Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL GROUND (Site of) [Conchra] | Old Burial Ground Old Burial Ground Old Burial Ground |
Mr McNicol Strondevan Mr Gordon Factor J. Leach |
162 | This spot is well know as an old place of Burial and is said to have been used by the people in the neighbourhood. There is no tradition of a church having existed near the spot |
| TOBAR NA SÙIL | Tobar an Suil Tobar an Suil |
J. Leach D. McKellar |
162 | A small spring situated a little below the Old Burial Ground Sig. [Si gnification]Well of the Eye |
| CONCHRA | Conchra Conchra |
J. Leach D McKellar Estate Plan |
162 | A small dwelling occupied by a crofter. In ancient times during the stay of the Earl of Argyle at Garvie Castle, his dog kennels stood on the spot occupied by the house. The name is a corruption of Con a dog and Cro a kennel or fold |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Kilmodan -- Argyllshire
Tobar na Sùla.or Sùl why not write it so? It appears almost evident that "Tobar na Sùl" is the correct mode
Tobar na Sùl yet I would prefer the spelling Sùil here to Sùl
Tobar na Sùil [note] Well of the Eye.
Make it Tobar na Sùil T. P. W.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 18 - Parish of Kilmodan, OS1/2/18
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmodan.
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.