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FEEGUSSONS IN ARGYLL 237
arms, crest, and motto, as there represented, are the same as
those of Sir James Fergusson, Bart., of Kilkerran, Ayrshire.
In all likelihood the original Fergussons of Kilkerran came
from Argyllshire, as the name of their Ayrshire estate is the
Gaelic form of Campbeltown. St. Ciaran, one of the ' Twelve
Apostles of Ireland,' landed in the sixth century at Dalrua-
dhain, and spent much time in a cave, still known as Cove-a-
Ghiaran. After this the name of the place was changed to
Chille-a-chiaran, or, in modernised form, Kilkerran. It passed
into the possession of the MacDonalds, who called the town
Kinlochkerran, and latterly of the Campbells, by whom the
present name of Campbeltown was bestowed.
arms, crest, and motto, as there represented, are the same as
those of Sir James Fergusson, Bart., of Kilkerran, Ayrshire.
In all likelihood the original Fergussons of Kilkerran came
from Argyllshire, as the name of their Ayrshire estate is the
Gaelic form of Campbeltown. St. Ciaran, one of the ' Twelve
Apostles of Ireland,' landed in the sixth century at Dalrua-
dhain, and spent much time in a cave, still known as Cove-a-
Ghiaran. After this the name of the place was changed to
Chille-a-chiaran, or, in modernised form, Kilkerran. It passed
into the possession of the MacDonalds, who called the town
Kinlochkerran, and latterly of the Campbells, by whom the
present name of Campbeltown was bestowed.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Records of the clan and name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus > (281) Page 237 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95329535 |
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| Description | Edited for the clan Fergus(s)on Society by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson. Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1895. |
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| Shelfmark | A.124.c |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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