In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Melfort like this:
Melfort, a sea-loch of Kilninver and Kilmelfort parish, Argyllshire, opening between Points Degnish and Ashnish, opposite the middle of Luing island. With a width of 1½ mile at the entrance, it penetrates the land 3¼ miles east-north-eastward; is sprinkled with islets; and takes its name from Gaelic words signifying ` the lake of the strong eminence, ' and alluding to the hillranges that flank its shores. ...
It is fed by streams flowing from fresh-water lakes at distances of from 2 or 3 to 7 miles; has on its N side, at a secluded spot amid thick environments of wood, a cave, traditionally said to have been inhabited for a time by the first settlers in Lorn; is overlooked, at the head, by Melfort House; and gives the titles of Viscount and Earl in the peerage of Scotland, and that of Duke in the peerage of France, to the Earl of Perth.
The location is that of Melfort House, and matches the coordinates given by the RCAHMS Canmore system for the burgh.
Melfort through time
Melfort is now part of Argyll and Bute district. Click here for graphs and data of how Argyll and Bute has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Melfort itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melfort in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21774
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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