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These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Morvern. You may be able to find further references to Morvern in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.
Place | Type of entry | Source |
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Morven | an indefinite region | Groome |
Morvern or Morven | a parish | Groome |
This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Morvern.
Place | Type of entry | Source |
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Achleck | a rivulet with a picturesque waterfall | Groome |
Achleck | rivulet with waterfall | Bartholomew |
Airi-Innis | a lake | Groome |
Airi-Innis | lake | Bartholomew |
Aline, Loch | a hamlet and a sea-loch | Groome |
Aline, Loch | hamlet and sea-loch | Bartholomew |
Ben Eaddan | hill | Bartholomew |
Beneaddan or Ben Yadain | a mountain | Groome |
Bunavoulin | village | Bartholomew |
Bunavoulin | a village | Groome |
Carna | a small inhabited island | Groome |
Carna | island | Bartholomew |
Carn-na-Caillich | ancient tumulus | Bartholomew |
Carn-na-Caillich | an ancient tumulus | Groome |
Claggan | school | Bartholomew |
Drimnin | seat | Bartholomew |
Drimnin | an estate, with a mansion | Groome |
Fingal's Stair | flight of steps | Bartholomew |
Friel-house | island | Bartholomew |
Glas Bheinn (Glashven) | hill | Bartholomew |
Glencripesdale House | seat | Bartholomew |
Glendhu | the glen of the Black Water | Groome |
Glen Dubh | glen | Bartholomew |
Killundine | ancient castle | Bartholomew |
Killundine | an old castle | Groome |
Kinlochaline Castle | old tower | Bartholomew |
Larachbeg | Bartholomew | |
Oransay | a rocky island | Groome |
Oronsay | rocky island | Bartholomew |
This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Morvern within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.
Traveller | Section | No. of Refs. |
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James Boswell | October 3rd to 8th, 1773: Coll | 1 |
Samuel Johnson | Coll | 1 |
Thomas Pennant | August 30-September 5: The Great Glen and Argyll | 1 |
This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:
Place | Mentioned in Travel Writing | Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer |
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Lochaline | 0 | 2 |
Kingairloch | 0 | 2 |
Strontian | 0 | 2 |
Salen | 0 | 2 |
Aros | 0 | 2 |
Acharacle | 0 | 3 |
Sunart | 0 | 2 |
Scotstown | 0 | 2 |
Duart | 0 | 3 |
Lismore | 0 | 4 |
Tobermory | 17 | 2 |
Kinlochmoidart | 0 | 2 |
Portramsay | 0 | 2 |
Torosay | 0 | 2 |
Ardnamurchan | 0 | 2 |
Appin | 0 | 2 |
Auchnacraig | 0 | 2 |
Mull | 7 | 3 |
Kilchoan | 0 | 2 |
Loch Shiel | 0 | 2 |