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Aros, vil. and seat, on NE. coast of Mull island, Argyllshire, 9 miles SE. of Tobermory; P.O., T.O. Near it is Aros Castle, ruined rock-built fortress of the Lords of the Isles. A rivulet, called Aros Water, issues from Loch Frisa, and falls into the Sound of Mull close to the castle.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village and seat" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Argyll County |
| Place: | Aros |
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