Torosay, Argyll : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Torosay parish Bartholomew
Torosay a parish Groome

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

Place Type of entry Source
Achnacraig or Auchnacraig a hamlet Groome
Ba a lake and rivulet Groome
Ba lake Bartholomew
Benmagh a height Groome
Bentalloch or Bentealluidh a mountain Groome
Cainail a glen Groome
Cainail glen Bartholomew
Castle Duart ruined castle Bartholomew
Craignuire hamlet with steamboat pier Bartholomew
Craignure a hamlet Groome
Crogan school Bartholomew
Duart a small bay and a ruined castle Groome
Forsa a rivulet Groome
Forsa rivulet Bartholomew
Glenforsa House a modern mansion Groome
Glenmore a mountain defile Groome
Glen More glen Bartholomew
Lochbuy a hamlet Groome
Lochbuy hamlet Bartholomew
Lochdonhead village Bartholomew

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
Kinlochspelvie 0 2
Lochbuie 4 2
Mull 81 3
Auchnacraig 0 2
Duart 1 3
Salen 0 2
Lochaline 0 2
Aros 0 2
Kilfinichen 0 2
Carsaig 0 2
Kerrera 0 2
Samalan 2 0
Easdale 1 2
Seil 0 2
Inchkenneth 10 2
Morvern 3 3
Garvellachs 0 3
Kilninver 0 2
Lismore 1 4
Oban 19 2

Names from historical writing

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

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

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

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  • Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
  • References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.