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- Founder of the Breadalbane Campbells. See History, Vol. 1, page 133-135. Said to have built Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe and the Castle of Inveraray. Due to his pilgrimage to Rome he was known as Colin dubh na Rhoime.
Known as the "Black Colin", 'Sir Calein Dubh'. Was a crusader. Died 24/9/1489, Strathfillan, Perthshire, and buried 26/9/1489, Kilmartin, Argyllshire. Was given the lands and lordship of Glenorchy in 1432 by his father who had taken them from the MacGregors. Aquired Glenlyon from the Stewarts of Garth by force of arms. Made a pilgrimage to Rome, during which he was known as Colin dubh na Rhoime. Began construction of Kilchurn Castle about 1440 with the central keep. A charter in 1449 refers to the `apud castrum de Glenurquhay', so by that date Colin had built some form of castle on the site. The castle lies on the tip of a small peninsula at the north side of Loch Awe, originally an island, but the water level has dropped since then. Kilchurn was occupied by the Campbell's until 1740; it is now a ruin.
Lairds of Glenorchy, subsequent to Colin, have added to the castle, most notably in 1693. Laird of Glenorchy. 1st Earl of Glenorchy and Baronet of Lawers. Through his second marriage Colin inherited 1/3rd of the estate of Lorn. Was guardian of his nephew, Colin, the future Earl of Argyll, and also his future brother in law (his nephew married a sister of Colin's second wife). Ancestor of the Campbells of lenurchy, Lawers, Glenlyon, Monzie, Barcaldine and Breadalbane.
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Abt 1406 - 1480 (74 years)
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