CAMPBELL Family
Skipness Castle on Kintyre Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland, looking NW
owned by CAMPBELLs 1502-1867 365yrs (d/l)
CAMPBELL Family
Skipness Castle on Kintyre Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland, looking NW
owned by CAMPBELLs 1502-1867 365yrs (d/l)
C/o Glen CAMPBELL ... Brit PM Henry CAMPBELL-Bannerman ...
Skipness means 'skip' (ship) 'ness' (cape i.e. jutting-out point, peninsula, like Cape Cod; creates a protected area for ships ... castle attacked alot and used to control seas in that area.
After KoS James IV invaded England and his army defeated, and he himself k. 9-9-1513 at the Battle of Flodden, his infant son succeeded him as James V. Scotland was thus again under a regency (as had mostly been the case there for over a century), a kingdom dominated by huge interrelated families, notably the STEWARTs, the DOUGLASes and the HAMILTONs (tLTP p4). Seems likely that Lady Mary D ties into that key ruling family somehow, possibly via Earls of Angus branch shown below?
The CAMPBELLs during the 1500s were allies of the DOUGLASes.
1 JCS and 13 ELPHINSTONEs (ca 17) are 3c 12x
1 JCS and -2 music stars (16) 14c 3x
2 JCS and 9 Sir WS (ca 21) are 11th cousins, 7x removed
1 JCS and 1 BHO (ca 18) are 16c
1 JCS and 5 GM (18) are 12c 4x
1 JCS and 2 RM (17) are 14c 1x
1 JCS and 4 PM33 (15) are 10c 3x
After the forfeiture of John [MENTEITH?], Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, in 1476, the castle and barony of Skipness reverted to the Crown. In time the administration of the royal lands of Kintyre [i.e. the peninsula on which Skipness stands] was put into the hands of [Colin CAMPBELL] the [3rd] Earl of Argyll. He in turn granted Keepership of Skipness castle to his second son Archibald in 1511.
Archibald of Skipness was killed in 1537 and appears to have been the father of John CAMPBELL of Skipness who d1563-6, leaving a daughter and heiress, Jane. She is said to have married a younger son of the CAMPBELLs of Ardkinglass, so founding the families of the CAMPBELLs of Skipness, Shawfield, and Ardpatrick.
On 4-14-20 geni showed JC of S b. 8-19-1535 d. 6-6-1563 b/d Skipness, Argyllsh provost of Kilmun - Marian MONTGOMERY (ancestors of Brit PM6 Lord BUTE)
Do these fit together? If so, how?
For clues, here's a few notes on Skipness Castle, mostly from wiki...Skipness_Castle. Its on the E coast of the Kintyre Peninsula, at the tip of the 'elbow' about 1/2 way down that coast. It was built c1247 by Clan MacSween, fortified 1262 against Vikings. It was held by MacDonald Lords of the Isles til 1493, when were forced to forfeit it. It was then garrisoned in 1494 by royal troops during KoS James IV's suppression of the Isles. The CAMPBELLs acquired it in 1499, and Archibald C 2nd E of Argyll granted it to his younger son AC in 1511. Hmmm, this source says Walter (c. Archibald as shown above) C of Skipness was the 2nd husband of Janet D Lady Glamis. The 2 were imprisoned w/their infant son at Edinburgh Castle on orders of KoS James V in 1537 on trumped up charges of treason, sorcery ... All 3 were sentenced to death, but Walter attempted escape, falling to his death from the castle walls. Janet was later burned alive, but their son [name? dates?] was later released, inheriting the Glamis properties. Skipness C was besieged in 1646 (i.e. part of the English Civil wars of the 1640s) by the army of Alasdair Mac Colla, whose bro was k. during the siege. The castle was abandoned later in the 17C.
Archibald C b1580 could be the son of 13 Jane/Archibald above or possibly even the Archibald C who married Jane (being younger than she, m. year?). In that case Eliz STEWART 'Lady of Lovat' must've been a later wife. For now I'll assume latter.
In 1576 and 1588, Matthew CAMPBELL [perhaps an older bro of 1 Jane (then why wasn't HE heir?), or of 2 Jane's husband, or of 3 Archibald b1580 ???], Captain of Skipness, was granted charters, and his descendant Walter appears on record as Captain (Keeper) in 1670 and 1685. Walter died in 1702. Following the Earl of Argyll's invasion of 1685, royal warrant was issued for `razing down' the castle but it was saved by Walter who successfully petitioned against the order.
1 JCS and 2 Elvis (16) are 13c 1x
2 JCS and 5 PM33 (16) 10c 3x
If same, 2 JCS and 7 TBM (15) are 7c 5x
2 Helena and 2 JCS (15) are 12c
2 JCS and 9 Capt GV (ca 18) are 8c 7x removed
2 Deb and 2 JCS (20) 17c (1 JCS to 19 Duncan 'Na-Adh', cf above)
7 ... connect to above?
6 James C 1786-1873 86yo b. NJ m. Hannah ?
5 Joseph Albert CAMPBELL 1817-1900 82yo b/d NJ fndr of Campbell Soup Co 1869 when he partnered w/Abraham ANDERSON (pic) m. Sarah BOYD 1827-1912 84yo b. PA d. NJ bur. PA dau of John B b. Irel m. Eliz WAGNER 1800-82 b/d Philly dau of Henry W 1777-1822 d. PA m. Mary ASHTON 1773-1859 b/d PA
From Trump.txt
7 ... tie into this or other Scot lines?
6 Duncan MacLEOD b. c1741 (son of ?) m. ?
5 Kenneth MacLEOD 1776-18xx b. Isle of Lewis m. Cath ?
4 Wm MacLEOD of Skerray 1806-69 b/d Isle of Lewis m. Cath dau of ? MacLEOD
3 Alexander MacLEOD 1830-1900 b/d Scotland (pic) m. Ann MacLEOD (dau of Alex M m. Ann Mackenzie)
2 Malcolm (Calum) MacLEOD 1866-1954 b/d Isle of Lewis (pic) m. Mary SMITH 1867-1963 b. Isle of Lewes (dau of ? S m. ? Scot name ...)
1 1912-2000 Mary Ann McLEOD b. Scotland d. NY 88yo glamour pic m. Fred TRUMP (45th US Pres Donald TRUMP's parents)
7 ... possibly ties into above CAMPBELL line?
6 Roderick CAMPBELL b1740 (son of ?) m. Isabell ?
5 Margaret C b1780 Harris, Inverness, Scotland m. Angus MacQUEEN
4 Henrietta M 1805-82 b. Inverness d. Isle of Lewis m. Duncan SMITH
3 Donald S 1833-68 b/d Isle of Lewis m. Mary MACAULAY
2 Mary SMITH 1867-1963 b. IoL m. Malcolm (Calum) MacLEOD
geni
12 ... how does this fit into above?
11 Duncan C, Lord of Argyll b160x (son of ?) m. Margaret STEWART (dau of ?)
10 Sir John C b163x m. Janet MUIR (dau of ?, Helen's p)
9 Patrick S b166x (son of ?) m. Helen CAMPBELL
8 John S b1698 m. Hannah ?
7 John S Jr 1726-76 b. SC d. GA m. Susannah (QUARTERMAN) BACON
6 Brig Gen Daniel STEWART S 1761-1829 Rev War hero and pol. ldr from Liberty Co, GA, namesake for Fort Stewart Mil. Base near Savannah, GA, pop. 11205 in 2000 census, 280k acres m. Susannah OSWALD
N end of Arran Island in background (d/l)
Skipness Castle in Argyll, Scotland
owned by CAMPBELLs 1502-1867 365yrs (d/l)
Skipness Castle (pronounced; SKIPnis) is the largest surviving castle in Kintyre since the original walls of the royal castle of Tarbert have been almost reclaimed by the earth. Unusually, the castle was built, not upon a rocky eminence, but in a flat area of grazing land inland from the shore. However the strategic nature of the site relates, as at Castle Sween, to the sea routes it commands, in this case the entrance to Lochfyne and the Clyde to the east, and Kilbrannan Sound between Kintyre and Arran to the south.
The first structures at Skipness were an early 13th century Hallhouse and Chapel, the latter being a long rectangular building which ran the full length of the courtyard against what is now the south wall. The original Hallhouse was two stories in height and stood in the space between the present Towerhouse and the northwest corner of the courtyard.
When the new Chapel was built near to the shore in the late 13th or early 14th century, the great curtain wall was built to enclose the space between the original Chapel and the Hallhouse, creating the present courtyard. The southeast and northeast towers were built within the new wall, as was the western latrine tower. A new entrance was built in the south wall and was equipped with a portcullis in the shallow Gatehouse tower. The mechanism was operated from a vaulted chamber over the entrance archway and reached by an alcove off the new Great Hall which was built over the original Chapel at the same period. The west wall of the courtyard may well have had a timber gallery along the inner side, providing access to the loopholes which survive.
Skipness Castle Scotland 2 Possibly in the early 16th century, the building in the northeast corner was raised by three stories to form a Towerhouse of five floors. Later in the century the upper portion of the Tower was reconstructed to form the parapet walk with circular but open corner turrets which survive today. These last additions which created and then improved the Towerhouse were carried out by the Campbells of Skipness.
A charter of 1261 shows that the place of Skipness was then in the hands of Dugald MacSween, son of the Sween who built Castle Sween. However in 1262 the castle passed to one of the Menteith family in the same way as did the MacSween lands in Knapdale.
Towards the end of the century, the new Chapel was built near the shore to the south of the castle and the old Chapel was secularized. The subsequent construction of the curtain wall and other buildings has been described. At some point the castle passed into the possession of the Lords of the Isles [i.e. the ones who cntl'd Bute, right?].
After the forfeiture of John [MENTEITH?], Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, in 1476, the castle and barony reverted to the Crown. In time the administration of the royal lands of Kintyre was put into the hands of the Earl of Argyll. He in turn granted Keepership of Skipness castle to his second son Archibald in 1511.
Skipness Castle Scotland 3Archibald of Skipness was killed in 1537 and appears to have been the father of John Campbell of Skipness who died in 1563-6, leaving a daughter and heiress, Jane. She is said to have married a younger son of the Campbells of Ardkinglass, so founding the families of the Campbells of Skipness, Shawfield, and Ardpatrick.
In 1576 and 1588, Matthew Campbell, Captain of Skipness, was granted charters, and his descendant Walter appears on record as Captain (Keeper) in 1670 and 1685. Walter died in 1702. Following the Earl of Argyll's invasion of 1685, royal warrant was issued for `razing down' the castle but it was saved by Walter who successfully petitioned against the order.
The castle remained in the hands of the Campbells of Skipness until 1867 when, despite owning an estate of about 15.000 acres, the family were so distressed for funds that they had to sell. They had been so poor for a number of years that they were obliged to go for long visits to their friends the Campbells of Auchindarroch who succoured them along with Campbell of Barcaldine who was then in a similarly penniless state, having nothing to eat but `what he could bring down with his gun
From www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/skipness-castle-and-chapel/history/:
History Skipness Castle dates to the early 1200s and was probably built by either Clan MacSween founder Suibhne (Sven) ‘the Red’, or his son, Dugald.
It was rebuilt several times over three different centuries, and as such it offers a snapshot of the variation in form of Scottish castle architecture between the 1200s and 1500s.
The MacSween castle consisted of:
a modest two-storey hall-house a chapel, dedicated to St Columba Due to extensive rebuilding, the remains of these buildings are difficult to spot, but they’re worth the effort. They are among the oldest standing castle buildings in Scotland.
Skipness was the MacSweens’ secondary residence. Their chief seat was at Castle Sween, which was built before 1200 and is today one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland. They also built the hall-house castle at Lochranza. Skipness and Lochranza flanked the Kilbrannan Sound, protecting MacSween interests.
End of the MacSweens
Norway ruled Argyll in the 1200s, but the Norse’s days here were drawing to a close – in 1263, Hakon IV was defeated by the Scots at the Battle of Largs. Three years later his successor returned rule of the Hebrides to Scotland in the Treaty of Perth. The MacSweens, who backed Norway, were forced out.
By the end of the century, the MacDonalds had control of Skipness. Scotland and England were locked into the Wars of Independence, and the MacDonalds initially backed England.
The MacDonalds rebuilt Skipness as a formidable stronghold in about 1300, possibly with English support. Their works included:
the construction of the new chapel by the shore, which is surprisingly well-preserved the incorporation of the chapel and hall house into an impressive residence construction of a stone curtain wall to enclose the new buildings, bristling with arrow slits and topped with a notched parapet wall
The Campbell legacy
The MacDonalds held Skipness until their downfall in 1493, and in 1502 it was granted to the Campbell earls of Argyll.
The Campbell’s completed the conversion of the buildings to a tower house. They heightened the tower and removed courtyard buildings to leave it free-standing on its south side.
