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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILMARTIN CASTLE (In Ruins) | Kilmartin Castle (In Ruins) Kilmartin Castle (In Ruins) Kilmartin Castle (In Ruins) |
Mr. Martin Factor, Kilmartin House Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Jackson, Kilmartin Mr. McLean, Innkeeper Kilmartin |
149 | The ruins of an old Castle, situated on a bank immediately, to the north of Kilmartin Village, the walls are entire, but roofless, and are about 4 feet in thickness & two stories high. It was founded by a family the name of Campbell. "On the bank immediately to the north of the Village of Kilmartin, stand the ruins of the old Castle of Kilmartin. The descendants of one of them, the Campbells of Auchanellan, still retain hereditary property in the parish, and the ancient Caibeal or burial place of the rectors in the churchyard of Kilmartin; & the family are sometimes called by the natives Slioch an Easbuig, i.e. the descendants of the church superintendent. New Stat. [Statistical] Account |
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