. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. n., cap. 7. PROCEEDINGS. 191 Tlie following is Bishop Eeeves accurate description of the eccle-siastical remains in Tiree and Coll ^ :— During the period of Scandinavian rule in the Isles, Tiree seems tohave shared in the general subjugation; at least we may infer, from thenames locally preserved, that a large infusion of strangers took placeamong the old inhabitants, introducing such names as Barrapoll, Crossa-poll, Helipoll, Vassipoll, Kirkapoll, Soroby, Scarnish, Heynish, IIouh&c., chiefly as agricultural denominations, while tlie ec
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. n., cap. 7. PROCEEDINGS. 191 Tlie following is Bishop Eeeves accurate description of the eccle-siastical remains in Tiree and Coll ^ :— During the period of Scandinavian rule in the Isles, Tiree seems tohave shared in the general subjugation; at least we may infer, from thenames locally preserved, that a large infusion of strangers took placeamong the old inhabitants, introducing such names as Barrapoll, Crossa-poll, Helipoll, Vassipoll, Kirkapoll, Soroby, Scarnish, Heynish, IIouh&c., chiefly as agricultural denominations, while tlie ecclesiastical orhistorical features of the island retained the older names of KilcliainnechKilmoluag, Kilbride, Kilwillin, Ivilfinnan, Ballimartin, BallimeanachBallinoe, Balliphuil, Balliphetrish, Kennavara. In this way the TeutonicPoll, or Boll, signifying a dwelling, came, as a suffix, to be associatedwith the cognate prefix, the Celtic Baile, bringing into juxtapositionnames of such remote extraction as Helipoll and . 1. Soroby, which. SOROBY TIREE. WEST FACE SOEOBY. situated over a little bay in the farm of Balli-niartiu, in the south-eastside of the island, is nowknown as a large andmuch-used churchyard,from which all traces ofits ancient church haveof late disappeared. Itretains, however, a verycurious cross, remarkableboth for its massivenessand early designs. It isnot half as tall as the. lona crosses, but is pro-bably more ancient thaneither. It is about 5 feethigh, having a large cen-tral boss, and set in acoarse stone socket. Inanother part of the groundare numerous monumen-tal slabs, similar to thosein lona. One is deserv-ing of especial notice,which appears to haveorisinallv belonged to Ulster Journal of Archceolof/y, vol. ii., p. 238, et supra. ^ See the judicious observations of Chalmers on this subject.—Caledonia, 266. P2 192 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND. that great family of crosses for which lona was once famed. It bears^in fine
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