The ancient family of Campbell of Craignish,
known by the patronjrmic Clan DouU Craignish,
dates back to about the year 1150. They took de-
scent from Dugald Campbell, third son of Sir Archi-
bald Campbell, fourth of the name of Campbell of
Lochow. Dugald was fostered by the owner of
Nether Craignish, in Argyllshire, who settled the
estate upon him and his wife. Dugald and his pos-
terity in a direct male line possessed the estate of
Craignish for seven generations, until Christiana
Campbell became the sole heiress, and part of the
estate was acquired by the Argyll family. Ronald
Campbell succeeded to the remaining part of the
Barony of Craignish, from whom descended a long
line of Campbells of Craignish. The story is told
that Donald Campbell, who was of Craignish in
1660, was a man of extraordinary stature. His
arms were so long that he could place his hands
between his knees when standing upright. The
story says that he met and vanquished the great
Rob Roy in the grounds of Craignish.
A branch of the Craignish family, the Campbells
of Inverneill and Ross, descended from Charles
Campbell, called Chearlach Mor, a son of Campbell
of Craignish. He lived about the year 1550.
