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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDHA BEAG | Rudha Beag Rudha Beag Rudha Beag Beg Point |
Dugald Livingstone, Kilfinnan Robert Crawford, Ardgaddan Duncan Crawford, Ardgaddan Admiralty Chart |
181 | A rocky point on the farm of Ardgaddan, a short distance north west of Kilfinnan Bay. |
| CASTLE (Site of) CAISTEAL MHIC EÒGHAINN | Caisteal Mhic Eoghainn Caisteal Mhic Eoghainn Caisteal Mhic Eoghainn |
Duncan Crawford. Ardgaddan Old Stat. [Statistical] Account. Origines Parochiales. |
181 | The object to which this name applies is a wall of loose stones appearing about 1 foot above ground, said to have been the foundation of McEwens Castle, it is situated on the top of a rocky knoll beside the seashore a short distance north of Kilfinnan Bay. there also appears the foundation of a smaller building immediately beside it but it is not known what this was. |
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[Page] 28Castle (Site of) [notes]
"On a rocky point, on the coast of Lochfine, about a mile below the church,
is to be seen the vestige of a building called Caisteal Mhic Eobhuin ie McEwen's Castle
It was a wide, but irregular building, neither square nor circular, perhaps nearer a pentagon
than any other plan: it does not appear to have been built with any kind of mortar; but, from
the quantity of rubbish, it must have been of a considerable height. This McEwen was the Chief of
a clan, & proprietor of the northern division of the parish, called Otter. His possession of it
must have been of very remote antiquity; for there is no record nor tradition that says who
possessed the property before them."
Old Stat: [Statistical] Account.
"On a rocky point on Lochfyne there stood in 1700 the ruins of
Castle MacEwen, the stronghold of the earlier lords of the Otter."
Origines Parochiales
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