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crevices of which shells picked by Reporter (Alexander Car- 
michael, Esq., of South Uist, Lochmaddy, who refers also to 
the Rev. Mr Macgrigor, minister of Lismore). 
Saddell (Kintyre). — Several small granite boulders, though there 
are no granite rocks in Kintyre. A good many whinstone 
standing stones. (Reporter — Rev. John G. Levach, Manse of 
Saddell.) 
South of Campbelton, many granite boulders, like Arran 
granite, one near Macliarioch, 4x5x2 feet. (Reporter — Pro- 
fessor Nicol, Aberdeen.) 
At Southend, a boulder of coarse grey granite, about 18 feet 
in circumference, and weighing more than 3 tons, now broken 
up. 
Another granite boulder, about 12 feet in circumference. 
Two boulders of sienite, each 2 or 3 tons, about 200 feet 
above sea. 
No granite rocks in neighbourhood. Rocks chiefly lime- 
stone and red sandstone. (Reporter — D. Montgommerie, 
Southend parish school.) 
Ayr. 
Coylton . — Granite boulder, 11 x 1\ x 5 feet, about 30 tons. 
Longer axis N. and S. There are four more boulders, about 
4, 8, and 12 tons. They form a line running N. and S. 
Legend, that King Coil dined on large boulder. (Reporter — 
Rev. James Glasgow.) 
Dailly . — Granite boulder about 36 tons on Killochan Estate, called 
“ The Baron’s Stone.” About 100 feet above sea. Lies 
on Silurian rocks. Apparently derived from granite hills 
situated S.S.E., near Loch Doon, about 13 miles distant. 
Boulder proposed to be blown up by tenant of farm. But old 
inhabitants interposed, and an inscription put on it by pro- 
prietor, Sir John Cathcart, in these terms, “ The Baron’s 
Stone of Killochan.” Granite boulders of various sizes, on 
hill slopes, south of river Girvan. One on Maxwelton farm 
800 feet above sea, contains 240 cubic feet. Another, 16 feet 
long, on top of Barony Hill above Lannielane, mostly buried 
under turf. Level mark on it by Ord. surveyors of 1047 feet 
above sea. 
