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Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 498 Collections and/or Records:

Note about Cladh Churalain [St Cyril's Graveyard], a gravestone inscription and drawing, 29 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/93
Scope and Contents

Note about Cladh Churalain [St Cyril's Graveyard] that it is 250 feet above sea level and surrounded by a 'good oblong square dyke'. Also, inscription of the gravestone of Hugh MacColl, late of Caolas Na Con [Caolasnacon, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire], who was a native of Glencreran [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and was at the Battle of Culloden. The note is accompanied by a drawing of a heart and a gun and the date 1794.

Dates: 29 August 1883

Note about coastline of Loch Fyne, Tarbert, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/105
Scope and Contents

Note about the coastline of Loch Fyne, Tarbert [Loch Fìne, An Tairbeirt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. The text has been scored through in pencil.

Dates: June 1887

Note about copper, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/138
Scope and Contents

Note about copper that a vein of it runs south west up from the sea to the hill face.

Dates: August 1883

Note about corries and mountains in Argyllshire, 29 August 1883

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

Note possibly collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about corries and mountains in Argyll [Earra Ghàidheal] including Coire Buie [Coire Buidhe], Beinn Scuileart [Beinn Sgulaird], Creach Bheinn, Coire na Circe [Coire Circe] and Benderloch [Meudarloch].

Dates: 29 August 1883

Note about cow footmarks, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/105
Scope and Contents

Note about cow footmarks at Brenphort, Doirlinn, Achnanduin [Achnadun, An Doirlinn, Lios Mòr/Lismore].

Dates: August 1883

Note about Creag an Fhreacadain, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/130
Scope and Contents

Note that Creag an Fhreacadain is on Inver-na-hyle [Inbhir na h-Aighle/Invernahyle, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: August 1883

Note about Creag Chuiralain, 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/87
Scope and Contents

Note that Creag Chuiralain [Creag Churalain, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] is the old name for the place where the battle between the Lochaber [Loch Abar] and Argyll men was fought.

Dates: 29 August 1883

Note about Creag Churalain, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/186
Scope and Contents

Note about Creag Churalain collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that his grandfather had it under Cap[tain] Barrcaldein [Campbell of Barcaldine].

Dates: 27 September 1883

Note about Croc sneacaig, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/57
Scope and Contents

Note about Croc sneacaig [Cnoc Sneachdach, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that it is a carn iobairt, on a hill in Fiart, close to which is a cist, and that there is another one on top of Achananard [Achadh nan Àird].

Dates: September 1870

Note about Crois dugh Lios Moir and accompanying diagram, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/33
Scope and Contents Note about Crois dugh Lios Moire [Crois Dubh Lios Mòr or Black Cross of Lismore, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and accompanying diagram. The note tells how all the base of the cross was where banns were proclaimed when there was no service in the church. The stone is described as not being native to the island and the diagram marks the size of its edges and the length of the arms of the cross. The cross is described as having falled down, the back of it being broken. The...
Dates: September 1870