Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AROS CASTLE (In Ruins) | Aros Castle (In Ruins) Aros Castle (In Ruins) |
Alexander Fletcher Glen Aros Duncan McLean Aros Bridge Revd. [Reverend] John Day Salen Manse |
069 | Applies to the ruins of an ancient Castle on the N. side of the Aros River near where the river enters into the Sound of Mull and about ½ a mile N.E [North East] of Aros Bridge. The old Castle crowns a basaltic promontory on its north side & was a residence of the Lords of the Isles. "extract from Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer" |
| PORT AN TOIBRE | Port an Toibre | Alexander Fletcher Glen Aros Duncan McLean Aros Bridge Revd. [Reverend] John Day Salen Manse |
069 | Applies to a portion of the beach a short distance N [North] of Aros Castle used as a port for boats Sig [Signification] "Port of the Well" |
| PORT NAM BUITSICHEAN | Port nam Buitsichean | Alexander Fletcher Glen Aros Duncan McLean Aros Bridge Revd. [Reverend] John Day Salen Manse |
069 | This name applies to a port for boats about ¼ of a mile N [North] of Port an Toibre & W [West] of Rudha Ard Ealasaid. Sig [Signification] "Port of the witches" |
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Sheet 69 Plan 7 -- Isle of Mull -- County Argyll
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T Gilloley
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 45 - Parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, OS1/2/45
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore.
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.