Colin Campbell, 1st of Aberuchill[1, 2, 3]  1572 - 1611

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• Suffix	1st of Aberuchill
  Birth	Abt 1572  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1610
  Person ID	I5362	Clan current
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010 15:15:00
  Father	John Campbell, 3rd of Lawers
  Mother	Beatrix Campbell
  Family ID	F2225	Group Sheet
  Family 1	dau. Colville
  Married	Y  [4]
  Children	> 1. James Campbell, of Aberuchill > 2. John Campbell, of Foordie > 3. Jean Campbell > 4. Margaret Campbell, b. Abt 1602, Aberuchill, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Last Modified	07 Oct 2005 11:17:00
  Family ID	F3227	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Jean Drummond, b. Abt 1590, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Married	Abt 1610	Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland   [3]
  Last Modified	24 May 2006 15:05:00
  Family ID	F8304	Group Sheet

• Photos		Aberuchill Castle (2 miles south west of Comrie, Perthshire) The original fortalice was built in the late 16th Century by Colin, second son of Campbell of Lawers, who received a Crown Charter in 1596. This building was enlarged with baronial additions in the 19th century.

• Notes

  1 - The first of the Campbells of Aberuchill, in Perthshire, was Colin Campbell, second son of Sir John Campbell of Lawers, and uncle of the first Earl of Loudon. He got from the Crown a charter of the lands of Aberuchill, in 1596. 2 - Aberuchill Castle (2 miles south west of Comrie, Perthshire) A laird's house in Perth and Kinross, Aberuchill lies to the south of the River Earn. The original fortalice was built in the late 16th Century by Colin, second son of Campbell of Lawers, who received a Crown Charter in 1596. This building was enlarged with baronial additions in the 19th century. Aberuchill Castle was never a McGregor-owned building, but for many years there was an oak tree by the main entrance known locally as "Rob Roy's tree." The story went that Rob Roy was on one occasion "detained" by Campbell of Aberuchill in a main room on the first floor. Rob noticed, however, that a sufficiently thick branch of the tree came close enough to the window for him to jump across and make good his escape. The castle was badly damaged by fire some years ago but thanks to a former owner having retained a detailed set of plans, it is now fully restored. It is currently owned by an American syndicate and used as a shooting lodge.

• Sources

  [S346] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Campbell04: The Scots Peerage (Loudoun), Burkes Peerage 1934 (Loudoun) (Reliability: 3) [S346] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, StewartXX (Reliability: 3) [S800] International Genealogical Index - submitted, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Submission Search: 570414-093099155422 LDS Medieval Families Unit (Reliability: 3) [S346] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Campbell16 (Reliability: 3)