Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Bonessan

Bonessan, a village in Kilfinichen and Kilviceuen parish, Mull island, - Argyllshire, at the head of Loch Sloch, near the mouth of Loch Scriden, 6 miles E of the western extremity of the Ross of Mull, and 27 miles WSW of Oban. It has a post office under Oban, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, the parish church (1804; 350 sittings), and a public school.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Argyll ScoCnty
Place: Bunessan

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