Inveraray Argyllshire Scotland

Scope and Contents The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Duke of Argyll to William Talbot Aveline sub-series consists of:

Scope and Contents Notes on rocks around Iona and Lismore including the tidal sgeirs called An Draidhean and Lieth sgeir [An Dreadhan, Liath Sgeir, Lios Mòr, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] including their situations and that rock from Liath Sgeir was quarried for tombstones on Lismore and I Chaluim Chille/Iona. Also notes that Lithe [liath] or Li is the word for a flagstone, Leac-lithe [leac-liath] being the term for tombstone in Lismore, Iona and Inbhir Aora/Inveraray. He notes that Inis nan Draoidhean or Inis...

Scope and Contents Notes on the use of Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire for burials, including that people would come from Inbhir Aora/Inveraray and the surrounding country to bury their dead, that Dun fraoin and Tor-an-aolaich, at the north end of Achnacrois were big burial sites [Dùn Fraoin, Tòrr an Aolaich and Achnacroish]. A man called Cheyne offended Roman Catholics by taking two cartloads of bones from Uamh Dhùn Fraoin to the Roman Catholic burial ground.

Scope and Contents Placename note for Barr na brac [possibly for or near Auchnabreac] which is described as being within three miles of Inveraray from Furnace and now in the farm of Dailchenna [Inbhir Aora, An Fhùirneis and Dalchenna Farm, all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. The text has been scored through in pencil.