Volume contents
- 1 - Kilfinan , Page 1 (start)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Otter Ferry] | School School School |
Mr. Anderson Factor A Crawford P. McBride |
171 | A small oblong building, used as a school, supported by subscription & Fees, |
| KILAIL | Kilail Kilail Kilail Kilail Killall |
Mr. Anderson D Davie. Occupier A Crawford County Directory County Map |
171 | A good farmsteading & grazing. The property of Campbell Campbell Esqr. |
| DAIL A' CHAIBEIL | Dail a' Chaibeil Dail a' Chaibeil Dail a' Chaibeil |
A Crawford D Davie Thomas Smith |
171 | A well known name applied to a field on Kilail farm, deriving this name from a Chapel which is said to have stood about 7 chains south of the present house. |
| CHAPEL (Site of) [KiIaiI] | 171 | The tenant Mr. Davie, in cultivating this field some years ago, came upon what appeared to be the foundation of a building, (at place indicated by cross on trace) & currently beleived by the inhabitants to have been the chapel, from which the field or plain derived its name. | ||
| CAIRN (Site of) [KiIaiI] | 171 | immediately south of the same he also removed a cairn of stones; it was of considerable size, & comprised a great number of cart loads; Several large stones supposed to have been rude tombstones were also removed, all tending to point to the fact of a Chapel & burying ground having at some remote period stood here. The name Kilail being derived from 'Cill' a burying ground & Ail, supposed to be a corrupted form of a Saint's name. | ||
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Argyllshire
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.