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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREAGAN BREAC | Creag-na-Breac Creag-na-Breac Creag-na-Breac "Creagan Breac" |
Mr. Martin, factor, Kilmartin Mr. Gillies, Schoolmaster, Bridgend Mr. Gillies, Kilmichael Glassary Adopted |
149 | A rocky hill adjacent to Kilmichael Glassary, property of J. Malcolm Esqr. Poltalloch. Signification, Speckled Hill. |
| TÒRRABHLARAIN | Tòrrabhlaran Torrabhlarain |
Mr. Martin, factor, Kilmartin Mr. Gillies, Schoolmaster, Bridgend Mr. Gillies, Kilmichael Glassary (See below) |
149 | A farmhouse with offices attached, property of J. Malcolm Esqr. |
| TÒRR A' BHLARAIN | Tòrr-a-Bhlaran Tòrr a Bhlarain |
Mr. Martin, factor, Kilmartin Mr. Gillies, Schoolmaster, Bridgend Mr. Gillies, Kilmichael Glassary Mound of the Field |
149 | A small rocky hill on the farm of Torrabhlaran. Its summit commands a good prospect south-wards, and on it is the remains of a work of art, of an oval shape much resembling the old British hill forts often met with throughout the country. Little tradition can be gleaned in the locality regarding it, farther than the inhabitants call it the remains of some old castle or tower. "The remains of ancient buidings intended, as their form and sites evidently indicate, as watch towers, built in order to convey the most rapid intelligence of the movements of any party on the cost to [continued on page 18] |
| FORT [Tòrr a' Bhlarain] | Fort | Mr. Martin, factor, Kilmartin Mr. Gillies, Schoolmaster, Bridgend Mr. Gillies, Kilmichael Glassary |
149 | A small rocky hill on the farm of Torrabhlaran. Its summit commands a good prospect south-wards, and on it is the remains of a work of art, of an oval shape much resembling the old British hill forts often met with throughout the country. Little tradition can be gleaned in the locality regarding it, farther than the inhabitants cal it the remains of some old castle or tower. "The remains of ancient buildings intended, as their form and sites evidently indicate, as watch towers, built in order to convey the most rapid intelligence of the movements of any party on the cost to [continued on page 18] |
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149-16 -- Parish of Glassary -- Argyllshire
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 16 - Parish of Kilmichael Glassary, OS1/2/16
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmichael Glassary.
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.