Inverneill House is a country house in
Argyll
Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...
, western Scotland. It stands on the west shore of
Loch Fyne
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, around south of
Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead (; gd, Ceann Loch Gilb ) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute. The village lies at the end of Loch G ...
. Although the house is not listed, the walled gardens and mausoleum on the estate are protected as category B
listed building
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s.
The lands of Inverneill first came into
Campbell Campbell may refer to:
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* Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell
Given name
* Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
* Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...
hands in 1480 when the lands of
Knapdale
Knapdale ( gd, Cnapadal, IPA: ˆkraÊ°pÉ™t̪əɫ̪ forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It includes two parishes, ...
were granted to
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433 – 10 May 1493) was a medieval Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, Master of Campbell and Elizabeth Somerville, daughter of John Somerville, 3rd Lord S ...
. In 1773, it passed to a branch of
Campbell of Craignish:
Sir Archibald Campbell
General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was a Scottish soldier who served as an officer in the British Army. From 1824 to 1826, Gen. Campbell commanded the British forces in the First Anglo-Burmese War ...
became the owner of the estate. Though neither the largest nor the grandest of his several estates, it was Archibald's favourite, but he was unable to live on the land as he was appointed
Governor of Jamaica and then of
Madras in India, dying a few months after his return.
It was his elder brother, Sir James Campbell of Killean,
Perthshire, who first made a home at Inverneill, using it as a summer 'cottage' for his family.
The house was of a good size in those days, having dining and drawing rooms, 8 bedrooms, a housekeeper's room, servants' rooms, pantry, kitchen and scullery, as well as outhouses containing wash house, laundry and dairy. The walled garden with its high wall containing two turrets was reputed to be one of the finest in Scotland for fruit and vegetables of all kinds.
Lt Col. Duncan Campbell, 7th of Inverneill, added the three-storey wing around 1890. The house was occupied by the Campbell family until 1955 when it was sold, though the family continue to own Inverneill Island. The last two occupants were the Misses Olive and Una Campbell. Their sister had married and became Mrs.
Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich was the founder of the
Scottish Country Dance Society and became its first Secretary. A country dance named "Inverneill House" was composed in her honour.
Campbells of Inverneill from 1773
*
General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st of Inverneill (1739-1791)
*Sir
James Campbell James Campbell may refer to:
Academics
* James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina
* James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Americ ...
, 2nd of Inverneill (1737-1805), M.P., of Killean
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Lt.-General Sir James Campbell, 1st and last Bt., of Inverneill; 3rd of Inverneill (1763-1819)
*Captain John Campbell, 4th of Inverneill (1766-1822)
*
Duncan Campbell, 5th of Inverneill (1771-1840)
*James Archibald Campbell, 6th of Inverneill (1800-1878), D.L., J.P.
*Lt. Colonel Duncan Campbell, 7th of Inverneill (1842-1922), O.B.E., D.L., J.P.
*Lt. Colonel Duncan Campbell, 8th of Inverneill (1880-1954), J.P.
*
John Lorne Campbell
Dr John Lorne Campbell FRSE LLD OBE ( gd, Iain Latharna Caimbeul) (1906–1996) was a Scottish historian, farmer, environmentalist and folklorist, and recognized scholar of Scottish Gaelic literature.
Early life
According to his biographer, R ...
, 9th of Inverneill (1906-1996)
*Colin Campbell, 10th of Inverneill (1912-1998)
*Neill Diarmid Campbell, 11th of Inverneill (b. 1948)
See also
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Carter-Campbell of Possil
Carter-Campbell of Possil (also known as Campbell of Possil) is a branch of Clan Campbell, a Scottish clan. Historically, they are part of Clan Campbell, which was regarded as one of the largest Scottish clans. The branch of the Campbell clan w ...
*
Campbell of Craignish
References
External links
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of ScotlandBurkes Landed Gentry, 1991 - Campbell of Inverneill
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Houses in Argyll and Bute
