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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (Remains of) [Island I Vow] | Castle (remains of) |
M. Martin Esqr. Factor Robertston's Tourists' Guide Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Macfarlane Alexander Dewar Schoolmaster |
004 | The ruined walls of a Castle on "Island I Vow" built by a Chief of Clan Macfarlane about the end of the 16th Century. It is of a square form about 30 feet long on each side. The highest portion of wall now remaining is the East side, which is about 25 feet high and contains 3 loopholes. Underneath the building is an arched vault. The walls are not more than 2½ feet in thickness. There are besides the Castle, 4 other ruins on the island, nearly level with the ground, and which seem to have been outhouses pertaining to the Castle. It was built by a Chief of Clan Macfarlane to prevent hostile Clansmen passing down Loch Lomond. |
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Co. [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Castle:]
"For many years the principal stronghold
of the Clanfarlane was a castle situate
at Inveruglas, but it was destroyed in Crom-
well's time, and their Chief afterwards fixed
his residence partly at Tarbet and partly on
a small island in the northern part of
Loch Lomond." (Irving's History) P. [Page] 480
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.