Place:


Kilberry  Argyll

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Kilberry like this:

Kilberry Castle, a mansion in Kilcalmonell parish, Argyllshire, near the E shore of the Sound of Jura, 16 miles WSW of Tarbert. Founded 1497, burned by an English pirate 1513, rebuilt 1844, and enlarged 1871, it is the seat of Jn. Campbell, Esq. (b. 1844; suc. 1861), who holds 20, 000 acres, of £2173 annual value.

Kilberry through time

Kilberry 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 Kilberry itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21280

Date accessed: 05th November 2024


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