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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| ISLAND I VOW | Island I Vow Island I Vow Island I Vow Island I Vow |
M Martin Esqr. Factor Robertson's Tourists' Guide Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Macfarlane Alexander Dewar. Schoolmaster |
004 | A small island in Loch Lomond containing the remains of a Castle, and several ruins nearly level with the ground. It is closely wooded and contains a number of Yew trees supposed to have been planted by Robert the Bruce. Its name was derived from the Chief of Clan Macfarlane building the Castle and making a solemn oath that he would allow no more Clansmen hostile to him to pass down the Loch. The name was originally Gaelic but is now better known in its English form |
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Co. [County] Dumbarton
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 2 - Parish of Arrochar, OS1/9/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Arrochar.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.