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super8mm · Senior Member

Maps

liam26 · Veteran Member

Go To:

http://maps.nls.uk/

http://www.fife.50megs.com/scottish-maps.htm

The first source I use extensively.

Explore and have fun. :))

EoinDubh · Senior Member

You can also try Google Earth. It gives pretty good visual views of most of Scotland. The attached file is cropped from a Google Earth view of Toward Point.

super8mm · Senior Member

Thanks I have been trying to get my berings on the other maps, I did find Lamont Port

kvnturner · Veteran Member

I am at the old manse, Dunoon and surrounding areas next week and getting married there in August. Would you like me to get maps of the area for you? kvnturner@sky.com Yours aye Kevin turner

super8mm · Senior Member

That would be great Kevin!!!!!

email sent smile

LaCalif2 · Senior Member

I have used both the suggested websites and they are quite good. The google streetview works okay but it does have some areas not available and is also current so nothing as it would have appeared. I did find a picture of my great grand parents home that is still there today in Saltcoats.

Tom Lambie

liam26 · Veteran Member

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-- Edited by liam26 on Saturday 13th of October 2012 08:13:38 AM

super8mm · Senior Member

John, I am a bit confused. are there 2 Toward Castle's? in looking at Google earth the coord's below show a Toward Castle several miles to the west but it has a lot of building there. Do you know what that building is? confuse

55°52'9.96"N
5° 0'53.38"W

super8mm · Senior Member

I dont think it was that Philip, you can just see in the right edge of your picture the word Castle Toward, it looks to be a big house or building.

I wonder if that is Knockdow?

Sandy · Veteran Member

Hi Philip

There is a Toward Castle and a Castle Toward. I'm not sure which is which but one of them is a ruin, from the 1646 massacre and the other is a castelated house (but very grand) built much later built (I think) a wealthy Glaswegian.

Sandy

super8mm · Senior Member

thanks Sandy the coordinates I posted are of a BIG place, so the old one that is in ruins is in Toward itself?

Sandy · Veteran Member

Yes, that is correct.

Best,

Sandy

EoinDubh · Senior Member

Kilfinan Church is located here at A:

Knockdow is located here at A:

The Manse is located here at A:

You can search on "Kilfinan Church, Scotland", "Knockdow, Scotland" or The Manse, Loch Striven, Scotland" in Google Maps to get these views and zoom in.

-- Edited by EoinDubh on Saturday 13th of October 2012 10:50:15 PM

liam26 · Veteran Member

Ah, you just may be right. The House was sold within the last few years and the CLS tried to convince the new owners to part with the Lamont memorabilia Maybe Sandy might have the answer to that request. He is very good at keeping up with the goings on around Cowel, etc.

Across Loch Striven from red marker "D", was the ancesorial lands of the Lamont sept, MacPhadrick. I had a Lamont cousin who was christened ........McPhadrick Lamont but change his middle name because he thought it sounded too "Irish." Cheeky fellow, that!

Philip

-- Edited by liam26 on Saturday 13th of October 2012 07:16:22 PM

-- Edited by liam26 on Saturday 13th of October 2012 07:19:28 PM

super8mm · Senior Member

maybe I need to send Google a message and ask them to add the the Clans Castle too???

EoinDubh · Senior Member

On the map that I posted, the one marked Toward is the great house, used until recently as a girls school and I have heard that it has been purchased and may become a resort. I am not sure if that includes the ruined Castle Toward of Lamont fame and Campbell shame.

super8mm · Senior Member

Thanks John, it is good to learn a bit evey day

-- Edited by super8mm on Monday 14th of September 2015 05:51:27 AM

EoinDubh · Senior Member

My wife is a Patrick and when she was in Ireland a few years ago she talked with some of the Irish Patricks who told her the the Patrick family came to Ireland from Scotland.

kvnturner · Veteran Member

Hi, long time not speaking. I was sorting out my wardrobe the other day and I came across a bag containing various things. upon inspection I discovered that I had not sent you the stuff from Dunoon all those years ago. So, do you still want them? I can send them if you ping me a msg on here or PM me your address. sorry about the delay.

yours aye

Kev

super8mm · Senior Member

PM sent wink

Thanks

TheLaird · Newbie

Hi Liam,

"Ah, you just may be right. The House was sold within the last few years and the CLS tried to convince the new owners to part with the Lamont memorabilia Maybe Sandy might have the answer to that request. He is very good at keeping up with the goings on around Cowel, etc."

I am the present owner of Knockdow. We purchased the house and estate, mid 2010.

The majority of the contents of the house were sold when the last of the Lamont heirs sold the place in the late 80's. I believe the proceeds may have benefited the Church of Scotland.

When we viewed the house there were some military swords belonging to Alexander Lamont , one of Sir James Lamont's sons who died in battle at Dargai in 1897, hanging in the main entrance hall. That was the complete extent of the Lamont contents.

These were removed by the vendor before completion.

Thanks

Stewart

kvnturner · Veteran Member

Thanks, just got it. will sort it ourt for you tomorrow (Monday) and they should be with you shortly.