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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ARROCHAR HOUSE (Hotel) Arroquhar House (Hotel)
Arroquhar House (Hotel)
Arroquhar House (Hotel)
Arroquhar House and Hotel
Montague Martin Esqr. Factor
Rev. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] McFarlan
Rev. [Reverend] Colin McKenzie
Guide Post
006 A commodious building erected a few years ago by Sir James Colquhoun Bart [Baronet], and used as a Hotel for the accommodation of tourists. It is rented by James McGregor of the Queen's Hotel, Glasgow. The new building stands on the site of the old mansion house of Arroquhar which was the residence of the Chiefs of the Clan MacFarlan, who anciently held considerable possessions in this district. A stone bearing their arms and a date, 1679, is built into the new house above the entrance. It was taken from the old house when it was demolished.
OAKBANK Oakbank
Oakbank
Oakbank
James Wilson, Proprietor
Valuation Roll
Alexander Ross
006 A superior dwelling house with offices adjacent, the property of James Wilson, Occupier

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Co. [County] Dumbarton Parish of Arroquhar

[Below last mode of spelling:]
"Arrochar House" (Hotel) Adopted. See Authorities for
"Arrochar" Vilage, also for the Parish.

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