11 Facts About Clan Campbell

Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans.

The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan.

Early grants to Gillespie and his relations were almost all in east-central Scotland, but the family's connection with Argyll came some generations before, when a Clan Campbell married the heiress of the O'Duines and she brought with her the Lordship of Loch Awe.

Original seat of the Clan Campbell was either Innis Chonnell Castle on Loch Awe or Caisteal na Nigheann Ruaidh on Loch Avich.

All of the subsequent chiefs of Clan Campbell have taken MacCailean Mor as their Gaelic patronymic.

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Family of Colin Clan Campbell went on to become firm supporters of King Robert the Bruce and benefited from his successes with grants of lands, titles and good marriages.

Two centuries from the mid-15th century the Clan Gordon and Clan Campbell controlled the north-east and west of Scotland respectively, as the magnates who straddled the divide between the Scottish Highlands and Scottish Lowlands.

Clan Campbell was made Earl of Breadalbane by way of compensation.

The slaughter of the MacDonalds at the hands of the soldiers, led by Captain Robert Clan Campbell of Glenlyon, after enjoying their hospitality for over a week was a major affront of Scots Law and Highland tradition.

Clan Campbell sent out a body of cavalry which attacked the rebel party and defeated it in what is known as the Skirmish of Dunfermline and took a number of prisoners, taking only light casualties.

Clan Campbell was the only member of the family to do so, but the tartan has persisted as "Campbell of Argyll" which, as with any other tartan not listed above, is not recognized as official by the clan.