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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDMARNOCK HOUSE | Ardmarnock House Ardmarnock House Ardmarnock |
Dr. [Doctor] Nicoll, Ardmarnock Ho. [House] New Statistical Account. County Directory |
192 | A large mansion house with ornamental grounds, the residence of Dr. [Doctor] Nicoll proprietor of the estate of Ardmarnock. |
| Site of ST. MARNOCK'S CHAPEL | Site of Chapel Site of Chapel Site of Chapel Site of Chapel |
New Statistical Account Origines Parochiales Dougald McDougall, Ardmarnock Dr. [Doctor] Nicol Ardmarnock |
192 | The Chapel of St. Marnock is said to have stood here, but nothing remains now to mark its whereabouts, A few years ago the present proprietor Dr. [Doctor] Nicol removed the foundation, he describes it as a small place, and the walls built without lime or mortar, he discovered no graves in the removal of the chapel, but the tradition of the Country, describe it as a Chapel & burying ground, |
| CAIRN [Ardmarnock House] | Cairn Borradh or Cairn |
Dr. [Doctor] Nicol Ardmarnock Ho. [House] Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
192 | This cairn has been partly removed It is situate in a close wood, a little to the South of Ardmarnock House. Dr. [Doctor] Nicol informs me that hundreds of cartloads of Stones have been removed from it for building purposes &c |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 50
Site of St. Marnock's Chapel [note]
"About 3 miles S. [South] from the church is to be seen
the foundation, & a small part of the wall of a
Chapel surrounded by a Churchyard on a
Small field called Ardmarnock ie St. Marnock's Field"
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
Cairn [note]
"About 300 yds [yards] above this Chapel on an eminence appears in the end of
of a pile of Stones or borradh, an apartment or cell made up of large Flags
6 feet long & 4 broad - From what remains it seems to have been only about
20 yards long"
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
Evidently Cists
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.