Place:


Firkin  Dunbartonshire

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Firkin like this:

Farkin or Firkin, a small bay and a small headland in Arrochar parish, Dumbartonshire, on the W side of Loch Lomond, 1¾ mile NNW of Rowardennan Ferry.

Additional information about this locality is available for Arrochar

Firkin through time

Firkin is now part of Argyll and Bute district. Click here for graphs and data of how Argyll and Bute has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Firkin itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Firkin, in Argyll and Bute and Dunbartonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27010

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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