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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLINABY | Ballinaby Ballinaby Ballinaby |
Donald McEachern Saligo Donald MacGilp Par. [Parish] Teacher Kilchoman William Campbell Esq. Ballinaby |
196 | Applies to a neat mansion the residence & property of William Campbell Esq. situated about 2 miles north East of Kilchoman & 3 miles west of Gruinart. |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND A.D. 1877 [Ballinaby] | Human Remains found A.D 1877 | Donald McEachern Saligo Donald MacGilp Par. [Parish] Teacher Kilchoman William Campbell Esq. Ballinaby |
196 | About a ¼ of a mile West of the house; Human Remans were found in 1877 by W. Campbell Esq of Ballinaby and with them several elaborate ornaments, considered to belong to a period before the introduction of Christianity |
| TORANMORE | Toranmore Toranmore Toranmore |
Donald McEachern Saligo Donald MacGilp. Par. [Parish] Teacher Kilchoman William Campbell Esq. Ballinaby |
196 | Applies to a small Cottage situated about ¼ mile south west of Ballinaby The property of William Campbell Esq. Ballinaby. |
| STANDING STONE [W of Ballinaby] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
Donald McEachern, farmer Saligo Donald MacGilp, Par. [Parish] Teacher Kilchoman William Campbell Esq: Ballinaby |
196 | This is one of the finest specimens of those ancient monoliths so numerous in Islay; it is situate on a commanding eminence 1/8 of a mile W. [West] of Ballinaby, and stands 18ft. above the surface, is 4ft. broad and 1ft. thick, and is placed so as to point N.E. [North East] by E. [East] & S.W. [South West] by W. [West] which is supposed by some authorities to have been the ancient means of determining the summer and winter Solstices. |
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[Page] 105Parish of Kilchoman -- Islay. Argyllshire
[Signed] P. Dougherty 2nd Corp [Corporal] R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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