In the interim, I have the following factual information concerning the Island:-
- Salt Island lies 1.25 miles south of Killyleagh in County Down
- It is fifty-one acres in size
- It was owned by Lord Bangor in 1836
- It consists mainly of clay soil
- There is one hill fifty-four feet above sea-level
- There were no dwellings in 1836
- A cottage did exist and its stones were used to construct the present bothy
- In the Griffith's Valuation of 1863, Edward Hughes occupied Salt Island and paid rent to Lord Bangor
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