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Taynuilt Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

List of Argyll placenames and accompanying story, 21 September 1884

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/236
Scope and Contents

List of Argyll placenames, mostly from the Taynuilt area [Taigh an Uillt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] including Baile an Deor, Tir Ruthadaich and Muc Carna [Baile an Deòir, Mucàrna/Muckairn] with a story which states that Alastair [Alasdair/Alexander] MacColl had to put Tai[gh] an Trithn [Taigh an Trithinn] on fire but he could not do it because a laogh alla 'a charmed calf' was in it. Text scored through as if copied elsewhere.

Dates: 21 September 1884

Note about Alexander Carmichael's travel arrangements, 1884

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/216
Scope and Contents

Note about Alexander Carmichael's travel arrangements which reads 'Left Edinburgh to join Mary & children at Taigh an Uillt [Taynuilt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] Saturday 6 Sep[tember] 1884 Train from Waverley Stat[ion] 12-25'.

Dates: 1884

Note about Alexander Carmichael's travel arrangements, 2 October 1884

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/261
Scope and Contents

Note about Alexander Carmichael's travel arrangements which reads 'Home to 31 Raeburn Place Edin[burgh] from Taighanuillt [Taigh an Uillt/Taynuilt/Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] this 2 Oct[ober] 1884 7-45pm Sorry coming from the hills'.

Dates: 2 October 1884

Story entitled 'Burns', 25 July 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/1
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Burns' collected from Angus Macniven, tailor, Cill Taigh an Uillt [Kirkton, Taynuilt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Much of the text is illegible owing to smudged pencil marks but of the text that can be distinguished this item would appear to involve a Campbell fleeing from the country after a number of murders. It has not been possible to make out the text which relates to Robert Burns.

Dates: 25 July 1892