Clan Campbell of Possil Family Mausoleum
The family mausoleum is situated in the Parkland within the grounds of Torosay Castle. Those family members buried there include:
- Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil (painted by Sir Henry Raeburn).
- Mrs Alexander Campbell of Possil Née Harriet Maclachan of Castle Lachlan, Argyll (see Clan Maclachlan painted by Sir Henry Raeburn).
- John Campbell of Possil Esq. and of Torosay Castle (Duart House) The Achnacroish Estate, Isle of Mull and his three wives: Elizabeth Campbell of Ballimore, Helen Bogle Campbell of Colgrain and Elizabeth daughter of Donald Horne W.S.
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