According to the small scale map of parish boundaries in the SAFHS book "The Parishes, Registers and Registrars of Scotland, the southern boundary of Kilmonivaig parish runs parallel to Glen Nevis. That would make Ballachulish and Ardgour parish a possibility. Kilmallie would be eliminated. Iain ---------- > From: john.cameron@strait.ednet.ns.ca > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Glen Nevis - Kilmonivaig or Kilmallie > Date: 22 September 2000 15:02 > > The confusion surrounding which parish Glen Nevis is in may have some light shed > on it by the following descriptions (from an eighteenth century description); > > "The glenns and straths of Mamor, Lochliven, Glenneves, Gargawatch, Glenspean, > Glenroy, Dawghnassie, Lochyeld, Glenley, Loughairgaik, Achadrome, and > Glengarrie. > > Lochyeld, Glenley, Loughairgaik, Achadrome, and Glengarrie pertained to the > parish church of Kilmallie; Loughlevin, Mamore, and the seven merklands and > half - merkland of Glenneves pertaining to Eiland Moune (St. Munn's Isle). Thrie > merklands ane half-merkland of Glenneves, Gargairach, Glenspean, Glenroy, > Dawghnassie with the six merklands of Glenley pertained to the parish of > Kilmaneveg." > > It was always my understanding that as a general rule Kilmallie was on the > Northwest side of the Geat Glen, and Kilmonivaig on the Southeast side. This > would place Glen Nevis within Kilmonivaig. > >