Ballochray
Ballochray , also Balachrog , is a derelict town on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is not to be confused with the similar-sounding desert Ballacharie, which is only a few kilometers away . Ballochray was in the east of the island about a kilometer west of Port Askaig and about 15 kilometers northeast of Bowmore , the island's main town. The nearest town was Keills, two kilometers to the west . Ballochray was on a road that linked the main towns on the island and roughly corresponds to today's A846 . At the 1841 census, 80 people were still living in Ballochray. Ten years later the population had risen slightly to 88 people. Today only the foundations of various buildings remain in the area of Ballochray.
Surroundings
To the east of Ballochray was a small lake called Loch nan Deala . There was once an island in it, which is now a few meters west of the shore due to the lowering of the water level. This round island, about 30 m in diameter, is a crannóg , which used to be 26 m from the lake shore and could be reached via a three-meter-wide dam made of rough stones. The remains of three buildings were discovered on the island, which could be of late medieval origin. As in many localities in northeast Islay, lead has been mined at Ballochray in the past .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scotland Census 1841
- ↑ Scotland Census 1851
- ↑ Entry on Loch nan Deala in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Keill's Mine in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 6 ′ 59 ″ W.