FOOTNOTES:
[172] Smibert’s Clans, pp. 77, 78.
[173] Highlanders, ii. 266.
[174] Early Kings, i. 75.
[175] In March 1870, the present Duke, in answer to inquiries, wrote to the papers stating that he spells his name Argyll, because it has been spelled so by his ancestors for generations past.
[176] This, through the mis-spelling, intentional or unintentional, of Sir Walter Scott, is often popularly corrupted into Maccallum More, which, of course, is wrong, as the great or big ancestor’s name was Colin, not Callum.
[177] In 1489, by an act of the Scottish parliament, the name of Castle Gloom, its former designation, was changed to Castle Campbell. It continued to be the frequent and favourite residence of the family till 1644, when it was burnt down by the Macleans in the army of the Marquis of Montrose. The castle and lordship of Castle Campbell remained in the possession of the Argyll family till 1808, when it was sold.
[178] Highlands and Isles of Scotland, p. 128.
[179] Calderwood, vol. ii. p. 215.
[180] History of the Highlands and Isles, p. 204.