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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Blairmore, a village in Kilmun parish, Argyllshire, on the W shore of Loch Long, 1 mile N of Strone, directly opposite Cove, and 7 miles by water WNW of Greenock. Of recent origin, it contains a number of neat villas. It has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments under Greenock, and a good wooden pier (greatly improved in 1873); and it enjoys a delightful view of the reaches of the Firth of Clyde down to Cloch Point. The Clyde steamers to Kilmun and Lochgoilhead regularly call at it. The telegraph cable, for communication with the West Highlands, lies from it to Cove; was broken in December 1870; and, ten days after being broken, was successfully grappled and repaired. Blairmore Hill, 2 miles NW by N of the pier, rises 1402 feet above sea-level.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Argyll ScoCnty |
| Place: | Blairmore |
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