Lady's Rock is an uninhabited[3] skerry to the south west of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides.
He was immediately taken to the dining hall of the castle for refreshment only to discover Lady Catherine waiting for him at the head of the table.
She had been rescued during the night by boat from Tayvallich[7] (or possibly Lismore[5]) that had passed by the rock.
No word was said of the incident by Argyll or his sister during the meal and Maclean was allowed to make his escape.
He was murdered in his bed in Edinburgh some time later by Sir John Campbell of Calder, another of Lady Catherine's brothers.