Where is Barraghevaigan in Argyll?

[winger]

Hi - I have a record for Isabel McLellan -



Given Name - John McLellan Given Name - Flory McMillan
Date.1813-5-17 Date. 1813-5-17
House Number 0
Place. Barraghevaigan
CMB Date Source B
Family position. Father Mother
Plus 0
Notes. isobell McLellan/Cooper
Position/Occupation. Cooper
Parish. South Knapdale

I am trying to find out where this village is - Isobell has a sister Agnes, I cannot find her birth certificate but she gives her place of birth on the 1851 Census as Lochgilphead - is it anywhere near this?

thanks in advance for any assistance.

[Currie]

Hello Winger,

The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845, for the Parish of South Knapdale, mentions, on page 259, a place called Ballagheamhragan. It sort of looks a bit like yours. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ju0 ... an&f=false

“Lochcaolisport is an arm of the Atlantic, which intersects the western part of the parish for five or six miles. The western shore of the loch is bold, abrupt, and rocky; the eastern side rises gradually from the water's edge; and both sides are richly clothed with copsewood. There are several beautiful bays in the loch, which afford safe anchorage. The best anchorage, however, is at the head of the loch, within Ellanfada. This island affords shelter from the heavy swells occasioned by the south-west gales. From the northern blast, the anchorage is protected by the amphitheatre of hills which surround the head of the loch. The water is shallow, and the beach extends a considerable distance from high-water mark, and is still receding. This appears from a stratum of shell-land, which is met with in the glebe about two feet under the surface. The same stratum is distinctly seen on the banks of the Lochhead river. By an artificial embankment, a considerable addition might be made to the arable lands of Ballagheamhragan, and Clachbreck, the properties of Mr Campbell of Ormsary and Mr Campbell of Kilberry respectively.”

I haven’t tried to figure it out on an old map. As the crow flies it appears to be about 12 miles from Ormsary to Lochgilphead.

Hope that helps,
Alan

[AndrewP]

Hello Winger,

Borraghevragan can be seen on the west shore near the top of Lochcoalisport, just above the centre of this map.

http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/view/? ... esc=Bottom section

It could possibly be Ballyaurgan on a modern map.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=17 ... 74620&lm=0

All the best,

AndrewP

[winger]

thanks for helping me out with this - yep it all seems to work in terms of area's - i still have a lot more research to do on this family so I may have to come back with more geography questions!

thanks again - the old maps are really interesting, I had no idea that the names of area's had changed so much!
thanks again