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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN STREET [Campbeltown] | Main Street. Main Street. Main Street. Main Street. |
Corner Tickets John Beith Esqr. Mr. Peter Macintosh Mr. Greenlees |
257 | A fine Street leading in a northeasterly direction from Castlehill church and terminating at the Old Quay or about Lloyd's Hotel. In the centre of this street near the "Town Hall" is a fine Cross ornamented with sculptured foliage. It is placed in a socket upon a small pedestal which is ascended by a few steps, and is supposed to have been brought from "Iona". |
| CROSS [Campbeltown] | Cross | Corner Tickets John Beith Esqr. Mr. Peter Macintosh Mr. Greenlees |
257 | In the centre of the Main Street of Campbelton, an ancient Cross forms a principal feature of attraction. It is richly ornamented with sculptured foliage, and has one side this inscription "Hec: est: Crux: Domini: Yvari M: H: "Eachran": "Quondam": Rectoris: De Kyrigan: Et Domini: Andre Nate Ejus: Rectoris De Kil Coman: Que Crucem Fiere: Faciabat. Mr. Eward M. H. Eachran, once Rector of Kyrigan, and Mr. Andrew, his son, Rector of Kilcoman, who erected this stone". Macintoshes History of Kintyre. Gordon in his "Itmerarium Septentrionlae" mentions that it is a Danish Obelisk; but Mr. Pennant who visited this stone in 1770 & who was the first to decipher the Inscription, gives it as his opinion that it camefrom Iona. It is certainly a great monument to the town and is as old as the 12 Century" New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
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