Rambles through Craignish Robert A Campbell 11/6/1947 Original 111 page document typewritten by the Author (Robert A Campbell) in 1947; transcribed into digital form by Bob & Anne Carss in 2019. Original unbound pages held by Clive Brown, having been given to him by George McKinlay during the 1990’s; George lived at Corranbeg until the late 1980’s, but how he acquired the document is not known. Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 4 How to get to Craignish. .................................................................................................... 5 Best time to Visit. ............................................................................................................... 6 Books to Read. .................................................................................................................. 6 Proposed Itinerary. ............................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 .............................................................................................................................. 9 The Estate of the Campbells of Craignish. ......................................................................... 9 The Estate of the Campbells of Craignish. ................................................................... 10 Sale of the Estate ............................................................................................................ 11 The present owners of the Estate. ............................................................................... 12 Chapter II ............................................................................................................................ 14 The old main road of Craignish ........................................................................................ 14 Chapter III ........................................................................................................................... 17 Ardfern ............................................................................................................................ 17 Origin of Name -The Inn -The Innkeepers -The Church - Ministers at Ardfern -The School. ......................................................................................................................... 17 The Church .................................................................................................................. 18 The Ministers of Ardfern Church. ................................................................................. 20 The School ................................................................................................................... 22 Chapter IV ........................................................................................................................... 25 Corranmor and Corranbeg ............................................................................................... 25 Corranbeg .................................................................................................................... 25 Corranmor .................................................................................................................... 28 Chapter V ............................................................................................................................ 29 Gartcharran ..................................................................................................................... 29 Dunvulig .......................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter VI ........................................................................................................................... 31 Kirkton and Aird Craignish ............................................................................................... 31 Antiquity of Kirkton ....................................................................................................... 31 Description of the Ruined Church ................................................................................ 31 The Church .................................................................................................................. 33 Church History ............................................................................................................. 34 Kirkton---the Rectors of Kilmolrow. ............................................................................... 36 The Church Lands ....................................................................................................... 39 Later History of Kirkton ................................................................................................. 39 2 Aird Craignish .............................................................................................................. 40 Chapter VII .......................................................................................................................... 42 Craignish Castle .............................................................................................................. 42 History of the Building. ................................................................................................. 42 The Captains of Craignish ............................................................................................ 44 Craignish Castle in Literature ....................................................................................... 50 An Incident of 1725 ...................................................................................................... 51 Dunvullaig ....................................................................................................................... 52 Chapter VIII ......................................................................................................................... 53 Pennycastle ................................................................................................................. 53 Achanarnich ................................................................................................................. 53 Barrackan .................................................................................................................... 54 Chapter IX ........................................................................................................................... 59 Soroba ---Ardlarich---Daill---Gemmil. ............................................................................... 59 Soroba ......................................................................................................................... 59 Ardlarich....................................................................................................................... 61 Daill (now Lunga). ........................................................................................................ 63 Gemmil ........................................................................................................................ 63 Chaprer X. .......................................................................................................................... 64 Barravullin and the 2 Lergachonnies. .............................................................................. 64 Barravullin ....................................................................................................................... 64 Lergachonniemor and Beg. ............................................................................................. 65 Chapter XI. .......................................................................................................................... 69 Barrichibean .................................................................................................................... 69 Chapter XII .......................................................................................................................... 71 Garraron, Greinog, Lagganlochan. .................................................................................. 71 Garraron ...................................................................................................................... 71 Greinog ........................................................................................................................ 71 Lagganlochan .............................................................................................................. 71 Chapter XIII ......................................................................................................................... 73 Barbreck .......................................................................................................................... 73 Chapter XIV ........................................................................................................................ 75 Loch Avich ....................................................................................................................... 75 Chapter XV ......................................................................................................................... 77 Lands of the Brae Lorne. ................................................................................................. 77 3 Introduction Families and nations come and go, the land, unless there has been some great upheaval of nature of devilry by man remains. 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