In reply to Sharon Hawkins query of a couple of weeks ago about Kilmory and Ballimore, I think that it has to be pointed out first of all that there are several places in Argyll with these names. Kilmory: There is a Kilmory in Glassary parish near Lochgilphead; there is a Kilmory in North Knapdale parish; there is a Kilmory in Stralachlan parish in Cowal; a Kilmory in Killean parish in Kintyre (which is the only one which belonged directly to the Duke of Argyll in the mid-18th century), a Kilmory on the Island of Islay and a Kilmory on the Island of Mull. Ballimore is also a fairly common place name as it simply means 'the big township'. You will find a Ballimore in Glassary parish; a Ballimore in Knapdale; a Ballimore on the west side of Loch Awe in Inishail parish (Les Horne has been misled in suggesting that it was Kilchrenan parish by the fact that it is very near the village of Kilchrenan andhas missed the fact that the parish boundaries in this part of Argyll simply ignore Loch Awe.) ; a Ballimore at Otter on the west side (the Loch Fyne side) of Cowal and another on the East side (the Firth of Clyde side) in the parish of Inverchaolain. Even with these lists I would not be absolutely confident that we have identified all the places in Argyll with these names. The other warning that I would give is that, if your ancestors were tenants in Kilmory in Kintyre, Inhabitants of the Argyll Estates will not help you as the Kintyre tenants were not listed by name. However, what we seem to be looking for, if I read your message aright, is a Ballimore and a Kilmory which are fairly close together. The two in the Lochgilphead area would seem to be the best candidates. What puzzles me is that the rentals to which you refer give no clues about where the places are. Rentals usually list a number of places in the same area and certainly with lands as extensive as those of the Duke of Argyll the different parts of the estates came under different administrations and this would be an important clue. If you have any information of this kind it might be possible to give you a proper answer. Frank Bigwood