Stronachlachan - on the Crinan Canal?

Post by **emanday** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:39 pm

Just downloaded an 1860 DC for Donald Clark. The death was an accidental drowning, no parents are shown and the death was registered in North Knapdale by the order of the Procurator Fiscal. Under where and when Died...

On Monday 12th November
In Crinan Canal
at Stronachlachan
near Bellanoch (at least I think the first word on that line is "near")
in Parish of North
Knapdale and
County of Argyll

Now I have driven along one side of the Crinan and walked along the other side many times. I recognised the name Bellanoch right away, but the only Stronachlachan I know of is in Stirling! When I checked on Multimap, it confirmed the locations of both places.

Did I walk or drive past a Stronachlachan on the Crinan canal? I am quite sure the PF would have got accurate geographical information, but I'm stumped.

Post by **AndrewP** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:54 pm

Hi Mary,

On the current 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map, there is small hill overlooking the canal near Bellanoch, Sron Cuileag. That's the nearest that I can see.

To see this section of map online,

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
click on the I want to get a map now button.
Type NR805925 into the search box, then click on the GO button.

You will see Sron Cuileag just below the centre of the map.
As I recall, sron is gaelic for nose (a nose-shaped hill?).

All the best,

AndrewP

Post by **emanday** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:17 pm

I can see where you are going with that. Looking at that map, quite possibly old Donald fell in there and the registrar simply wrote in what it sounded like.

His geography wasn't up to much

Just a pity his parentage wasn't entered as well. Without it I really can't say if it is my Donald, but he was at home in 1851, but not in 1861.

Is there any way of finding out if there was an enquiry, do you think?