Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWER DUILLATER | Lower Duillater Lower Duillater Lower Duiveletter |
Mr Gillies occupier Mr McNicol Strondavain Estate Plan |
162 | A well built farm house and outbuildings. The property of Capt [Captain] Campbell of Glendaruel |
| TOBAR A' PHIOBAIN OR HOLY WELL | Tobar an Piobain (or) Holy Well Tobar an Piobain (or) Holy Well |
Mr McNicol Mr Brown Conchra D. McKellar |
162 | A small spring issuing from a rock and falling into a small stone basin. Tradition asserts that a Monks' Cell stood on the W. [West] side of the stream. The name piobain is derived from the practise of imbibing the water through a pipe its position rendering it difficult to obtain by any other method. Sig [Signification] Well of the pipe |
| UPPER DUILLATER | Upper Duillater Upper Duiveletter |
Mr McNicol Mr Brown Conchra D. McKellar Estate Plan |
162 | A small thatched cottage, the property of Capt [Captain] Campbell |
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Parish of Kilmodan -- Argyllshire
"Tobaran Piobain, [note] Pipe Well.
Tobar a'Phiobain
Piole A pipe
Pioban A small pipe (Dem. [Deminutive] of Piob)
Tobar a' Phioban [note] The well of the small pipe
Tobar nam Pioban [note[ The well of the pipes
more likely to be the latter
Why change it from Tobar to Tobaran?
Tobar a Phioban or Holy Well?
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.