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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE (In Ruins) [Fraoch EiIean] | Castle (In Ruins) Fraochrillèin Castle Castle Castle |
D. McKercher Leitir New Statl. [Statistical] Account Old Statl. [Statistical] Account Origines Parochiales |
101 | On a small rocky knoll in the middle of Fraoch Eilean stand the ruins of a small castle said to have been a stronghold of the Clan McNaughton. It is a very plain erection, strengh [strength] alone having been apparently considered in it's construction. |
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[Page] 156Sheet 101 Argyllshire
Castle (In Ruins), a note: "in G.T. [Gothic Text]
"Fraochrillein Castle, at one time the seat and stronghold of the cheif of the Clan"
"McNaughton, and built by a Sir Gilbert of that name in the reign of King"
"Alexander III [3rd] solicits the traveller's admiration. Superior Architectural beauty,"
"and historical recollections and associations, may for other ruins provide an"
"ampler measure o interest and admiration, yet few there are which can, in point"
"of local beauty enter into successful competition with Fraochrilein Castle. Based on it's"
"own twin yet tiny rock in the middle of the lake, girdled about with the adjacent"
"islands of Inchchonnain, Inishail and several others, Commanding a view of the"
"lake eastward to its termination at Caolchurn and and beyond it of the valleys of the Urchay"
"and Strae, overhung on the northern shore by the towering summits of Beinn Cruachan having"
"in full prospect the well wooded shores of Ardteatle and Cladich nor less on the opposite banks"
"the grounds of Inishdraonich & New Inverawe." New Statl [Statistical] Account.
On a small island not far from Castle Kilchurn, called Fraoch-Elan there are [continued Page 157]
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