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ARDCHATTAN, parish in Lorn district, Argyleshire. It is bisected by Loch Etive, comprises Ardchattan proper on the north, and Muckairn on the south, includes Eriska and Duirnish Islands, is traversed by the Callander and Oban Railway, and its post town is Taynuilt, under Oban. It measures more than 40 miles in length and about 10 miles in mean breadth. Real property in 1880-81, 15,191. Pop., quoad civilia, 2001; quoad sacra, 1386. Ardchattan proper is remarkably mountainous, and consists very largely of rugged alpine masses, and great wastes of moor and moss, yet includes charming varieties of fertile plain, pleasant valley, and wooded hill. Muckairn contains some lofty ground, yet is comparatively low. Ardchattan Priory, on Loch Etive, 4 miles north-west of Taynuilt, was founded in 1231, is notable for a national council held in it by Robert Bruce, had a cruciform church with central tower, and has left some interesting re-mains. Ardchattan House, originally the prior's residence, is now a modernized massive mansion. Other seats are Lochnell, Barcaldine, Inverawe, and Drimvuick, and a notable antiquity is the alleged vestige of the Dalriadan city Berigonium. The churches are 2 Established and 2 Free, and the public schools are 4, with about 279 scholars.
