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Originally Posted by ScotSites
You are right Polwarth, there is a connection between the MacDonalds of Glencoe and Drimintorran... in the book Glencoe and Beyond: The Sheep Farming Years 1780-1830 by Iain S. MacDonald chapter 7 covers The MacDonalds of Drimintorran, of the Family of Glencoe. Other searches confirm what Duthill says, that Drimintorran is in the Sunart area... it now appears on the OS map as Drumnatorran to the north of Strontian!
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The book mentioned above is not available in New Zealand
Thanks people for bringing the book to my attention, will order a copy from overseas.
I have found quite a lot out about Drimnatorran in Scotland thanks to a kind Scot who lives in the area.
Last weekend I found and visited the NZ Drimintorran land and house,something I have been longing to do for years, my camera has never worked so hard.
I do wonder why The MacDonalds did not spell the NZ property the same as the one in Scotland though.
Cheers