"Do you know if the B&B presently operating in the Oa as "Kentraw" is part of that old homestead? " Hi Linda It's Kintra B&B. My McCuaigs lived there also. The present buildings were built after my McCuaigs emigrated 1851. There is a stone cottage down by the beach (a ruin in 1997 but now renovated and rented to tourists) that a cousin mistakenly thought had been where our ancestors had lived but documents later found show that this cottage belonged to the agricultural workers. Letter on the wall at The Old Granary of Kintra Farm from Freda Ramsay (in response to the Kintra owners' request about information about the history of their buildings): 1820; The Survey of Kintra by Wm. Gemmel, shows the two Tenants' houses with their garden path, and the two agricultural workers' cottages beside the shore, still with you. These were built of stone and lime, slated and with chimnies in the gables. The three other buildings were most probably of "Black House" construction, ie. dry stonewalls and the thatches roofs and were probably byres, etc. It is difficult now to know what was kept and what was demolished, but it seems possible that the inner of the Tennants' house is the building you refer to. The cots may be the byre; 1856/71; Angus McNab were the last two tenants to occupy Kintra. Their lease fell in in 1871 but they may have continued a few years more. At any rate when the present house was completed in the 1880's, the first family to live in it were our own. Alterations were being made at Kildalton and their living for a summer at Kintra meant that John Ramsay could more easily supervise the building at Machrie and other farms in the neighbourhood and also the construction of the Low Road. 1888/90: The first single tenant was Daniel Simpson; he asked for another cottage to house two more workers; 1890/1911; Ronald and John Campbell took over the lease. In both these leases, there was a clause to the effect that "the threshing mill and the oil engine connected therewith" were property of the proprietor and were to be left in good working condition at the end of the Leases; 1911/16: When another pair of brothers, Wm and Geo Taylor, took over the Lease in 1911, they were given the choice of taking over the Threshing Mill and engine at valuation or allowing it to be removed. I imagine it must have been removed because there is no mention of it in James McTaggart's Lease of 1916. Undoubtedly, the building in which it was housed, which was probably also used to store the grain, would become known as "the old Granary". Below this written portion was a copy of the survey of the property. At the time I didn't have a digital camara so hand drew it (next time I'll photograph it). From the Ramsay drawing I was able to find what I believe was the location of the 2 tenant's houses. If you are going to play detective with this, contact me off list and I'll try to help. Cheers, Sue Visser

Sue, Do you have any more information about the Angus McNab shown in your message? Your note mentions only Angus, but speaks in the plural. Who else was with him? Do you (or Roger, if he is lurking) have any 1871 census info on this Angus? I wonder if he was the Angus who in 1861 was at Ballychatrigin, age 30 unmarried, with his mother and sisters. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue Visser Sent: March 12, 2010 6:57 AM To: ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Kintra 1856/71; Angus McNab were the last two tenants to occupy Kintra. Their lease fell in in 1871 but they may have continued a few years more.

Hi Ken No, I'm sorry I don't have more on the McNabs of Kintra. I do have Ann McNab (m Peter McCuaig 1828) died 1855 Ballychatrigan. Sue