Glenshira, a glen in Inverary parish, Argyllshire, traversed by the Shira, which, rising on Benbui at an altitude of 2760 feet, winds 11 miles south-south-westward to Loch Fyne, 1¼ mile NNE of Inverary town. Its population has much decreased since the introduction of sheep-farming. See Douloch and Gearr Abhainn.Ord. Sur.,, sh. 45, 37, 1876.
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