of Edinburgh, Session 1883-84. 
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2. Colonsay . — Notes sent to Committee by Mr Murray of 167 
West George Street, Glasgow, and Mr Donald McNeill, farmer in 
Colonsay, long resident in the island. The following points are 
taken from these notes : — 
(1) By Mr Murray. — Shores on west side of island thickly strewn 
with boulders, many resembling yellow Mull granite. 
A large boulder on west shore, called FingaVs Pvtting StoneS 
At Kiloran, on N.W. part of island, there are many boulders. 
On several ridges sloping down towards west boulders occur, 
some above a ton in weight (^Seventh Report, p. 21). 
On west coast there are some granite blocks of a yellowish-red 
colour, different from any rocks seen in Colonsay. 
In Oronsay Island there are blocks of syenite, which probably 
may have come from Kiloran Bay in Colonsay, distant 9 miles 
N.N.W., also grey granite which may have come from Colonsay. 
There are fragments of red granite with large crystals; — but no 
rocks of that variety, known in Oronsay or Colonsay. 
On east side of Oronsay, boulder of coarse-grained granite, pinky in 
colour, which is supposed to have come from east coast of Colonsay, 
There are boulders of quartzite, and nodules of chocolate red sand- 
stone — but which cannot be referred to any rocks on either 
Colonsay or Oronsay {Ninth Report, p. 17). 
3. Midi. — On road to Torloisk from Tobermory, Professor Duns 
found numerous granite boulders — for most part the reddish 
variety — others are grey. The largest boulder seen was gneiss. A 
small quartzite boulder was also seen. All of them are rounded and 
smooth. Four boulders lie en trainee, the line being N. and S. 
In approaching west coast of North Mull, boulders decrease in 
number. The contrast is most striking, as the boulders are very 
numerous towards east coast. “ Has ice, moving from the N. W., 
begun to drop its entangled boulders near the west coast, and the 
rate of deposit increased as it passed over the tract between Runa- 
Gal and Mishnisli and the S.E. of Glen Frisa? Be this as it may, 
there is no doubt as to the numerical increase of the boulders in 
this direction. They are all much rounded. ” 
Ascended Spy on More, 2435 feet above sea-level. Found a good 
many boulders scattered over the hill — all, so far as could be 
ascertained, granites — no granite rock occurring in situ in this part 
