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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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INVERCHAOLAIN | Inverchaolain Inverchaolain Inverchaolain Inverchaolan Inverchaolin Inverchaolan Inverchaolain Inverchaolain |
New Statistical Account Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Origines Parochiales Sheriff's Returns County Map County Directory of Scotland Oliver & Boyd's Almanac |
Various | "Is the ancient and modern name of this parish; it is derived from the Gaelic, and Signifies the plain or lands fit for tillage on the Small Stream, which is descriptive Enough of the Situation of the Manse & the adjoining farm. It is Situated in the district of Cowall, the South-eastern division of the County of Argyll. bounded on the South-east by the Parish of Dunoon; on the North and North-west by the parishes of Kilmun and Glendaruel now Kilmodan; West and South-west by Loch Riddan and Kyles of Bute. Its greatest length is about 15 Miles, and greatest breadth 8 Miles. including Loch Striven (An Arm of the Sea) which intersects it. The general Surface of the parish is hilly and rugged - a range of hills running along both sides of Loch Striven, but toward the south eastern part it becomes more level" New Stat [Statistical] Account. |
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[Page] 3There is no portion of this Parish detached
nor is there any portion of any other Parish
contained within the boundary of this Parish
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Alison James- Moderator, Celia Skelton
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