Volume contents
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- 156A - Campbelton , Page 156A (loose note)
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- 176 - Campbelton , Title page
- 177 - Campbelton , Index
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CASTLEHILL CHURCH (on Site of Castle) | Castlehill Church (On Site of Castle) Castlehill Church (On Site of Castle) Castlehill Church (On Site of Castle) Castlehill Church (On Site of Castle) |
The Rev [Reverend] Mr. Russell The Rev [Reverend] Mr. Cameron Mr. Greenlees Mr. Macintosh |
257 | A large and plain built edifice being the snd Charge and the church where the English portion of the peole belonging to the Parochial Church worship (The large Gaelic church on the adjoining [--] is the 1st Charge of which the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Russell is Minister). The interior is well [--] up with pews and galleries sufficientlt commodious for about 1150 sitters. Mr. Greenlees & Macintosh say that it is handed down by tradition that this church is built upon the site of an ancient Castle, hence the name "Castlehill Church". "There are 2 parish Churches in one of which Gaelic is preached & in the other English. The former is capable of accommodating 2000 sitters & the latter or Castle Church situated where once stood a Castle of the Lord of the Isles contains 1000 to 1200. New Stat Acct. [New Statistical Account] "The place in which the Castle of McDonald stood, is now occupied as a church" Old Stat. Acct. [Old Statistical Account] |
Continued entries/extra info
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[Castlehill Church (On Site of Castle)] Seats for 1150
Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 78 - Parish of Campbeltown, OS1/2/78
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Campbeltown.
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.