Volume contents
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- 250 - Various Parishes , Title page
- 251 - Various Parishes , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH PEARSAN | Loch Pearsan Loch Pearsan Loch Pearsan |
Revd [Reverend] Mr McGillvrey F.C. [Free Church] Manse Mr Sinclair, Teacher, Kilmelford Colin McColl, Kilmelford |
122 | A good sized Loch situate about half a mile northeast from Kilmelford. In the southen part of the loch is a small island, partly artificial on which stands the ruin of a small dwelling built of dry stones, and appears to have contained several apartments - eight of which are still traceable, Tradition asserts that during the time of Episcopacy an Incumbent of the parish of a retired disposition, erected this building as a residence, Some time after the Campbells of Inverliver used it as a refuge in fleeing from Coile Coiteach (lefthanded Coll) in one of his raids through this Country. There is no tradition to bear out the statement in the Statt. [Statistical] account of its having been a Monastery or Castle, The building is so slight in construction that it would have been useless as a fortified place. "On a wooded island in the Parson's Lake there stands the ruins of a Castle or Monastery, with twelve apartments. The Parson's Lake about a mile from the head of Loch Melfort is upwards of a mile in circumference and is remarkable for its beautiful wooded island and ruins. New Statistical acct. [account] |
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Sheet 122 Argyllshire
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 53 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCVII, XCVIII, CIX, CX, CXXI, CXXII, CXXIII, CXXIX, CXXX, CXXXI, CXXXII, OS1/2/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Craignish, Inveraray, Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Kilmartin, Kilmore and Kilbride, Kilninver and Kilmelfort.
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.