Colgrain

Colgrain
Colgrain
Colgrain shown within Argyll and Bute
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EU Parliament Scotland

Colgrain is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village is located to the east of Helensburgh.[1]

The name Colgrain is known from at least 1377 when Sir William Denzeltoun (of Colgrane) gives his consent to a grant made by his father, Sir John Denzeltoun of that Ilk, to the church of Glasgow.[2]

References

  1. "Colgrain: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Some account of the family of Dennistoun of Dennistoun and Colgrain". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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