Volume contents
- 1 - Dunoon etc , Page 1 (start)
- 10 - Dunoon etc , Page 10
- 20 - Dunoon etc , Page 20
- 30 - Dunoon etc , Page 30
- 40 - Dunoon etc , Page 40
- 50 - Dunoon etc , Page 50
- 60 - Dunoon etc , Page 60
- 70 - Dunoon etc , Page 70
- 80 - Dunoon etc , Page 80
- 90 - Dunoon etc , Page 90
- 100 - Dunoon etc , Page 100
- 110 - Dunoon etc , Page 110
- 120 - Dunoon etc , Page 120
- 122 - Dunoon etc , Page 122 (end)
- 123 - Dunoon etc , Title page
- 124 - Dunoon etc , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLY LOCH | Holy Loch Holy Loch Holy Loch Holy Loch Holy Loch |
New Stat Acct. [Statstical Account] Robertson's Tourist Guide Admiralty Survey Plan of Feus Philips' Co. [County] Atlas |
174 | An estuary of the Firth of Clyde, stretching westward for two or three miles, and affording excellent shelter for shipping. At low water a great portion is left bare at its head, where there is also a most extensive, and thick, bed of Muscles. "Tradition asserts the origin of a Church to the circumstance of a ship, bearing a precious cargo of consecrated earth from the Holy land, being stranded in the Holy Loch, & that the catastrophe gave its name to the Holy Loch. For that traditional assertion there is some apparent foundation in the Gaelic name by which this arm of the sea is designated, 'An Loch Sèan ta', the charmed loch" New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] The water of the Holy Loch may be said to be all that lies westward of a straight line drawn from Hunter's Quay, to Strone point, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 25
Co [County] Argyll -- Kilmun Ph. [Parish]
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Dunoon and Kilmun and Inverchaolain, OS1/2/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dunoon, and Kilmun and Inverchaolain.
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.