Volume contents
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- 113 - Kilfinan , Title page
- 114 - Kilfinan , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR IOLA | Barr Iola Barr Iola Barr Iola |
A Crawford John McCallum Peter McBride, Otter Ferry |
171 | A well known name applied to a prominent eminence, situated about half a mile south east of Corra farmhouse, on its summit are the remains of an ancient fort, Sign. [Signification] Not known, |
| FORT [Barr Iola] | Fort | A Crawford John McCallum Peter McBride, Otter Ferry |
171 | A fort situated on the summit of the above hill, is of an oval shape about 80 feet in length & 60 in breadth, the wall or rampart is composed of small loose stones, measuring from the interior about 5 feet in height at the northern extremity, & at the southern about 2 ft [feet], & in breadth (on the top) about 6 feet, the base sloping considerably down the hillside, Immediately south of it is situated a track of the foundation of what appears to have been a square building, but nothing known as to its origin; "In this parish there are several of those ancient duns which are common in many parts of Argyllshire. These are composed of a row of loose stones, generally placed in a circular form on some hill or eminence. They are supposed to have been places where fires were kindled in former times for the purpose of warning the country & summoning the people to assemble for the common defence, on the sudden appearance of an enemy" New Statistical Account, |
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Argyllshire -- Parish of Kilfinan
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 12 - Parish of Kilfinan, OS1/2/12
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilfinan.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Argyll, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.