Film and Modern History from the University of London and the Sorbonne in 1995.
After a brief period at Sotheby"s and Freud Communications, Hugh began working in television as a researcher and was commissioned to direct/produce Champagne and Canvas, a documentary that was nominated for best video at the 1998 British Broadcasting Corporation British Short Film Festival.
Since then, Hugh has worked as a freelance director, producer and writer in film and television and now combines his media career with the management of the MacLeod Estate which he took on in 2008.
