Colgrain is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, 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]
See also
- Jock Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan ‘of Camis Eskan in the County of Dumbarton‘.[3] His great grandfather Colin Campbell (Junior) of Colgrain and Camis Eskan (1818–86), a wealthy sugar merchant who owned plantations in British Guiana.[4]
References
- ^ “Colgrain: Overview”. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ “Some account of the family of Dennistoun of Dennistoun and Colgrain”. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ “No. 43873”. The London Gazette. 14 January 1966. p. 435.
- ^ “William Middleton Campbell”. gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
