Origin of name - from Caimbeul , cam (wry) and beul (mouth), wry-mouth
Plant badge - Fir club moss, Bog myrtle
War Cry - Cruachan (Mountain near Loch Awe)
Gaelic name - Caimbeul
Lands - Argyll, Cawdor, Loudoun and Breadalbane
Origin - The first Campbell in written records of 1263 is Gillespie Campbell , who acquired the lordship of lochow (Loch Awe), and subsequent cheifs extended their lands to Cawdor, Loudoun and Breadalbane.
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