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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:48 pm Post subject: Captain Robert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glen Lyon *No Photos* |
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Captain Robert Campbell Memorial in Glen Lyon :
Capt Robert Campbell , was the 5th Laird of Glen Lyon and a cousin of John Campbell , 1st Earl of Breadalbane .
Capt Campbell was the Officer commanding the Government troops at the Massacre of Glencoe on 13 February 1692 when they massacred the MacDonald clansmen .
This was in the Jacobites era
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Pat
Do you know where in Glen Lyon this memorial is?
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 939 Location: near Arbroath Angus
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:40 am Post subject: Capt Robert Campbell Memorial , Glen Lyon |
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Adam ,
The Memorial or Cairn it should be called is in Glen Lyon on the west side of Bridge of Balgie.
Nearby is the Meggernie Castle which was owned by Capt Robert Campbell (his family castle )
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