OS1/2/4/43
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD BURIAL GROUND [Hafton] | Chapel (site of) Chapel (site of) Chapel (site of) |
Angus Sinclair, Keeper Donald White, Cnocan Archibald Mains, Dunoon Alexander Campbell Hafton James Leitch, Gardener Professor Buchanan Glasgow University to whom the place was mentioned by the late William Hunter Esqr. of Hafton |
184 | An ancient burying ground in which is still plainly traceable the foundation of what may have been a small religious house or chapel. The name of the stream flowing past signifies in English, The Burn or rugged stream of the Burial Ground. There is no mention made of this in the extracts - but A. Mains and others know the fact well, and remember when children that they were frightened to pass the spot in the dark. |
| EAS A' CHAIBEIL | Eas a Chaibeil | Angus Sinclair, Keeper Donald White, Cnocan Archibald Mains, Dunoon Alexander Campbell Hafton James Leitch, Gardener |
184 | A name applied to the rugged portion (defined by slope) of a large stream flowing into Loch Loskin. See above for signification of name. |
| LOCH LOSKIN | Loch Loskin Loch Loskin Loch Loskin Loch of Dunloskin |
William Skinner, Overseer, Hafton John C Turner, Dunloskin Angus Sinclair Keeper New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] |
184 | A beautiful lake on the Estate of Hafton, The farm on which it is situated is called Dunloskin, Name probably from Losgann a frog - of which animals there is great plenty about its sides. |
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[Page] 43Co. [County] Argyll -- Ph. [Parish] Dunoon
Surveyor Note for "Eas a' Chaibeil" -
"pronounced Cabbeil signifies
a Burial Place, not a Chapel"
[Initialled] JB Lt.Col [Lieutenant Colonel]
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Alison James- Moderator, F Stevenson
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