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Islay, Caol Ila

Lead Smelter (18th Century)
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Map note: Islay, Caol Ila, a lead smelter, is mapped near Caol Ila, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 38166

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Recorded parish
Killarow and Kilmeny
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  • Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tom Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Curtis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Susan West, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • G Laird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Becky Williamson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris Wimbush, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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