OS1/9/16/45
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLACHAN HOUSE | Clachan House | Lorn Campbell Esqr Mr. Campbell Tenant Mr. Dodds |
016 | A large building finely situated a short distance north from Rosneath and presently occupied as a farm house by Mr. Campbell. The southern part of it is all that remains of an ancient building formerly occupied by the ancestors of the present Duke of Argyll. An avenue of old yew trees of great beauty leads from it to the old Church. This is the "Easter House" referred to in the New Stl. Acct. [Statistical Account], but it is not known by this name in the locality. |
| TOM A' MHÒID OR COURT HILL | Tom a' Mhoid or "The Court Hill" |
Lorn Campbell Esqr Mr. Dodds Mr. Campbell |
016 | A small artificial knoll in a plantation north from the School house. It is nearly circular & in former times was used as Court Hill for the dispensation of justice. |
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[Page] 45Dumbartonshire -- Parish of Roseneath.
[Alongside description for Clachan House:]
"near the old Mansion House
at Clachan"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
"The Easter House formerly the
seat of the ancestors of the
present Ducal family."
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
[Beneath entry for Tom a' Mhòid:]
"Tom, (G) [Gaelic] a hill, a' the; Mòd, a Court of Justice
Tom a' Mhòid, The Court Hill.
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Alison James- Moderator
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