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Clan Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Na Caimbeulaich [na ˈkʰaimbəl̪ˠɪç]) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. [4] The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan became Earl of Argyll and later Duke of Argyll.
Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [ 2 ] Clan Campbell , historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde . [ 3 ]
The history seems to have been based upon the now-lost Colvin's Genealogy of the Campbells, composed by Alexander Colville in 1650×1660. [6] Ane Accompt was in turn a source for other important Campbell histories, such as the Craignish History (also derived from Colville's now-lost work) and the Auchinbreck History. [7]
The Campbells of Craignish (Mac Dúbhghaill Creaginnis in the Scottish Gaelic or Gàidhlig) form one of the oldest branches of the ancient and powerful Clan Campbell in Scotland. [1] They claim descent from Dugald Campbell, the second son of Sir Archibald Gillespic Campbell (b.1130), 5th Knight of Lochawe and 20th Chief of Clan Campbell at the ...
Carter-Campbell of Possil no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan Carter-Campbell of Possil (also known as Campbell of Possil ) is a branch of Clan Campbell , a Scottish clan . [ 17 ] The Campbells of Possil were originally located in Argyll; and the Carters were an Irish family: the Carter-Campbell name was first used in 1864 ...
The Campbell of Cawdor tartan is one of several tartans officially authorised by the chief of Clan Campbell. A modern clan member's crest badge contains the heraldic motto: BE MINDFUL. [1] The Campbell of Cawdor tartan is very similar to other "Campbell" tartans. This tartan did not originally have a name, until it was called an "Argyle" tartan ...
Cailean Mór Caimbeul (also known as Sir Colin Campbell; died after 1296) is one of the earliest attested members of Clan Campbell and an important ancestor figure of the later medieval Earls of Argyll. Cailean was the son of Gilleasbaig, a knight and lord of the estates of Menstrie and Sauchie in Clackmannanshire. [1]
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (26 February 1629 – 30 June 1685) [1] was a Scottish peer and soldier.. The hereditary chief of Clan Campbell, and a prominent figure in Scottish politics, he was a Royalist supporter during the latter stages of the Scottish Civil War and its aftermath.