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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Fraoch Eilean like this:
Fraoch Eilean, a small island in Loch Awe, Argyllshire, 2½ miles SW of Kilchurn Castle and ½ mile NE of Inishail. The hero Fraoch, going to gather its serpent-guarded apples, which the fair Mego longed for, slew and was slain by the monster—a legend which recalls the classic myth of the Hesperides, and which forms the theme of an ancient Gaelic poem, translated about 1770 by the Rev. ...
Dr John Smith. In 1267 the islet was granted by Alexander III. to Gilbert Macnaughton; and it contains the ruins of a strong fortalice, in which the Macnaughton chieftains resided.—Ord. Sur., sh. 45, 1876.
Fraoch Eilean is now part of ARGYLL AND BUTE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ARGYLL AND BUTE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fraoch Eilean itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fraoch Eilean, in Argyll and Bute and Argyll | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26894
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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