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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 26 - Parish of Southend, OS1/2/26

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[Page] 81
Southend Ph. [Parish] -- Argyll.

Castle [note]
"The old castle of Dunaverty deserves to be mentioned
as the scene of some historical events. There is on one side
a tremendous precipice hanging over the sea; on the other
the hill on which it is situated rises in the form of a pyramid.
Nature was assisted by art in making this a stronghold. The
sea nearly surrounds it; and the fossee, covered with a
draw-bridge, after which two or three walls, one within
the other, fortified the ascent. On the top of this rock the
Lord of the Isles had one of his Castles, in which Robert
Bruce took refuge for some nights during his adversity".
Old Stat [Statistical] Account.

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 26 - Parish of Southend, OS1/2/26

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Southend.

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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