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Oban’s Origins
Amongst the many stories contained in Argyll Estates Archives is that of the early days of Oban. The original ‘village’ of Oban grew up around the natural, sheltered harbour, with the land owned by the Duke of Argyll on the south side and the Laird of Dunstaffnage on the north side. A report compiled by…
Adopt a Glass Plate Negative!
Our current sponsorship campaign focuses on our superb collection of early glass plate negatives. A total of 97 photographic plates require expert care from skilled conservators, including individual cleaning, repackaging and stabilisation of broken plates. There are 78 plates by Scipio Mactaggart depicting Inveraray and its inhabitants in the 1860s, and a further 19 from…
Argyll Mausoleum Visitor Information Display Project
Bob Reid reports that this exciting project moves on a pace at Dunoon’s Community Shed with the final preparations for the new display unit for the Mausoleum, at Kilmun. After the Reformation the Campbell burials were moved from the KiImun collegiate church aisle to their own private burial site and mausoleum. The mausoleum is of…
New addition to the archive catalogue
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Lord Archibald Campbell’s collection of West Highland funerary monument rubbings has been added to our online catalogue. A total of 179 life-size rubbings contained within 20 bound volumes have been individually described, and high-quality digital images of each rubbing are now available to view online, for free! The…
Seminar Series 24-25
The Friends of the Argyll Papers are delighted to introduce a series of online seminars informed by research undertaken in the archive, to take place on Zoom. All seminars are scheduled for a Friday, at various start times to allow Friends around the world to participate.