Monthly Archives: July 2014
Gigha and Cara Table
Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Kinerarach 4m 1751 NR 6553 Blaeu(Kintyre)K.Top.49.37Langlands(1793) Kennertrach(Blaeu), Kinararough(1747) Saule See below. Tarbert 2m 1667 NR 6551 K.Top.49.37 2m(1751, 1779) Creag Bhan 2m 1436-1449 c. NR 645511? Langlands(1793) To…
The Cumbraes Table
Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Great Cumbrae Blaeu Kumbra Moir(Blaeu) Over Kames aliasBallikellet 5m 1536 NS 1756 BlaeuRoy (PC 20)RHP 23900 Balakeleid(Blaeu), Bellakelate(RHP 23900) North Ballochmartin 2½m 1549 NS 1757 BlaeuRoy (PC…
Bute Table
Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Kingarth Parish GarrochtySouth GarrochtyNorth Garrochty 7½m 1507 NS 0952NS 093525NS 096530 Blaeu, RHP 14107OS(1863)OS(1863) 1437-50 split into 2 x 50s units, later into 4 x 25s units.Also known…
The Parishes of Kintyre with early ecclesiastical sites
Parish Name (m) in 1678 My totals No m Locations of early ecclesiastical sites? South Kintyre Kilkivan 49m 3s 4d 52m 6s 8d 2 4 Kilkivan (2m, NR 651201), Kilwhipnach (2m, NR 675165) Kilkerran 48m 48m 6s 8d 6 11?…
South Kintyre
Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Kilkivan parish Trodigal 2m 1674 NR 6520 2m(1678, 1751). Kilchevan parish(1678). See under Machrihanish estate in North Kintyre. Ballygrogan 4m 1481 NR 6219 BlaeuDR 4/9/93 With Cragaig as…
The Parishes of Kintyre
Our first evidence for the number of parishes in Kintyre comes from Pont’s notes in Macfarlane’s Geographical Collections which were probably composed by about 1595. Vol II pp 186-8 says “And in Kintyre there is ten paorish churches more than…
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