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TARBERT,
__ N the shire of Argyll, is a small fishing port and
village, known generally by the name of east Tar-
bcrt, and situated at tiie head of a fine sheltered
liarbour on Loch Fyne. It is 139 miles west of
Edinl)mgh, 37 nortli by east of Campbeltown, and
36 south south west of luveiaia^-. The town or
villasje may be said to form a semi-circle round the
harbour. It possesses two good inns, which afford
very comfortable accommodatioiis. In a command-
ing" situation, overlooUing the town and harbour,
are the remains of ancient castle and foitification ;
and immediately jjehind the village, in a southern
direction, is a small comfortable kirk. Tarbcrt
harbour is considered one of the safest in Scotland ;
the (prays are very commodious ; and for a seiies of
years it' has been a noted fishing station, particu-
larly for lie'rrings, which are mostly cured for the
Glasgow market.
Distant one mile south by west is the Tillage of
West Tarbert ; it is seated at the head of a loch
of the same name, which begins here, and in a
circuitious route winds through the mountains to
Ardpatrick, beyond which it empties itself into the
ocean. At the head of the loch, previous to
reaching West Tarbert village, the roads branch
one to the east, and the other to the west side of the
loch, on a line to Ardpatrick. Here Glenraloch the
seat of J. Campbell esq. of Audi, is passed. Hence
the road winds through a fine country, in which many
of the mountains are planted to their summits. At
intervals the waters of the loch below vary the
scene, by expanding in many parts to a mile in
lireadth. About the sixth mile on this road is
Dunmore, the residence of James Campbell esq ;
the house is hid by its plantations from the road ;
but from its site there is a pleasing view of the loch
and opposite shore. Four miles farther on is the
domain of Ardpatrick, oue of the residences of W.
POST OFFICE. Post Master, Johh Mc Lachlan. The Edinburgh, Inveraray, and Loch-
gilphead mails are despatched at half past six in the evening, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays; and
return at three in the morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The mails to Campbeltown
and Tayienloane are despatched at half past three in the morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Satur-
days ; and arrive at six in the evening on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Office hours from seven in
the morning till ten at night.
RESIDENT GENTRY.
Glenraloch
Campbell John, esq. Loch head
Campbell John, esq. Stonefield
Campbell Capt. John, Drimna-
muckloch
Campbell Major General Robert,
Kintarbert
F. Campbell cs<q. M. P. a respectable mansion,
possessing every requisite for a summer residence, '
with the hospitality, which the owner's family has
so long been famed for. At the foot of this domain
is a ferry, by which the traveller may pass to the
opposite side of West Tarbeit loch : he is then but
one mile distant from the smart village of Clachan,
and on the direct road to Campbeltown. From
Ardpatrick a road branches to the west, on which,
at a distance of eight miles, Drimnamuckloch is
passed the mansion of Captain John Campbell ;
three miles beyond this is Drimdrissaig, the resi-
dence of Captain Hector Mc Neill, a mile and a half
from which is Ormsary, the seat of FarcjuaF
Campbell esq.; at a distance of four miles from
this, on the same road, stands Auchoish house, the
mansion of ihe Rev. Duncan Rankin, and at a
farther distance of three quarters of a mile i»
Lochend, or Loch-head, the residence of John
Campbell esq. The eastern road runs throuirh the
village of West Tarbert to Clachan ; half a mile
from West Tarbert is Eascart, the property of Colin
Campbell es(|., and near the !<ixth mile stone is
Stonefield, the extensive domain and mansion of
John Campbell esq., who is pioprietor of the town
and neighbou) iiood of Tarbert. About two miks
south of Stonefield is Kintarbert, the neat residence
of Major General Robert Campbell, commanding
a pleasant view of West Tarbert loch, and of the
adjacent country. From Kintarbert the road winds
along the shore of the loch for a distance of three
miles, when the village of Clachan presents itself
In Tarbert there are two extensive annual fairs ;
one commences on the last Wednesday in July, ana
continues three days, for the sale of mercliandizo
and horses ; the other is held on the first week in
September for cattle. The Population is near 500
Campbell Colin, esq. Tiretigan
Campbell Colin, esq. Eascart
Campbell Lieut. Dougall, Drim-
namuckloch
Campbell Farquar, Ormsary
Campbell James, esq. Dunmore
Campbell John, esq. (bi ^-iuch)
Campbell W. F. esq. M. P. Ard-
patrick
Macarthur Rev. Jno. Kilcalmonell
Macfarlane John, esq. of ^iukvoy
Mc Neill Capt. Hector, Drim-
drissaig
Rankin Rev. Duncan, Auchoish
mERCIIANTS, TRADESMEN, 6rO.
SHOPKEEPERS,
TRADERS, &C.
Arbuthnot John, boat carpenter
Campbell Duncan, merchant
Dawson William, innkeeper
Mc Calmon John, innkeeper
Mc Coag Donald, ship master
Macfarlane ArchibHld, joiner
Macfarlane John, ship master
Mc Lachlan Archibald, joiner
Mc Lachlan John, merchant
Mc Nicol John, excise officer of
Kintyre, first ride
Mathers John, tide surveyor
CONVEYANCE
FOR PASSENGERS AND GOODS
GLASGOW, e Steam Packet every
Monday, Weclnesday, and Friday,
touching at Rothesay and Greenock yf
returns from Glasgow to Inveraray
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- '
days, calling at Lochgilphead.
GREENOCK, a Sailing Packet, every i
Wednesday, and returns everJT^
Saturday. .
ISLAY, a Sailing Packet every Thurs->
day, and returns every Tuesday.
TAYIENLOANE,
On the western coast, is a small post-village,
situated between Barr, and Clachan, on the road
from Campbeltown to Tarbert, in the county of
Argj'U, 158 miles from Edinburgh, 18 from Camp-
beltown, 19 from Tarbert, and 56 from Inveraray.
Contiguous to the village, in a northern direction,
is the mansion of Sir Charles M. Lockhart, Bart,
and to the southward is the residence of the Rev.
Donald Maedonald, near which stands the parish
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church, a neat and convenient stone building.
Immediately opposite the manse of Killean, at a
distance of four miles, is the island of Gigha, which
is between five and six miles in length, and from
two to three in breadth ; it is tlie property of John
Mc Neill esq. of Oakfield, and of Hector F. Mc
Neill esq. of Gallochoelly. The adjacent island of
Cara, about one mile in" length, is the pi'Openy of
Sir Chiules M, Lockliart Bart.