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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUARTER | Cuarter Cuarter Cuarter |
Duncan Thomson Donald Stalker Donald Hyman |
213 | This name applies to a wood extending from a little west of Skipness Castle, northward to point where stream 'Eas Faolan' (213.7. Trace 5) enters it. Sign. [Signification] not known. |
| SKIPNESS CASTLE | Skipness Castle Skipness Castle Skipness Castle |
W T Fraser Esqr. Duncan Thomson New Stat. [Statistical] Account. |
213 | A well known ruin near Point of same name. The north east portion of it is still roofed & entire, the original building is crossed on trace thus [small square of hatching drawn]. The other erections surrounding being farm offices. "The Castle of Skipness is a venerable and majestic pile evidently of great antiquity. It is of a square form with a court within. The outer wall is 35 feet in height 7 feet thick, and 450 feet in all. There are two projecting Towers, one at the southeast end and the other called Tur an t-Sagairt (The Priests Tower) at the north east end which was evidently the keep of the Castle. The western side is flanked by a small tower about the centre. The wall at the entrance projects slightly at the south side, so as to form by means of loopholes at its junction with that side a slight flanking defence to the east and west. There has also been a portcullis to protect the gate". New Statistical Account |
| TÙR AN T-SAGAIRT | Tùr an t-Sagairt | W T Fraser Esqr. Duncan Thomson New Stat. [Statistical] Account |
213 | There are two projecting Towers, one at the southeast end and the other called Tur an t-Sagairt (The Priests Tower) at the north east end which was evidently the keep of the Castle. |
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Argyllshire
[Note to Skipness Castle:]
"Near the point of Skipness, stands the Castle
of the same name. Its appearance is very noble. It can
scarcely, even at this day, be called a ruin, though
it must be a structure of great antiquity, being probably
built by the Danes. It is built with cement apparently
made up of a composition of lime sea-shell, and earth
of a dunnish colour, so exceedingly firm, that it were
easier to quarry a whin rock. Some parts of the walls
seem to be of a later date than others, being thinner and in
a different style of architecture". Old Stat [Statistical] Account.
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 25 - Parish of Saddell and Skipness, OS1/2/25
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Saddell and Skipness.
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.