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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| KILCHOMAN [parish] | Kilchoman | Reverend John McLean, Kilchoman, . Reverend D.Macfie, Portnahaven. Reverend John McGilchrist, Bowmore. Reverend James Mc Tadzean, Kildaldon. Reverend Alex Font, Kilmany.Mr D. McGilp Schoolmaster Kilchoman | Various | Extracts from Fullerton's Gazetteer of Scotland; Kilchoman, a parish containing the post office village of Port-Charlotte and the fishing villages of Portnahaven and Port-Wemyss in the Islay district of Argyllshire. It comprises the south western peninsula of the island of Islay, between Loch Gruinart and Lochindaal, two farms on the north side of that peninsula, the islets adjacent to the Rhinns of Islay and the islets near the mouth of Loch Gruinart. Its length north and South is 14 miiles; and its greatest breadth is about 6 miles. This parish is in the presbytery of Islay and Jura and Synod of Argyll. There is a parliamentary Church, with the usual government provision at Portnahaven; and in May 1849 was Constituted by the Court of Teinds a quoad sacra parish Church. There are a Free Church preaching station at Portnahaven another at Gruinart and a Free Church at Kilchoman. There are within the parish several ancient churches all with attached burying grounds. In the parish church yard is a very fine ancient cross. There are also in the parish several ancient oblisks. There are no detached parts of this parish locally Siituated in any other, and there are no detached parts of any other, locally Situated within the bounds of this parish It Contains about 40164.73 Statute Acres. |
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