Colgrain Explained

Country:	Scotland
Coordinates:	55.985°N -4.686°W
Official Name:	Colgrain
Unitary Scotland:	Argyll and Bute
Constituency Westminster:	Argyll and Bute
Constituency Scottish Parliament:	Dumbarton
Post Town:	DUMBARTON
Postcode District:	G82
Postcode Area:	G
Os Grid Reference:	NS323802

Colgrain is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located to the east of Helensburgh.^[1]

The name Colgrain is known from at least 1377 when Sir William Denzeltoun (of Colgrane) gives his consent to a grant made by his father, Sir John Denzeltoun of that Ilk, to the church of Glasgow.^[2]

See also

• Jock Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan 'of Camis Eskan in the County of Dumbarton'. His great grandfather Colin Campbell (Junior) of Colgrain and Camis Eskan (1818–86), a wealthy sugar merchant who owned plantations in British Guiana.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colgrain: Overview. Gazetteer for Scotland. 28 March 2018.
2. Web site: Some account of the family of Dennistoun of Dennistoun and Colgrain. National Library of Scotland. 28 March 2018.
3. Web site: William Middleton Campbell. gla.ac.uk. 7 August 2015.