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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 22 - Parish of Lismore and Appin, OS1/2/22

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point northwards.
"The prospect from the inn is, on all hands,
sublime. Beyond the ferry, the hills, covered with
woods and pastures, rise gradually to a considerable
height, and decline to the south-west, where the
lochs of Leven and Linnhe unite; in that
direction, the eye, gliding over a vast expanse
of water, is arrested by immense groups of mountains
of different forms and heights in Morven, which
compose an admirable landscape. About 4 miles
eastward are the stupendous mountains of Glenco.
Such variety of ground and interesting scenery is
not perhaps to be found in any other part of
Scotland". (Playfair Vol [Volume] 2 p. [page] 15) Ballachulish
ferry is 5 miles from Corran ferry; 16 miles from
Kings House; 14 from Fort-William; 31 from
Tyndrum by the Glenco road; 45 from Fort-
Augustus; and 61 from Inverary by the Military
road.
Copied form the Topographical, Statistical,
and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, p. [page] 96.

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 22 - Parish of Lismore and Appin, OS1/2/22

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lismore and Appin.

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.

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