Lochgilphead, Poltaloch Street
Overview
Lochgilphead, Poltaloch Street is recorded as Market (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Market Stance (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century) in Scotland Argyll And Bute. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lochgilphead, Poltaloch Street as Market (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Market Stance (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century).
Why it was made
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lochgilphead, Poltaloch Street as Market (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Market Stance (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century).
People and events
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it worked
The label Market (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Market Stance (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Market (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Market Stance (post Medieval) - (20th Century), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Lochgilphead, Poltaloch Street matters as a recorded market (post medieval) - (20th century), market stance (post medieval) - (20th century), travellers camp (post medieval) - (20th century) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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