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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Portnahaven, a village and a quoad sacra parish in Kilchoman parish, Islay island, Argyllshire. The village stands at the south-western extremity of Islay, adjacent to the islet and lighthouse of Oversay, at Rhynns Point, 10½ miles NW by W of the Mull of Oa, 15½ SW of Bridgend, and 24 SW of Port-Askaig. It occupies a picturesque, sheltered, rocky nook, on a shore often lashed with tempestuous billows; and has a post office under Greenock, an Established church built at the expense of Government, a Free church, and a new public school. The quoad sacra parish was constituted first by the ecclesiastical courts, next in 1849 by the court of teinds, and is in the presbytery of Islay and Jura and synod of Argyll. The minister's stipend is £150. Pop. of village (1871) 411, (1881) 361; of q. s. parish (1871) 979, (1881) 860.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a quoad sacra parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Argyll ScoCnty |
| Place: | Portnahaven |
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