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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Leccamore] | Fort Fort Fort |
Mr McLean Leccamore Lachlan McLachlan Blackmillbay Neil Marquis Ballahuan |
129 | On the summit of a hill about a quater [quarter] of a mile west of Leacamore there is the remains of a fort or watchtower. It commands an extensive view all round. The walls which are about 4 feet thick and about 2 feet high all round are still very distinct. It has also the appearance of having had an outer wall but that cannot now be traced, save by the loose stones lying about. |
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Sheet 129 Argyllshire
"The only remains of antiquity in the parish are the
"ruins of some old forts so common in the Highlands.
"There is one of these on the top of a hill on the island
"of Luing. It is of a circular form and was apparently
"a place of great strength as the wall is about 10 feet
"thick. New Stat [Statistical] Account."
"There is no antiquity worthy of notice in this parish
"except the ruins of two or three buildings supposed to have
"been erected by the Danes. They were not only used as
"places of defence and safety in time of war, but it appears
"from their situation, in view of one another, that they
"served as watch towers, to convey signals, and alarm the coast at the approach of
"an enemy. Those forts are all erected upon rising ground that commands an extensive
"view to the right and left along the coast, and might easily convey signals by fire."
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
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.