In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Gruinart like this:
Gruinnard or Gruinart, a hamlet and a sea-loch on the NW side of Islay island, Argyllshire. The hamlet lies towards the head of the loch, 7 miles NW of Bridgend, and has a post office under Greenock. The loch, entering 8 miles SW of Rudha Mhail Point, penetrates 4¼ miles southward to within 3 miles of the upper part of Loch Indal, and is dry over great part of its area at low water. ...
It receives at its head the Anaharty, winding 7½ miles south-westward and north-by-westward, and depositing as much silt as to maintain a bar across the loch's mouth; and it has, even at high water, an intricate channel, yet serves as a safe haven for small vessels. A strong party of the Macleans of Mull, landing here in 1588, fought a sanguinary skirmish with the Macdonalds of Islay.
Gruinart through time
Gruinart 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 Gruinart itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gruinart in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22144
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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