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Otter House, a mansion in Kilfinan parish, Cowal, Argyllshire, near the E shore of Loch Fyne, 5½ miles NW of Tighnabruaich. Its owner, Patrick Rankin, Esq. (b. 1844; suc. 1873), holds 4200 acres in the shire, valued at £1553 per annum. Otter Ferry, across Loch Fyne, 9½ miles NNW of Tighnabruaich, is 1½ mile broad, and forms the communication with Lochgilphead.Ord. Sur., sh. 29, 1873.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Kilfinan ScoP Argyll ScoCnty |
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