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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN CNAP | An Cnap An Cnap |
Duncan McArthur Durran Duncan McArthur Kames |
132 | A small round hillock about 30 chains SW [south west] of the above. Sig. [Signification] The Knoll |
| CASTLE (In Ruins) [Innis ChoneII] | Castle (Remains of) | Duncan McArthur Kames Duncan McArthur Durran New Statistical Account |
132 | A small island near the eastern shore of Loch Awe about 1/2 a mile north of Portinisherrich Inn. |
| CREAG AN AIRGID | Creag an Airgid Creag an Airgid |
Duncan McArthur Durran Duncan McArthur Kames |
132 | A small rock about 20 chains west of Sgaradh an Uisge. Sig. [Signification] Silver rock. |
| INNIS CHONELL | Innis Chonell Innis Chonell Inish Chonell |
Duncan McArthur Durran Duncan McArthur Kames D McGregor Schoolmaster Kilchilnan New Statistical Account |
132 | On the south end of it stand the remains of a Castle once the stronghold of the Argyll family The walls are nearly complete standing about 40 feet high and are in some parts 7 or 8 feet thick. Both the castle and island are the property of His Grace the Duke of Argyll. |
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" Opposite and in site of the parish church of Dalarish lies the beautiful Island of Inish Chonell, on which stands a majestic ruin of great antiquity, covered over with bog, & which was for several centuries the chief residence of the family of Argyll" New Statistical Account
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