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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ARGYLL INN [Tobermory] | Argyll Inn | Ditto | 038 | A public house close to the Baptist Chapel, Ledaig. Property of Mr Allan, Aros House |
TOBAR MHOIRE | Tobar Mhoire | Ditto | 038 | A spring situated an hundred yards south of St. Mary's Chapel. In English the name is "Mary's Well" so called from a woman of that name having fallen into. THe date of the occasion is not known but it is supposed that it was a ????? period. "Extract from Fullarton's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Vol 2 P 795. in the description of the origin of the Town of Tobermory it states its meaning "Mary's Well" and was taken from a fountain on the spot dedicated to the Virgin". |
TOM-A-MHUILINN | Tom-a-mhuilinn | Mr N McKinnon, Tobermory Mr Dugald McKinnon, Do Mr Campbell, Dervaig |
038 | This name applies to two or three old houses and a small disused mill situated on the right bank of Tobermory River. Property of Mr Allan. Meaning of name "Mill Hill". |
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2013 The Baptist Chapel is now a masonic hall. The Argyll Inn is now the Harbour Guest House, Main StreetTranscribers who have contributed to this page.
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