Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland Genealogy

Craignish, Argle, Scotland (#508)

History

The parish belonged for some centuries to two families of the name of Campbell. The Campbells of Craigish and the Campbells of Barbreck. This parish is 26 miles southwest of Iverary, 24 miles south of the village of Oban. An engagement between the Danes and the natives is marked by two Cairns. It is called Dail-nan-Ceann, that is the field of heads. The major land owners were: Captain Donald Campbell R.N. of Barbreck; John M’Dougall Esq. of Lunga; and Colin Campbell, Esq. of Jura. The land was primarily used for, farming, oats, Flax, potatoes, turnips, cultivated hay, some livestock and dairies. The population in 1801 was 904, and in 1841 was 873. The earliest date of the kirk-session record is 5-Feb-1745. The first entry in the register of births, baptisms and marriages is the 7th of June 1756. It was not regularly kept until 1791. Presbyterianism is well attended. The average number of communicants is 180. There are two Dissenters in the Parish

This account was written in 1843. source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol. 7)