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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE COEFFIN (In Ruins) | Castle Coeffin (Ruins of) Castle Coeffin (Ruins of) Castle Coeffin (Ruins of) |
Mr. John Stewart, Bachuil Mr. D. Black Balure Mr. J. McDugal, Ballimackillichan New Stat. [Statistical] Account. |
072 | Stands on a rocky point on the west side of the island, close to the shore, and opposite Kingerloch. The walls are of ordinary thickness, and average from 10 to 20 feet in height. "On the property of D. Campbell of Baileveolan in Lismore stands Castle Coeffin, a very ancient building. It is built upon a point jutting out into Linne Shrlich or Linne Loch an arm of the Sea that separates Kingerloch from Lismore" New Statistical Account. "On the west side of the island stands Castle Coeffin, named in 1470 in a grant to Sir Colin Campbell the Castell of Chaben, and by Bland Castle Kaven" Origines Prarochiales. |
| POLL NAN CNAIMH | Poll nan Cnamh Poll nan Cnamh Poll nan Cnamh Poll nan Cnaimh |
Mr. John Stewart Mr. D. Carmichael Mr. John McIntyre GO [Gaelic Orthography] |
072 | A small Creek, on the west side of Castle Coeffin, into which, in olden times bones used to be thrown from the top of the building. Sig. [Signification] "Pool of the bones". |
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[Page] 9472-7 -- Parish of Lismore & Appin -- Argyllshire
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