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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIGH-AN-DROIGHINN | Tighandroigheinn Tighandroigheinn Tighandroigheinn "Tigh-an-droighinn". |
Mr Dougald McMillan Mr Andrew Campbell Mr William Wilson G. O. [Gaelic Orthography] |
180 | A thatched cot house on the grazing of Stronchullin the property of J. Campbell Esq of Shirvan. The date of its building is unknown and it is at present in good condition. The authoroities Mr. Campbell & Mr. Wilson remember when the original roof was taken off it being then in an unfit state to live in and the present one erected in its place. Sign. [Signification] "House of the Thorn" "Among the antiquities of the parish it may be mentioned that at Stronchullin on the Coast of Loch fine and not far from the church at Inverneil there is a thatched Cottage still standing & in perfect preservation which is at least 200 years old. The walls are thick and substantial the couples are of oak very massive & still perfectly sound. It is said that when Alister McDonald was [rairshing] Argyllshire in 1643 on his way to Cantyre he came to this house faint with hunger & demanded of the landlady of the house something to eat when the poor woman gave him a drink of milk which he received with gratitude & ordered his men to spare the house where he had been so kindly entertained". "New Stat [Statistical] Acct [Account]" |
| AN TORR | An Torr | Mr Dougald McMillan Mr Andrew Campbell Mr William Wilson |
180 | A prominent hill on the grazing of Stronchullin immediately to the west of farm house of that name/ Sign. [Signification] "The Conical Hill" |
| GLEANN DA LEIRG | Gleann Da Leirg | Mr Dougald McMillan Mr Andrew Campbell Mr William Wilson |
180 | A good sized hollow extending from its junction with Stronchullin Burn Southwards for about a mile. Sign. [Signification] Glen of the Slopes |
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[Page] 175180 Argyllshire South Knapdale Ph [Parish]
[Tigh-an-droighinn] Tigh-an-droighinn
See Macleod & Dewar's Dicty. [Dictionary]"
Also MacEachain's Dicty. [Dictionary]
Tigh-an-droighne See Armstrong's Dicty [Dictionary]
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