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Cairndow, a hamlet in Lochgoilhead parish, Argyllshire, on the E side of Loch Fyne, near its head, 9¾ miles NE of Inverary. It has a good inn, enjoys regular steamboat communication with Inverary, and is the centre of a mission of the Church of Scotland; at it Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy passed the night of Aug. 29,1804.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lochgoilhead ScoP Argyll ScoCnty |
| Place: | Cairndow |
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