Ardchattan, Argyll : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Ardchattan. You may be able to find further references to Ardchattan in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Ardchattan a large highland parish Groome
Ardchattan and Muckairn mountainous parish Bartholomew

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Ardchattan.

Place Type of entry Source
Ardmucknish a beautiful bay Bartholomew
Ardmucknish a beautiful bay Groome
Barcaldine an estate Groome
Ben-a-Bliuiridh a summit Groome
Benchaorach a summit Groome
Ben Kitlan mountain Bartholomew
Benkitlan or Ben Ceitlein a mountain Groome
Ben-nan-Aighean mountain Bartholomew
Ben-nan-Aighean a mountain Groome
Ben Sguliaird a mountain Groome
Ben Starav a mountain Groome
Ben Trilleachan a mountain Groome
Beregonium, or Selma vitrifed fort Bartholomew
Buachaille-Etive two mountains Groome
Buie a burn Groome
Buie small stream Bartholomew
Carnon rivulet Bartholomew
Carnon a rivulet Groome
Dalness a shooting-lodge Groome
Dergan a rivulet Groome
Duirinnis or Duirnish a grassy islet Groome
Ellan-Duirinnis an islet Groome
Eriska a small inhabited island Groome
Esragan a burn Groome
Fingal's Oak a famous old tree Groome
Glendhu a glen Groome
Glenetive House a recent mansion Groome
Glenketland a glen Groome
Glenkinglass a glen Groome
Glennoe a glen Groome
Glensalach a glen Groome
Glenure a glen Groome
Guisachan or Allt Ghiusachan a rivulet Groome
Inverawe an estate, with a mansion Groome
Kiel or Kilcolmkill an old church and churchyard Groome
Lochawe a station Groome
Lochnell an estate, with a mansion Groome

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Bonawe 1 3
Taynuilt 0 2
Muckairn 0 2
Connel 0 2
Lorne 1 2
Cruachan 1 3
Oban 19 2
Appin 2 2
Kilmore 0 2
Kilchrenan 0 2
Creran 1 3
Portramsay 0 2
Lismore 1 4
Awe 4 4
Inishail 2 2
Fraoch Eilean 1 3
Kerrera 0 2
Kilchurn 2 3
Cladich 1 2
Etive 2 4

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Ardchattan. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
ARDCHATTAN F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
ARDCHATTAN AND MUCKAIRN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

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