Volume contents
- 1 - Various Parishes , Page 1 (start)
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- 248 - Various Parishes , Page 248 (end)
- 249 - Various Parishes , Page 249 (loose note)
- 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 [Dun Mhucaig] | Fort Dun Mhucag |
Continued | 121 | "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. The ruins of some of them still show their strength to have been considerable etc. |
| CAMAS AN ALBANNAICH | Camas an Albannach Camas an Albannach Camas an Albannach "Camas an Albannaich" |
Archibald Campbell J McInnes Mr Clark GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
121 | A small creek at the south end of Seil Island, a few chains south west of Cuan. Sign. [Signification] "Scotchmans Bay." |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 81
Sheet 121 Argyllshire
Transcriber's notes
Content in Descriptive remarks for "Fort" is confirmed from Statistical Account of 1791-1799 vol.14 p.168: Kilbrandon and Kilchattan, County of Argyle (www.edina.ac.uk).
The quotation on page 76 is from Statistical Account of 1834-1835 vol.7 p.74.
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.