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Title: Knowledge of Scotland Challenge!
Post by: Shaunymac on Sunday 26 February 12 22:07 GMT (UK)

Hi folks. G'day to all.

I have some bits and pieces from a will that was deciphered for me.
Know I am challenged with names and places, as I have never been to Scotland. I want to but now just aint the right time...

ANYwhose...

The following is a montage of the part of the will with the town and what I thought the town name was. If anyone can tell me anything further, it'd be splendid.

Dalintober
part of Ballieggrogan

Aik…lbog

Machrohan-nish (was across two lines)

Kind Regards,
Shaunymac

*Moderator comment: image cropped to remove white space*

Title: Re: Knowledge of Scotland Challenge!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 26 February 12 23:30 GMT (UK)

Hi Shaun

I think the  last one might well be Machrihanish in Argyll, from your interpretation.

However, your attachment is so small that it's virtually impossible to see any of the words. Would it be possible for you to do a larger  rescan of  just the words and not the whole sheet.


gnu

Title: Re: Knowledge of Scotland Challenge!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 26 February 12 23:33 GMT (UK)

Tried to make them larger for others to read:

gnu

Title: Re: Knowledge of Scotland Challenge!
Post by: Skoosh on Sunday 26 February 12 23:40 GMT (UK)

Shauny, Balligroggan is just south of Machrihanish, not far from Campbeltown in Kintyre. Dalintober (Wellfield) must be a croft on that farm. Remote spot, open to the Atlantic on the Mull of Kintyre (cue for a song). Thanks Gnu.

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Knowledge of Scotland Challenge!
Post by: GR2 on Monday 27 February 12 18:37 GMT (UK)

The National Library of Scotland maps website will give you free on-line access to large-scale maps of Scotland. A useful one to look at would be Roy's map of 1747-1755.

Graham.