Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOT'S ISLE | Abbots Isle Abbots Isle Abbots Isle Elinanabb or Abbot's Isle Elinanabb (The Abbot's Isle) "Eilean Aba" |
Mr Sinclair Culnadalloch Mr McDougall Culnadalloch Mr Bolton Culnadalloch New Stat [Statistical] Account Origines Parochiales "Abbot's Isle" |
087 | Applies to an Island situated a Short distance West of Highwood. At one time there apparently has been buildings on it as at one place there are a great number of Stones but the formation cannot be traced. |
| LINNE NA CRAIGE | Linne na Creag Linne na Creag Linne na Creag Stonefield Bay "Linne na Craige." |
Mr Campbell Achnacloich Mr Sinclair Achnacloich Mr Sinclair Culnadalloch New Stat [Statistical] Account 516 (The Craig Pool) |
087 | Applies to a Bay formed by Rudha na Carn Beg and Eillan Treachd. |
Continued entries/extra info
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87.11 -- Argyllshire
[Note to Abbot's Isle:]
"The island of Elinanabb lying adjacent to the
lands of Auchnacloich, is said to have been the
residence of the Abbots of Inchaffray in troublesome times"
Origines Parochiales
[Note to Linne na Craige:]
"In the bay of Stonefield, snugly sheltered, is situated the
Abbots' Isle, robed in its mantle of green & exhibiting still a
few aged sycamores, the relicts of the years that are past"
New Stat. [Statistical] Account.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 23 - Parish of Muckairn, OS1/2/23
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Muckairn.
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.