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Personal data Colin Mor Campbell 

• He was born about 1230.Source 1
• Title: 1260. Knighted by Alexander III making Colin the 9th Knight of LochowSource 1
• He died about 1296 in String of Lorne, Lochawe, Argyll, Scotland.Source 1

  Colin Mor Campbell was killed by an archer of Alexander MacDougall, Lord of Lorne, his powerful neighbor

• He is buried in Church of St. Peter the Deacon, Kilchrenan, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Source 1
• A child of Sir Archibald Campbell and Erricka of Carrick

Household of Colin Mor Campbell

He is married to Janet Isabel Sinclair.

They got married about 1252.Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Sir Neil Campbell  ± 1258-± 1315 

Notes about Colin Mor Campbell

Colin Mor Campbell 1230-1296
Janet Isabel Sinclair Campbell 1232-1271

Colin Mor Campbell
BIRTH Jan 1230 Argyll and Bute, Scotland
DEATHSep 1296 (aged 66) Scotland
BURIALChurch of St. Peter the Deacon, Kilchrenan, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Colin Mor(Big)Campbell is the son of Gillespic Archibald Campbell of Menstrie and Affrica "Afriag & Errick" Carrick.

Colin Campbell married Janet Isabell StClair Sinclair about 1252.

In 1260 Colin Campbell was Knighted by Alexander III making Colin the 9th Knight of Lochow.

In 1291 Colin was a nominee on the part of Robert the Bruce for the crown of Scotland.

Colin Mor Campbell was killed by an archer of Alexander MacDougall, Lord of Lorne, his powerful neighbor. The battle took place in an area called String of Lorne, where a cairn still marks the spot. The battle was fought between Clan Campbell and Clan MacDougall over lands. The battle is often called Battle of Red Ford, because the water ran red from the blood of the many men from both sides wounded and dead, or Battle of String of Lorne.

The body of Colin Mor Campbell was removed after the battle to the Church of St. Peter The Deacon now known as Kilchrenan Parish Church in Kilchrenan, Lochawe, Argyllshire, Scotland and buried there.

There are two markers at his grave site, one stands upright against the church building while the other and much new one lays flat against the ground with a long sword on the top. The stone which stands upright is covered in lichen and very difficult to read, it may be the original stone. The stone laying flat on the ground reads "Cailean Mor, slain on the Streang of Lorne, A.D. 1294." This stone may have placed there about 1866, while some say it dates back to 1500.

Cailean Mór Caimbeul, also known as Sir Colin Campbell
Was killed at Sreang of Lorn (String of Lorne) by the MacDougalls at the "Red Ford".
Gravestone erected by George Douglas Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll, 28th Baron of Lockow in 1866

Family Members
Parents
Sir Archibald Campbell 1199-1280
Erricka of Carrick Campbell 1201-1280

Spouses
Unknown Nic Duncan MacDuibhne Campbell 1224 - unknown (m. 1244)
Janet Isabel Sinclair Campbell 1232-1271 (m. 1252)
Fenella Fraser Campbell 1235-1271 (m. 1271)

Siblings
Gillespic Campbell 1237 - unknown
Beatrice Campbell MacGorrie 1245 - unknown

Children
Helen Nic Colin Campbell MacDonald 1252-1296
Sir Neil Nigel Campbell 1258-1315
Dugald Campbell 1260-1326
Christina MacGregor Campbell MacGilchrist 1264 - unknown
Arthur Campbell 1268-1331

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