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Melfort, Loch, sea-loch, Kilninver and Kilmelford par., Argyllshire, opposite Luing island; at NE. head of loch is Melfort House, seat, 15 miles N. of Kilmartin; 3 miles SW., on N. side of loch, is Melfort Cottage, seat; N. of Melfort House, on road from Oban to Ford, is the picturesque Pass of Melfort; Melfort gives titles to the Earl of Perth.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "sea-loch" (ADL Feature Type: "fjords") |
Administrative units: | Kilninver and Kilmelfort ScoP Argyll ScoCnty |
Place names: | LOCH MELFORT | MELFORT | MELFORT LOCH |
Place: | Melfort |
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