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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 15 - Parish of Kilmacolm, OS1/26/15

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County of Renfrew
Parish of Kilmalcolm

Duchall Castle
Near to this river (Grief) upon the confluence of two rivulets, stand the Castle and Barony of Duchal, the seat & designation of the Barons Lyll. The first mention I find of this family is in that grant which "Baldwin de Bigres" made to the Monks of Pasly, of the church of Innerkip, where "Radulphhus de Insula" is mentioned among the witnesses thereto. Likeas "Radulphhus de Insula Dominus de Duchal" is mentioned in the Register of that Monastery, as witness to several donations to that Abby an. [in the year] 1243, in King Alexander II's time, etc. etc. Crawfurd's History.

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 15 - Parish of Kilmacolm, OS1/26/15

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmacolm.

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew 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 Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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