Sandy I have only just picked this message up, as I have been away from home. I don't *know* the answer to your question, but I strongly suspect that these are all the same place - and the same too as "Port na Chro", a pair of semi detached cottages that are now let out as holiday cottages by the Skipness estate, located on a beach at a tiny one-time harbour north of Skipness Point. I also believe them to be the same as "Port Chro" where an Elizabeth (and several variants of that Christian name) TAYLOR was living until 1817, having until then been a regular recipient of parish charity, as evidenced by the Kirk Sessions minutes - this Elizabeth TAYLOR *may* have been the same as my great great great grandmother of that name (maiden surname THOMSON). I would be interested if you could let me have, on or off the list, a note of the OPR entries where you have found this place referred to, under all its spelling variants, in case it helps me better to pin down Elizabeth's identity. Martyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra McLellan" <priestner@attbi.com> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 1:54 AM Subject: [ARGYLL] Port Na Gro, Skipness Parish > Does anyone know if Port Na Gro near Skipness is the same place as > Portaero/Protero/Portachro/Portachrow found in the OPR records in > Skipness Parish? > > Sandy McLellan > Priestner@attbi.com