Dun Leacainn, a massive hill (1173 feet) in Inverary parish, Argyllshire, rising from the margin of Loch Fyne to the NE of Furnace village, 8 miles SW of Inverary town. A granite quarry, furnishing stones of fine grain and colour for exportation, is worked in a spur of the hill, and was the scene of a stupendous blast in Oct. 1871, when 4 tons of gunpowder, deposited in a deep boring, the result of ore than a twelvemonth's operation, exploded with a muffled roar, and with a slight upheaval of the hill-front; and tore into pieces, ready for working to the desired size, any thousand tons of the solid rock.
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