Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Craignish

Craignish, par., W. coast of Argyllshire, 18 miles NW. of Lochgilphead, 9813 ac., pop. 451; contains remains of a large, strong, mediaeval fortress, and vestiges of numerous rude forts, supposed to be Scandinavian.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Craignish Parish       Argyll County
Place: Craignish

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