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Campbell of Cawdor Clan (Campbell of Cawdor Tartan)

1. About Campbell of Cawdor Clan (Campbell of Cawdor Tartan) Gaelic Name: Caimbeul Crest: A swan, Proper, crowned, Or Motto: Be Mindful Origin of Name: Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (wry) and beul (mouth) Badge: Wild myrtle, Fir club moss Lands: Cawdor, Highlands Clan Chief: Colin Campbell, 7th Earl of Cawdor 2. Campbell of Cawdor History  (Campbell of Cawdor Tartan)...

1. About Campbell of Cawdor Clan (Campbell of Cawdor Tartan)

Gaelic Name: Caimbeul
Crest: A swan, Proper, crowned, Or
Motto: Be Mindful
Origin of Name: Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (wry) and beul (mouth)
Badge: Wild myrtle, Fir club moss
Lands: Cawdor, Highlands
Clan Chief: Colin Campbell, 7th Earl of Cawdor

2. Campbell of Cawdor History  (Campbell of Cawdor Tartan)

John, the 7th Thane of Cawdor, wed Isabel Rose, a Kilravock descendant, in 1492. While Isabel was expecting, he passed away in 1494.

Kilravock made the decision to have his newly born grand-daughter wed his own grandson, who was her first cousin, in order to preserve the family's inheritance.


The current Earl of Cawdor's stepmother resides at Cawdor Castle, which was first erected by Clan Calder in the 1400s and then acquired by the Campbells in the 16th century.

However, he was facing theft accusations at the time for crimes committed alongside MacKintosh on Urquhart of Cromarty's property.

The Justice-General was Archibald, 2nd Earl of Argyll, and by 1495, after giving Kilravock some breathing room in the courts, he had secured Muriel, the young Cawdor heiress, as his ward.
In 1499, she was moved to reside in Inveraray, but not before, according to legend, her mother burned a brand into her skin with a glowing hot key and her nursemaid chewed off a portion of her little finger in case the Campbells tried to implant a surrogate heiress.

Campbell of Inverliver arrived at Inveraray with 60 men in the autumn of that same year, claiming to be taking little Muriel to school in the South.
Her uncles Alexander and Hugh Calder challenged him at Daltulich in Strathnairn after he had taken her. Seven of Inverliver's sons were slain in the ensuing struggle.

Given that the infant might not survive, Inverliver was questioned on whether this wasn't a price that was too high.
He said, "The lassie can never die sae lang as there is a red-headed lass on the shores of Loch Awe," and that statement has become legendary.

Muriel wed Sir John Campbell, Argyll's third son, in 1510. From 1524 until his death in 1546, they resided at Cawdor. After transferring her Thanedom to her grandson John, she passed away in 1573.

In 1796, John, the son of MP Pryce Campbell, became the first Lord Cawdor.

1200 French soldiers made their final effort to invade Britain in 1797. They arrived to Fishguard, where Lord Cawdor, assisted by a troop of peasants and a few soldiers, was able to capture the invaders.

First Earl of the Cawdor was his son John.

3. Campbell of Cawdor Tartans

Campbell of Cawdor Modern
Campbell of Cawdor Ancient

4. Campbell of Cawdor Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Campbell of Cawdor Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

 

Crest Description:
A swan, Proper, crowned, Or

4.2 Clan Campbell of Cawdor Coat of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.

With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.

 

EARL CAWDOR
Quarterly, Or a hart's head caboshed Sable attired Gules, Gyronny of eight Or and Sable, galley Sable, Argent, and cross Or split per fess of Azure and Gules. Second matriculation of the Ordinary of Arms in 1722

5. Campbell of Cawdor Places & People

 5.1 Clan Campbell Places

The oldest known mention of Cawdor Castle, which is close to Nairn, dates to 1454, when William Calder, the 6th Thane of Cawdor, received a "licence to fortify." This is the earliest known date for the castle.

The fortification may include some components that date back to the late 1300s, according to the research.

When Muriel Calder, an heir to the Calder estate, wed Sir John Campbell in 1510, the castle was transferred to the Campbell family via marriage. It is still owned by the Campbell family today.


The Innis Chonnell family had lived in a fortified fortress that spanned the entire island of Loch Awe.

The peaks of Cruachan Beann, the hills from which the Campbells drew their war cry, rise behind it.

On Innis Chonnell, the ruins of the castle are still discernible among the trees. It served as Sir Colin Campbell's home and the Campbell family's first stronghold until it was abandoned in the fifteenth century.

Sir Colin Campbell was killed at The Battle of Red Ford.

 

The Glowm estate in Clackmannanshire, subsequently known as Castle Campbell, was bought by the 1st Earl of Argyll and served as the Campbell family's seat in the Lowlands from the 15th to the 19th centuries.

The Earl's requirement to appear in court was satisfied by the position of Glown (Castle Campbell).

The MacDonalds, Lords of the Isles, were the 1st Earl of Argyll's longtime adversaries, and he played a key role in their downfall.


 

King James V visited the castle at Inveraray in 1533, therefore it has existed on these lands at least since the 15th century.

The previous fortification was replaced by the current Inveraray Castle, which was constructed between 1743 and 1746.

One of the first instances of Gothic Revival architecture in existence is seen in the castle. The 13th Duke of Argyll, Torquhil Campbell, resides at Inveraray Castle, which has served as the family seat of the Campbell Dukes of Argyll since the 18th century.

6. Associated names

Associative or sept names of Clan Campbell of Cawdor include the following:
Cadall, Caddel, Caddell, Cadder, Cadell, Cadella, Caldaile, Caldell, Calder, Caldor, Cambal, Cambale, Cambel, Cambele, Cambell, Cambelle, Camble, Cammell, Campbele, Campbell, Campbill, Campble, Cattal, Cattall, Cattell, Cattle, Cauder, Caudle, Caulder, Cawdale, Cawdor, Chambelle, Cowdale, Kambail, Kambaile, Kambayl, Kumpel, O’Docharty, Torie, Torrie, and Torry