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Dalmally, vil. with ry. sta. and hotel, Argyllshire, near NE. head of Loch Awe, 24½ miles W. of Oban; P.O., T.O.; a resort of anglers, and a centre for tourists. In the old churchyard are some ancient gravestones of the clan Gregor, by whom the district was at one time peopled. Near D. is a monument to Duncan Ban Macintyre (1723-1812), a native of the district, and the most popular of modern Gaelic bards.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station and hotel" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Argyll ScoCnty |
Place: | Dalmally |
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