Volume contents
- 1 - Arrochar , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Arrochar , page 10
- 20 - Arrochar , page 20
- 30 - Arrochar , page 30
- 40 - Arrochar , page 40
- 50 - Arrochar , page 50
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- 85 - Arrochar , page 85 (end)
- 86 - Arrochar , title page
- 87 - Arrochar , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COIRE COINGHILL | Coire Coingheil Coire Coingheil Coire Coingheil |
Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan Peter Turner Colin MacKay |
010 | An extensive dell in the side of "Ben Chaorach," extending from one extremity to the other for nearly a mile. Several streams flow over it and unite at its foot. It is very steep but not generally rocky. It derives its name from the violent manner in which the wind sweeps round it. |
| SHEILING BURN | Sheiling Burn | Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan Peter Turner Colin MacKay |
010 | A good stream bearing its name from the junction of two streams at the foot of "Coire Coingheil". In its course it passes two ruins three quarters of a mile apart and falls into "Luss Water" a mile below "Gleann-na-Caorruinn. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co [County] Dumbarton
[Below entry for Coire Coinghill:]
"Coire, (G. [Gaelic]). A mountain dell, a hollow between surrounded
with hills.
Coingheil, from Coingheall, A whirlpool; vortex;
a violent agitation, (G. [Gaelic]).
gen. sing. [genitive singular] Coinghill
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 3 - Parish of Arrochar, OS1/9/3
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.