| Carter-Campbell of Possil | |
|---|---|
| Cairtear-Cambeulach[1][2] | |
| Motto | Fac et spera (Latin = Do and Hope) |
| War cry | Battle cry:Cruachan![3] |
| Profile | |
| District | Castle Martin,[4][5][6] County Kildare.[7][8] Achnacroish[9] andArdrishaig, Argyllshire.Possil, Lanarkshire.[10]Craigenputtock Dumfriesshire.[11] |
| Plant badge | Shamrock[12] andBog Myrtle[13] |
| Animal | Rampant Combatant Lions,[14]Talbot andWild Boar[15] |
| Pipe music | "The Campbells are Coming"[16] |
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| Carter-Campbell of Possil no longer has a chief, and is anarmigerous clan | |
Carter-Campbell of Possil (also known asCampbell of Possil) is a branch ofClan Campbell, aScottish clan.[17] The Campbells of Possil were originally located in Argyll; and the Carters were an Irish family: the Carter-Campbell name was first used in 1864, following marriage.
Descendants includeDuncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE andGeorge Carter-Campbell.
In the 19th century, the Campbell of Possil family owned land throughoutLanarkshire.[18]
The marriage took place in 1864 betweenColonel Thomas Tupper Carter and Emily Georgina Campbell of Possil IV, who was granddaughter ofColonel Alexander Campbell of Possil.[19][20][21] Once married, their matrimonial home was the Fascadale estate,[22]Ardrishaig,Argyllshire. Emily Georgina Campbell of Possil IV wished to retain her surname when the marriage took place, which resulted in the formation of the Carter-Campbell name.[23] Following the marriage in 1864,Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland formed the Carter-Campbell of Possil armorial bearings.[18][24]
ARoyal Engineer, Carter retired in 1887 upon receiving the honorary rank ofcolonel.[citation needed] He lived for a time at Siam House,Weymouth, Dorset.[25] In 1893 he was granted renewedarms by theLord Lyon King of Arms, and formally changed his name to Carter-Campbell of Possil.[25][26] He subsequently lived with his wife and children at the family residence of Fascadale, in the parish of South Knapdale in Strathclyde (nowArdrishaig, Lochgilphead,Argyllshire).[27]
On 14 January 1900 Carter died at Fascadale, aged 61.[28][29]
The family had other military involvements during the same period and beyond. Carter had six children, his sonGeorge Carter-Campbell served inWorld War I and became a major general.Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil was another of Carter's sons, and was aBritish Army Colonel during the 1950s.[30]
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Family | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Colonel Thomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil | 15 September 1838 | 14 January 1900 | the third son of Admiral John Carter RN of Castlemartin and his wife, Julia Adery Georges.[1] He was a grandson of Thomas Carter MP of Castlemartin. | British Soldier |
 | Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE | 1911 The Island of Malta | 1990 Dumfriesshire | Son ofGeorge Carter-Campbell | British Army Colonel during the 1950s, received OBE |
 | George Carter-Campbell | 1869 Edinburgh | 1921 (aged 51 or 52) London | Son ofThomas Tupper Carter-Campbell of Possil[31] | became Major General in 1915 |
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The Castle was built by the architectDavid Bryce for John Campbell of Possil, inScottish Baronial style. It was completed in 1858.[32] Descendants ofArchibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll sold the ruinedDuart Castle in 1801. It was purchased byClan MacQuarrie, before it was sold to Alexander Campbell of Possil in 1825.[33] The castle remained as a ruin on the Torosay estate. When the estate was sold, the Castle ruin was purchased bySir Fitzroy Donald Maclean in 1912 and restored.[34] John Campbell of Possil sold the castle and the estate in 1865 to Arburthnot Charles Guthrie, a wealthy London businessman.
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