Abyssinia? Near Arrochar!

[DavidWW]

That rather suggests an ex colonial soldier may have named it then, as I think that there were expeditionary forces in Abbysinia around the turn of the century, and certainly there was a military presence there pre WW1.
Maybe a census for the area would turn up something for the place name around 1901? An ex colonial officer who retained his rank or title (Major, Colonel?) would be too much to hope for!

I've no connection at all with Abyssinia; just a curiosity.

Have we any Arrocharians on site?

Hi Jake

If not a military connection, - although my money, had I any spare , would be on that type of connection, - cf Liverpool's (Spion) Kop end , - then there's near certain to be some other form of connection to the eponymous country.

In other cases, the origin of the name can be shown to be Scottish, but not, I suspect, here ............

David

[SarahND]

What a location for a house! No doubt some 'settler' will have an eye on it.

It looks like just the place my husband would want to settle Except I would think that the woman calling her chickens all night would spoil the peacefulness of the setting!
Anyway, it sure beats Sumatra, Montana that we just drove by the other day
Regards,
Sarah