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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 78 - Parish of Campbeltown, OS1/2/78

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[Page] 79

[Machair Uinnein (Supposed Site of Battle)] Signifitn [Signification] Uinnein's Field T.P.W. [Thomas Pilkington White]

"Near to Salt Pans, is a spot named Machairrionan, where a battle
between the Scots & Danes is believed to have been fought somewhere about
the 10th Century. An artificial Knoll in that place was opened & within it was
found a Stone Coffin, containing human bones, supposed to be the remains of
a Chieftain.

Transcriber's notes

Note the description for the "TUMULUS [Cnocan Sithein]" and "MACHAIR UINNEIN (Supposed Site of Battle between the Scots & Danes 10th Century.)" are the same and are part of the one description that is difficult to separate.

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.

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