Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUBAS PORT | Lubas Port Lubas Port Lubas Port |
John Martin, Lubas Archibald Martin, Largizean John Currie Kilcattan |
215.14 | A small port on a farm of the same name, and on the estate of the Marquis of Bute. |
| STANDING STONES [Stravanan] | Standing Stones Standing Stones Standing Stones |
Estate Map New Stat [Statistical] Account Wilsons guide to Bute |
215.14 | "Towards the west shore 3 very large stones are standing" Those three stones have been variously conjectured to have been connected with Druidical rites, or the mark a scene of battle, and to have served as monuments for persons who fell in it, most probably it was the latter object for which they were erected. They are situated on a plain at the foot of a gently rising ground, half a mile distant from the bay of Stravanan, where an enemy was likely to land; and indicate a position Singularly favourable for a defending force. On the other hand they have little appearance of a Druidical erection. They are placed in a line running nearly from north to South, and are made to face towards the east and west; and although their direction has a slight inclination towards being circular, the circumstance may have been accidental; and if they formed part of a circle it must have been greatly larger than that above mentioned. See [page] 125-11 New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] |
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County of Bute Parish of Kingarth
Ordnance Survey - Bute county, OS Name Books - Bute county - Volume 4 - Parish of Kingarth, OS1/6/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kingarth.
Ordnance Survey - Bute 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 Bute, which is in the west of Scotland.