’lhc I “start ot‘Argylc Shore

3 Lillian Pinkney moved to Ottawa and on a return visit was knitting a sweater for Donald and Amy MacPhail’s youngest when her father came into the room and said, “So you knit on Sundays do you?". That was all he said but Lillian knew he was not pleased.

A rgyle Shore Cemetery

C/mrc/y of Scotland Cemetery

The Cemetery in Argyle Shore is located at approximately the mid point ofthe community. Although, it started out as a pioneer cemetery, it has now become a non—denominational community cemetery with

many people ofmany faiths. The cemetery began as the burying ground ofthe McPhail family (later MacPhail) which settled in Argyle Shore

in 1810. It is on the original McPhail homestead lot of 100 acres acquired by lVlalcolm McPhail who emigrated with his family from Killimore, Mull. The burials seem to have begun by the back fence west of the centerline road and have moved northward in several rows. This would have been the part of the cemetery closest to the homes along the seacoast. It was later used by relations and neighbours and in time became the community graveyard. The earliest dated stone remaining is that of Christy Campbell, wife of Colin MacPhail, who died on August 29, 1832. Sometime in the 1930’s the cemetery

was expanded with more property being purchased from Malcolm’s

56