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This tartan is for the "Cameron of Lochiel."

Among its most notable Clan Chiefs is Donald Cameron, the 22nd Chief of the Camerons, known as "The Gentle Cameron." (Born 1695, died 1748.)

During the of 1745, he fought for the cause of , but showed great mercy to the defeated city of Glasgow, which the city still recognizes today.

The Chief earned the name "Gentle Lochiel" for having spared when the army retreated north, and in gratitude the citizenry decreed that the bells of the should forever be rung whenever his descendants passed through the city.

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