'Bardarroch'
Hi I'm new to RootsChat so I hope I'm using it correctly,
Aeroqueen,
My 3rd great grandparents Lachlan Sinclair and Catherine MacLachlan lived there. and had their family, so my 2nd great grandad Duncan Sinclair b 1812 and his siblings were born at Barradarroch (Bardarroch, Baradarroch) from 1805-1819
I have found it on Canmore and the ruin of Bardarroch still shows on the current OS Explorer maps 1:25 000 scale at grid ref NR 808 916. It's between the Dunardry Locks and Bellanoch on the south side of the Canal. I have also found it in a wee book of walks in the Lochgilphead/Crinan are but I can't put my hand to it just now to give you the details.
In Marian Pallister's book 'The Crinan Canal' (Birlinn Origin) there are four references to Bardarroch. She mentions that for the building of the Crinan Canal eight houses at Dunardry farm and another at Bardarroch would have to be demolished to make way for the course of the canal so it sounds like a fair bit of the land was lost.
Also in Scotland's Places lists it as 'An dwelling house and Byre which formerly had a farm of land attached but is now blended with that of Dounans.'
I hope this is of some help!
Kind regards
