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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNMORE | Dunmore Dunmore Dunmore Dunmore |
Mr. Tulloch, Inspector of Poor Peter Johnson Ronald McDougall Mr. Campbell, Gamekeeper |
212 | A substantial mansion house of a castellated form with offices attached. The property of Mrs Campbell. |
| FORT [Dunmore] | Dun Dun Dun Dun |
Mr. Tulloch, Inspector of Poor Peter Johnson Ronald McDougall Mr. Campbell, Gamekeeper |
212 | Applicable to the remains of a fort or ancient watch tower, situated on a very bold & steep eminence, (wooded), immediatley north of Dunmore house. It is of considerable extent. Parallelogram in form but rounded at north & south extremities. In length about 140 feet, in breadth about 70 feet. The wall, of stone, being, on the west side about 13 ft. thick & on the east about 10, In the centre are the ruins of a small building apparently erected same period as the fort. The walls are pretty much dilapidated, varying in height from 2 to five feet. On the western side there is a remarkable avenue of large beech trees. A similar fort called "Dun a Choin Duibhe" (201 trace 11) is situated about a mile & one-fourth north of this, and another about half a mile south west. And all supposed by the authorities quoted, to have been Signal or watch towers (as well as places of defence) in connection with chain of forts along the coast of Kintyre. |
| CNOC EILID | Cnoc Eilid Cnoc Eilid |
Peter Johnson Mr. Campbell |
212 | A small wooded eminence a little east of the above [Fort (Dunmore)]. Sign. [Signification] "Hind's hill". |
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Argyllshire
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 59 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets CLXXXI, CXC, CXCI, CC, CCI and CCXII, OS1/2/59
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of South Knapdale , Kilmaconnell and Kilberry and Sadell and Skipness.
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.