Historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.
Historicamente un dos maiores, máis poderosos e exitosos clans das Terras Altas, as súas terras estaban en Argyll e o xefe do clan converteuse en Conde e despois Duque de Argyll.