Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

Inverary, (in Gaelic, In-ar-aoreidh), is a Royal
Burgh, in the Parish of that name, and the County
Town of Argyleshire. It is ^2 miles !N . N. East of
Campbelltown, — 30 south-east of Oban, — 60 north-
west of Glasgow, and 103 miles west by north of
Edinburgh.
Inverary is situated on a small Bay, near the head
of Loch Fyne, where the river Aray, over which there
is an elegant stone Bridge of two arches, falls into
that arm of the sea. It is a small, but increasing
Town, consisting chiefly of one street, and a row of
houses facing the Bay, built with great uniformity.
The houses are substantial, and all covered with
slate. The old Town was, in the 14th century, a
small ill-built village, situated on the north side of
the Bay, and was removed to its present situation,
by His Grace the Duke of Argyle ; the greater part
has been built by His Grace, who is proprietor of the
whole Town.
About the beginning of the 14th century, Inverary
was fixed upon, by the Argyle family, as the place of