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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CAMPBELTON [town] | Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown Campbeltown |
Mr Peter Macintosh History of Kintyre by Macintosh Map of Town Charles McTaggart Esq. Town clerk Rental of Town in Possession of Mr. Stewart Mr. Greenlees Town Treasurer The Rev. [Reverend] Mr Rafael Ph [Parish] Minister |
257 | A considerable town being a royal burgh lying at the head of a Loch or bay of the same name. The town comprises a number of Streets & Lanes. Also a Prison, A Town Hall; a number of excellent schools; 2 Parish Churches 2 Frees, 1 U.P. [United Presbyterian] 1 Episcopal and 1 Roman Catholic chapel. The principal trade is the distilling of Malt Whisky for which the Barley is chiefly imported from France and the East coast of Scotland. A considerable parish is attached to the town, "Consisting of the Ancient parishes of Kilkerran; Kilmichael; Kilkevan; and Kilchousland: Soon after the Reformation they were united & called the parish of Lochhead, that being the name of a burgh of barony in the parish of Kilkerran. The oldest record extant of the Presbytery of Kintyre commences on the 16th August 1655, & from that date to the 6 March 1660 The United parish is there called the parish of Lochhead. There is no entry in this record for 27 years thereafter but from the justiciary books of Argyleshire & the Isles, it appears that a circuit Court of Justiciary was held at Campbelton in August 1680, this is the earliest period the modern name has been found in any writing; & the first time thereafter that the presbytery of Kintyre met, it was at Campbelton on the 9th November 1687. & the change in the name of the burgh parish from Lochhead to Campbelton is said to have been an act on the part of the people of those days to mark their respect & affection for the noble family of Argyle. A Royal Charter was granted by Kikng Wiliam III. dated 19 April 1700 raising the old burgh of barony of Lochhead to the dignity and privileges of a Royal Burgh". "The parish is bounded on the north by the parishes of Killean & Saddell; on the East by the Sound of Kilrannan & on the west by the Atlantic Ocean" New Stat. [Statistica] Acct. [Account] |
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Campbelton joins with
Ayr, Inverary, Irvine
& Oban in sending a
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