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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 54 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCIX, CXI, CXII, CXIII, CXIV, CXV, CXXIV, CXXV and CXXVI, OS1/2/54

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Sheet 113 Argyllshire

Clach Bharr: The Name was changed from Clachach to Clach and initialled RH [R. Hawkins, Sapper RE], Clachach was included as a variation in spelling, then struck out. "Clach" circled with the pencilled note: "The one syllable is the best even tho not strictly grammatical An adjective of more than one syllable is not placed before its noun} The country people would not say Clachach Bharr - It sou[nds] uncouth and bad"

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 54 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets XCIX, CXI, CXII, CXIII, CXIV, CXV, CXXIV, CXXV and CXXVI, OS1/2/54

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Glenorchy and Inishail, Kilmore and Kilbride, Kilninver, Kilmelfort, Lochgoilhead, Kilmorich and Inverary.

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.

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