In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bunessan like this:
Bonessan, a village in Kilfinichen and Kilviceuen parish, Mull island, - Argyllshire, at the head of Loch Sloch, near the mouth of Loch Scriden, 6 miles E of the western extremity of the Ross of Mull, and 27 miles WSW of Oban. It has a post office under Oban, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, the parish church (1804; 350 sittings), and a public school.
Bunessan through time
Bunessan 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 Bunessan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bunessan in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22008
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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