In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lochgilphead like this:
Lochgilphead, police burgh, Glassary par., and quoad sacra par., partly also in South Knapdale par., Argyllshire - par., pop. 2381; burgh, at head of Loch Gilp, and near Crinan Canal, 2 miles N. of Ardrishaig, pop. 1489; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; the weaving of woollen cloth is carried on, and many of the inhabitants are angaged in fishing; Lochgilphead has steamboat communication with Glasgow, Inverness, Skye, Oban, &c.
Lochgilphead through time
Lochgilphead 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 Lochgilphead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17381
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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