Place:


Kilchrenan  Argyll

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kilchrenan like this:

Kilchrenan and Dalavich, par., Argyllshire, on Loch Awe, 45,980 ac., pop. 504; contains Kilchrenan, vil., on W. side of Loch Awe, 7 miles SE. of Taynuilt; P.O.; in the ancient burying-ground of Kilchrenan is a monument erected by the eighth Duke of Argyll in memory of his ancestor Cailean Mor (Great Colin), "slain on the Streang of Lorne, A.D. 1294".

Kilchrenan through time

Kilchrenan is now part of Argyll and Bute district. Click here for graphs and data of how Argyll and Bute has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kilchrenan itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kilchrenan in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16535

Date accessed: 28th April 2024


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