Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ardeonaig

Ardeonaig (Gael. ` Eonog's height '), a hamlet on the right or southern shore of Loch Tay, in a detached portion of Killin parish, Perthshire, 71/8 miles ENE of Killin village, and 11½ miles NNW of Comrie by Glen Lednock. Backed by Meall na Creige (2683 feet), Creag Uigeach (2840), and Ruadh Bheul (2237), it stands near the mouth of the Finglen Burn, and has a ferry over the loch (here ¾ mile broad), a good inn, a Gaelic Free church (13/8 mile NE), and a public school, which, with accommodation for 56 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 31, and a grant of £46,10s. 6d.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Killin ScoP       Perthshire ScoCnty
Place: Ardeonaig

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