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- 186 - Various Parishes , Title page
- 187 - Various Parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (In Ruins) [Fraoch EiIean] | Castle (In Ruins) Fraochrillèin Castle Castle Castle |
D. McKercher Leitir New Statl. [Statistical] Account Old Statl. [Statistical] Account Origines Parochiales |
101 | On a small rocky knoll in the middle of Fraoch Eilean stand the ruins of a small castle said to have been a stronghold of the Clan McNaughton. It is a very plain erection, strengh [strength] alone having been apparently considered in it's construction. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 101 Argyllshire
Castle (In Ruins), a note: "in G.T. [Gothic Text]
"Fraochrillein Castle, at one time the seat and stronghold of the cheif of the Clan"
"McNaughton, and built by a Sir Gilbert of that name in the reign of King"
"Alexander III [3rd] solicits the traveller's admiration. Superior Architectural beauty,"
"and historical recollections and associations, may for other ruins provide an"
"ampler measure o interest and admiration, yet few there are which can, in point"
"of local beauty enter into successful competition with Fraochrilein Castle. Based on it's"
"own twin yet tiny rock in the middle of the lake, girdled about with the adjacent"
"islands of Inchchonnain, Inishail and several others, Commanding a view of the"
"lake eastward to its termination at Caolchurn and and beyond it of the valleys of the Urchay"
"and Strae, overhung on the northern shore by the towering summits of Beinn Cruachan having"
"in full prospect the well wooded shores of Ardteatle and Cladich nor less on the opposite banks"
"the grounds of Inishdraonich & New Inverawe." New Statl [Statistical] Account.
On a small island not far from Castle Kilchurn, called Fraoch-Elan there are [continued Page 157]
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 49 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XXXi, XLV, LIX, LXXV, LXXXIX, CI and CII, OS1/2/49
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Lismore and Appin, Ardchattan, Muckairn and Glenorchy and Inishail.
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.