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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Vitrified) [Duntroon] | Vitrified Fort | The Rev [Reverend] Mr. Mappleton (Duntroon Castle | 149 | On the top of a wooded eminence near Duntroon Castle, the distinct evidence of a fort can be traced, it is of an oval shape, and appears to have been a Vitrified one, as quantities of lava is to be found strewen amongst the loose stones especially on the west side of what has been the inner wall or rampart, no information can be gleaned about it, as it does not appear to be known in the locality, except by the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Mappleton who has only but lately discovered it. |
| CAVE (Human Remains found) [Duntroon] | A Number of human Skeletons (Found here) | 149 | A short distance to the south west near the road side is something like the remains of a Cave at the base of a steep rock where a number of human skeletons and Deer horns were discovered about 3 years ago when digging away some rubbish. This may have been one of the ancient subteraneous dwellings. Mr. Mappleton believes it to have been so. |
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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 15 - Parish of Kilmartin, OS1/2/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmartin.
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.