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DIRECTORY
ARGYLLSHIRE
DUNOON,
WITH THE VILLAGES OF KIRN, INNELLAN, GLENLEAN, SANDBANK, HUNTER'S QUAY, TOWARD, GLENDARUEL
MILLHOUSE, TIGH-NA-BRUAICH, COLINTRAIVE, AND THE PARISHES OP INVERCHAOLAIN, KILFINAN,
KILMODAN, KILMORICH, L0CH50ILHEAD, STRATHLACHLAN, AND STRACHUR.
y\UNOON and KILMUN ig a parish lying on the western shore of
U the Frith of Clyde; the town of Dunoon, a thriving little one,
is the principal place in the district of Cowal, and was created,
along with Kirn and Hunter's Quay, a borough in 1868. It is 27
miles s.s.e. of Inveraray, 21 s.s.w. of Strachur, seven s. of Kilmun, 74
w. of Edinburgh, £0 w. of Glasgow, 10 n. of Rothsay, 8 w. of
^Greenock, and 4 w. of Gourock. Its prosperity may be mainly
"ascribed to the pleasant site it occupies, having in front the famed
Frith of Clyde, always studded with numerous sailing and steam
vessels. The town extends over considerable space along the shore.
For a distance of two miles in both directious there are several
ranges of genteel-looking and well-furnished houses for the accom-
modation of families who resort hither in tbe summer season lor
sea-batbing. Intermixed with the lodging-houses are many tasteful
villas, chiefly occupied by the merchants and professional gentle-
men of Glasgow, &c, for country retirement. There are also several
good hotels.
It is only since the year 1821 that Dunoon has- become a place of
resort for sea-bathing; at that time there were only three slated
houses in the place, and the population did not number above 100.
In 1885 a wooden pier was constructed, 800 feet long and 12 broad,
with a projection nearly at right angles with the cud, 90 feet long
and 20 broad ; this substantial and convenient work cost £1,500. A
new pier was opened in or about 180G, at a cost of .£8,000, and a
further sum of £1,000 was expended on it in 1881. About a mile
distant, at Kirn, is anotber pier, similarly constructed ; and two
miles north-east is Hunter's Quay, a good stone building, with a
projection and slip, erected in 1828. Here is the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club House, in connection with which is an annual regatta on the
Clyde. Nearly a mile further, at the outrauceof Holy Loch, on its
Boutbern shore, is Haftou House, an elegant mansion; this seat
occupies a pleasant and picturesque situation, amid thriving plan-
tations and tastefully arranged pleasure grounds. In Holy Loch
1,500 vessels may riito in perfect safety, however boisterous the
weather. A little to the west of the pier at Dunoon isacoue-sbaped
green mound, about 80 feet in height, with the ruins of a castle on
its summit; this castle was formerly regarded as one of the most
formidable strongholds on the coast of Argyllshire, and has been
the scene of many stirring events and feudal conflicts. Dunoon is
not without its share in the history of Queen Mary, who visited her
sister, Lady Jane Stuart, at Dunoon Castle about 1568.
The parish church was built in 1816, and considerably enlarged iu
1835, and contains at present nearly 900 sittings ; it is a Gothic edi-
fice, with a square tower, and stands on tho most elevated point of
Dunoon. It is said that there was once a nunnery on its site. The
graves. of Bishops Boyd and M'Lean are to be seen in the burial
ground of the church, covered with massive freestone slabs, having
upon tbem armorial hearings and inscriptions, which are, however,
nearly obliterated. A chapel of ease to Dunoon was erected near
Toward Lighthouse, 7 miles south-west, in 1836-7, by subscription ;
it is a neat Gothic structure, containing S00 sittings, and cost £400.
In 1828, an United Presbyterian church was erected in Argyll street,
with 300 sittings ; but this being found insufficient, a new one was
ereeted at a short distance from tbe old one, in 1874, at a cost of
about £S,000. The old church in now used for services in the Gaelic
tongue. The foundation stone of a new Free church was laid in
July 1876, by Alexander Stephen, Esq., of Fearann Coille; it is built
of stone, in the French Gothic style of architecture, and cost £12,000.
Mr. Robt.A.Bryden, Glasgow, was the architect. A Scotch Episcopal
church, and an English Episcopal church, also chapels each for
Baptists and Roman Catholics— all neat buildings— are the other
places of worship in the town and immediate neighbourhood. There
are also several public and private boarding and day schools. A
police station has been built a little out of the town; it is a neat
stone building in the early Scotch style of architecture. Two churches,
one for the Establishment, the other for the United Presbyterians,
are situated at Kirn. A short distance from tbe town, on the road
from Dunoon to Sandbank, is the West of Scotland Convalescent
esque style of architecture ; it was originally intended for a hydro-
pathic establishment on an extensive scale, and cost about £12,000.
The houses are three in number, capable of accommodating 170
inmates. The baths with which the institution is furnished were
put up at a great expense bv ihe former proprietor, and are
acknowledged to be the best in Scotland. There are three weekly
newspapers published in the neighbourhood, the Dunoon Herald at
Dunoon, and the Argyllshire Standard and Cowal Watchman at
Sandbank. The Burgh Hall, Argyll street, built in 1873, is well
worthy of mention ; it is a handsome stone building, and contains a
fine as'sembly room, which is sometimes occupied by London and
provincial dramatic companies, &c. A sheriff and small debts court
is held here once a quarter. Fairs are held at Dunoon on the third
Tbursday in Januarv, February, August and November. The
population of the uni'ted parishes of Dunoon and Kilmun was in
1881, 8,002, of which the town of Duuoon contained 4,692.
Innellan is a thriving and respectable village, four miles w. of
Dunoon, on the shore of the Frith of Clyde. The houses are mostly
of a first-class order, and the grounds adjoining being tastefully laid
out, give them a neat appearance, many being the summer resi-
dences of the Glasgow merchants. There are four churches, an.
Established church, a Free church, an'Episcopalian, and an United
Presbyterian church, and a good school. The Royal Hotel, which
deserves particular notice, is built on an elevated site ; its dimen-
sions are large and imposing. In front is the pier, at which steamers
to and from Glasgow and Greenock call several times a day. *A few
miles further on is Castle Toward, a massive modern edifice, erected
by the late Kirkman Finlay, Esq., and now the residence of his son,
A.S.Finlay, Esq. late m.p. for Argyllshire. The grounds contain
the ruins of the ancient castle, at one time the seat of the family of
Lamont of Ardlamont. Population in 1881, 859.
Glenlean, or Clachaig, is a village in the parish of Dunoon,
from 6 to 7 miles n.w. therefrom.
Sandbank or Ardnadam is a small but thriving village, S miles
north-west of Dunoon, on the road Kilmun. There are two churches
in the village, ono for tho Establishment and the other a Free
church. There is also a good Bchool, and several respectable shop-
keepers and|traders,two or three good inns and tho Ardnadam Hotel.
Population of Sandbank in 1881, 570.
Inverchaolain, or Inverhallan.^s a parish in Cowal district,
between 4 & 5 miles s.w. of Dunoon, and is intersected by an arm of
the sea called Loch Striven, running about eight miles into the
county, the two sides of which present a sea coast of about three
miles. Tlie district is mountainous and pastoral. There is a church
of the Establishment and a Board school in the parish, the popula-
tion of which in 1881 was 407.
Lochgoilhead, with Kilmorich, is an united parish in Cowal
district, situated at the head of Loch Goil, between Lochs Fyne and
Long. An Established and a Free church and aboard school arein
the village. The place is mountainous and chiefly pastoral. Caikn-
dow is a hamlet in this parish. Population in 1881, 870.
Kilfinan is a parish and village in Cowal district, the latter about
10 miles n.w. from Tigh-na-Bruaicb. The parish church is in the
village, as well as a Free church and a board school. Millhouse
and Ardlamont are districts in tbe southern portion of the parish.
There is an Established church at Kilbride, a Free church at Mill-
house, and Board schools at Ardlamont & Millhouse. Population of
the parish in 1881, 2,153.
Kilmodan is also a parish in Cowal district. The Clachan of
G'endaruel in this parish is about 17 miles n.w. of Dunoon. There
are an Established and a Free church, as well as two board schools
in the parish, which in 1881 had a population of 323.
Strachur is a village, on the eastern bunk of Loch Fyne, in the
united parish of Strachur and Strathlachlan, and is situated 19 miles
n.w. from Dunoon. There are two churches of the Establishment,
one at Strachur and the other at Strathlachlan, also a Free church
at the former place, and thtee Board schools in the parish.
Tigh-na-Bruaich is a village in the parish of Kilfinan, pleasantly
Sea-side Homes.' This institution, originated and promoted by situated on the west bank of the Kyles of Bute. An Established and
" a Free church and a Board school are in the village ; there are like-
wise two good hotels. Populatiou in 1881, 771.
Colintraive is a small village in the parish of Inverchaolain,
also situated in tbe Kyles of Bute. It contains a Free church and
Board school, also a good hotel.
Bliss Beatrice Clugston, of Glasgow, was opened on the 14th of
August, 1869, for the purpose of affording sea-air, bathing, &c, to
those invalids whose circumstances prevent them from regaining
in any other way the health and strength necessary to resume their
work.* The building is a magnificent stone erection in the Roruan-
POST OFFICE, Argyll Street, Dunoon, Thomas Smith, Post Master— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 8 and 10 15
a.m., and at 6 p.m. ; and are despatched at 7 30 a m., and 2 30, 3 45, and 5 50 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Oyxce and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Kirn, Robert Mitchell, Post M a ster.— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 30 a.m. and 5 80 p.m. ; and are
despatched at 7 45 a.m., and 2 55 and 4 p.m. In the summer months there is an extra arrival at 6 SO a.m., and a despatch at 6 5 a.m.
â– Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Sandbank, Alexander Robertson, Post Master.— Letters arrive from all parts (via Greenock) at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
and are despatched at 7 p.m. and 2 40 p.m. In the summer months there is an additional arrival at 7 a.m., and a despatch at 5 45 a.m.
Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Innellan, Charles Turner, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) at 7 and 10 a.m., and 5 30 p.m.;
and are despatched at 7 80 a.m., 12 30 noon and 8 SO p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Strachur, William Montgomery, Post Master.— Letters arrive from all parts {via Inveraray) an 12 25 nooD, and are des-
patched at 9 30 a.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Toward, David Wright, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 11 30 a.m., and are despatched at
2 20 p.m. Money Order and lelegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Receiving House, Toward Point, Thomas Harvey, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) at 11 a.m.,
and are despatched at 2 35 p.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Toward.
Post Office, Lochgoilhead, John M'Pherson, Post Master. — Letters arrive from all parts {via Greenock) at 1 p.m., and are des-
patched thereto at 12 45 p.m.; and during the summer months atS 80 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Receiving House, Carrick, Margaret M'Gibbon, Post Mistress.— Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) aboutl2 30 noon,
and are despatched at 1 15 p.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Lochgoilhead.
Post Receiving House, Kilfinan, Neil Leitch, Post Mastt r.— Letters 'from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at I 30 p.m., and arc des-
patched at 8 30 a.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Tigh-na-Bruaich,
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ARGYLLSHIRE
DUNOON,
WITH THE VILLAGES OF KIRN, INNELLAN, GLENLEAN, SANDBANK, HUNTER'S QUAY, TOWARD, GLENDARUEL
MILLHOUSE, TIGH-NA-BRUAICH, COLINTRAIVE, AND THE PARISHES OP INVERCHAOLAIN, KILFINAN,
KILMODAN, KILMORICH, L0CH50ILHEAD, STRATHLACHLAN, AND STRACHUR.
y\UNOON and KILMUN ig a parish lying on the western shore of
U the Frith of Clyde; the town of Dunoon, a thriving little one,
is the principal place in the district of Cowal, and was created,
along with Kirn and Hunter's Quay, a borough in 1868. It is 27
miles s.s.e. of Inveraray, 21 s.s.w. of Strachur, seven s. of Kilmun, 74
w. of Edinburgh, £0 w. of Glasgow, 10 n. of Rothsay, 8 w. of
^Greenock, and 4 w. of Gourock. Its prosperity may be mainly
"ascribed to the pleasant site it occupies, having in front the famed
Frith of Clyde, always studded with numerous sailing and steam
vessels. The town extends over considerable space along the shore.
For a distance of two miles in both directious there are several
ranges of genteel-looking and well-furnished houses for the accom-
modation of families who resort hither in tbe summer season lor
sea-batbing. Intermixed with the lodging-houses are many tasteful
villas, chiefly occupied by the merchants and professional gentle-
men of Glasgow, &c, for country retirement. There are also several
good hotels.
It is only since the year 1821 that Dunoon has- become a place of
resort for sea-bathing; at that time there were only three slated
houses in the place, and the population did not number above 100.
In 1885 a wooden pier was constructed, 800 feet long and 12 broad,
with a projection nearly at right angles with the cud, 90 feet long
and 20 broad ; this substantial and convenient work cost £1,500. A
new pier was opened in or about 180G, at a cost of .£8,000, and a
further sum of £1,000 was expended on it in 1881. About a mile
distant, at Kirn, is anotber pier, similarly constructed ; and two
miles north-east is Hunter's Quay, a good stone building, with a
projection and slip, erected in 1828. Here is the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club House, in connection with which is an annual regatta on the
Clyde. Nearly a mile further, at the outrauceof Holy Loch, on its
Boutbern shore, is Haftou House, an elegant mansion; this seat
occupies a pleasant and picturesque situation, amid thriving plan-
tations and tastefully arranged pleasure grounds. In Holy Loch
1,500 vessels may riito in perfect safety, however boisterous the
weather. A little to the west of the pier at Dunoon isacoue-sbaped
green mound, about 80 feet in height, with the ruins of a castle on
its summit; this castle was formerly regarded as one of the most
formidable strongholds on the coast of Argyllshire, and has been
the scene of many stirring events and feudal conflicts. Dunoon is
not without its share in the history of Queen Mary, who visited her
sister, Lady Jane Stuart, at Dunoon Castle about 1568.
The parish church was built in 1816, and considerably enlarged iu
1835, and contains at present nearly 900 sittings ; it is a Gothic edi-
fice, with a square tower, and stands on tho most elevated point of
Dunoon. It is said that there was once a nunnery on its site. The
graves. of Bishops Boyd and M'Lean are to be seen in the burial
ground of the church, covered with massive freestone slabs, having
upon tbem armorial hearings and inscriptions, which are, however,
nearly obliterated. A chapel of ease to Dunoon was erected near
Toward Lighthouse, 7 miles south-west, in 1836-7, by subscription ;
it is a neat Gothic structure, containing S00 sittings, and cost £400.
In 1828, an United Presbyterian church was erected in Argyll street,
with 300 sittings ; but this being found insufficient, a new one was
ereeted at a short distance from tbe old one, in 1874, at a cost of
about £S,000. The old church in now used for services in the Gaelic
tongue. The foundation stone of a new Free church was laid in
July 1876, by Alexander Stephen, Esq., of Fearann Coille; it is built
of stone, in the French Gothic style of architecture, and cost £12,000.
Mr. Robt.A.Bryden, Glasgow, was the architect. A Scotch Episcopal
church, and an English Episcopal church, also chapels each for
Baptists and Roman Catholics— all neat buildings— are the other
places of worship in the town and immediate neighbourhood. There
are also several public and private boarding and day schools. A
police station has been built a little out of the town; it is a neat
stone building in the early Scotch style of architecture. Two churches,
one for the Establishment, the other for the United Presbyterians,
are situated at Kirn. A short distance from tbe town, on the road
from Dunoon to Sandbank, is the West of Scotland Convalescent
esque style of architecture ; it was originally intended for a hydro-
pathic establishment on an extensive scale, and cost about £12,000.
The houses are three in number, capable of accommodating 170
inmates. The baths with which the institution is furnished were
put up at a great expense bv ihe former proprietor, and are
acknowledged to be the best in Scotland. There are three weekly
newspapers published in the neighbourhood, the Dunoon Herald at
Dunoon, and the Argyllshire Standard and Cowal Watchman at
Sandbank. The Burgh Hall, Argyll street, built in 1873, is well
worthy of mention ; it is a handsome stone building, and contains a
fine as'sembly room, which is sometimes occupied by London and
provincial dramatic companies, &c. A sheriff and small debts court
is held here once a quarter. Fairs are held at Dunoon on the third
Tbursday in Januarv, February, August and November. The
population of the uni'ted parishes of Dunoon and Kilmun was in
1881, 8,002, of which the town of Duuoon contained 4,692.
Innellan is a thriving and respectable village, four miles w. of
Dunoon, on the shore of the Frith of Clyde. The houses are mostly
of a first-class order, and the grounds adjoining being tastefully laid
out, give them a neat appearance, many being the summer resi-
dences of the Glasgow merchants. There are four churches, an.
Established church, a Free church, an'Episcopalian, and an United
Presbyterian church, and a good school. The Royal Hotel, which
deserves particular notice, is built on an elevated site ; its dimen-
sions are large and imposing. In front is the pier, at which steamers
to and from Glasgow and Greenock call several times a day. *A few
miles further on is Castle Toward, a massive modern edifice, erected
by the late Kirkman Finlay, Esq., and now the residence of his son,
A.S.Finlay, Esq. late m.p. for Argyllshire. The grounds contain
the ruins of the ancient castle, at one time the seat of the family of
Lamont of Ardlamont. Population in 1881, 859.
Glenlean, or Clachaig, is a village in the parish of Dunoon,
from 6 to 7 miles n.w. therefrom.
Sandbank or Ardnadam is a small but thriving village, S miles
north-west of Dunoon, on the road Kilmun. There are two churches
in the village, ono for tho Establishment and the other a Free
church. There is also a good Bchool, and several respectable shop-
keepers and|traders,two or three good inns and tho Ardnadam Hotel.
Population of Sandbank in 1881, 570.
Inverchaolain, or Inverhallan.^s a parish in Cowal district,
between 4 & 5 miles s.w. of Dunoon, and is intersected by an arm of
the sea called Loch Striven, running about eight miles into the
county, the two sides of which present a sea coast of about three
miles. Tlie district is mountainous and pastoral. There is a church
of the Establishment and a Board school in the parish, the popula-
tion of which in 1881 was 407.
Lochgoilhead, with Kilmorich, is an united parish in Cowal
district, situated at the head of Loch Goil, between Lochs Fyne and
Long. An Established and a Free church and aboard school arein
the village. The place is mountainous and chiefly pastoral. Caikn-
dow is a hamlet in this parish. Population in 1881, 870.
Kilfinan is a parish and village in Cowal district, the latter about
10 miles n.w. from Tigh-na-Bruaicb. The parish church is in the
village, as well as a Free church and a board school. Millhouse
and Ardlamont are districts in tbe southern portion of the parish.
There is an Established church at Kilbride, a Free church at Mill-
house, and Board schools at Ardlamont & Millhouse. Population of
the parish in 1881, 2,153.
Kilmodan is also a parish in Cowal district. The Clachan of
G'endaruel in this parish is about 17 miles n.w. of Dunoon. There
are an Established and a Free church, as well as two board schools
in the parish, which in 1881 had a population of 323.
Strachur is a village, on the eastern bunk of Loch Fyne, in the
united parish of Strachur and Strathlachlan, and is situated 19 miles
n.w. from Dunoon. There are two churches of the Establishment,
one at Strachur and the other at Strathlachlan, also a Free church
at the former place, and thtee Board schools in the parish.
Tigh-na-Bruaich is a village in the parish of Kilfinan, pleasantly
Sea-side Homes.' This institution, originated and promoted by situated on the west bank of the Kyles of Bute. An Established and
" a Free church and a Board school are in the village ; there are like-
wise two good hotels. Populatiou in 1881, 771.
Colintraive is a small village in the parish of Inverchaolain,
also situated in tbe Kyles of Bute. It contains a Free church and
Board school, also a good hotel.
Bliss Beatrice Clugston, of Glasgow, was opened on the 14th of
August, 1869, for the purpose of affording sea-air, bathing, &c, to
those invalids whose circumstances prevent them from regaining
in any other way the health and strength necessary to resume their
work.* The building is a magnificent stone erection in the Roruan-
POST OFFICE, Argyll Street, Dunoon, Thomas Smith, Post Master— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 8 and 10 15
a.m., and at 6 p.m. ; and are despatched at 7 30 a m., and 2 30, 3 45, and 5 50 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Oyxce and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Kirn, Robert Mitchell, Post M a ster.— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 30 a.m. and 5 80 p.m. ; and are
despatched at 7 45 a.m., and 2 55 and 4 p.m. In the summer months there is an extra arrival at 6 SO a.m., and a despatch at 6 5 a.m.
â– Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Sandbank, Alexander Robertson, Post Master.— Letters arrive from all parts (via Greenock) at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
and are despatched at 7 p.m. and 2 40 p.m. In the summer months there is an additional arrival at 7 a.m., and a despatch at 5 45 a.m.
Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Innellan, Charles Turner, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) at 7 and 10 a.m., and 5 30 p.m.;
and are despatched at 7 80 a.m., 12 30 noon and 8 SO p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Strachur, William Montgomery, Post Master.— Letters arrive from all parts {via Inveraray) an 12 25 nooD, and are des-
patched at 9 30 a.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Toward, David Wright, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at 11 30 a.m., and are despatched at
2 20 p.m. Money Order and lelegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Receiving House, Toward Point, Thomas Harvey, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) at 11 a.m.,
and are despatched at 2 35 p.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Toward.
Post Office, Lochgoilhead, John M'Pherson, Post Master. — Letters arrive from all parts {via Greenock) at 1 p.m., and are des-
patched thereto at 12 45 p.m.; and during the summer months atS 80 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Receiving House, Carrick, Margaret M'Gibbon, Post Mistress.— Letters from all parts arrive {via Greenock) aboutl2 30 noon,
and are despatched at 1 15 p.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Lochgoilhead.
Post Receiving House, Kilfinan, Neil Leitch, Post Mastt r.— Letters 'from all parts arrive (via Greenock) at I 30 p.m., and arc des-
patched at 8 30 a.m. The nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office is at Tigh-na-Bruaich,
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