▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁village ▁had ▁approximately ▁ten ▁tele phone ▁subscri bers , ▁likely ▁connected ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁manual ▁exchange ▁t ended ▁by ▁a ▁care t aker ▁operator . ▁ ▁Col in ▁Ball ant y ne ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁propriet or ▁of ▁The ▁Kir na ▁to ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁cand l est ick ▁tele phone ▁with ▁subscri ber ▁number ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁could ▁reach ▁his ▁mother ▁at ▁St oney hill ▁on ▁number ▁ 1 2 , ▁his ▁brother ▁John ▁King ▁Ball ant y ne ▁at ▁Nether ▁Cab er ston ▁on ▁number ▁ 3 , ▁his ▁cousin ▁John ▁Alexander ▁at ▁Sun ny bra e ▁on ▁number ▁ 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁Walker burn ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society ▁on ▁number ▁ 4 , ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁Kir na ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁Pe eb les ▁Road ▁( A 7 2 ), ▁originally ▁P ink ▁Bank , ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Twe ed , ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁meters ▁west ▁of ▁Walker burn ▁village . ▁Pe eb les ▁Road ▁was ▁the ▁turn pi ke ▁road ▁between ▁Gal ash iels ▁and ▁Pe eb les ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁circa ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁property ▁is ▁unusual ▁as ▁it ▁stands ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁Ball ant y ne ▁family ▁houses ▁designed ▁by ▁F ▁T ▁Pil k ington ▁in ▁Walker burn ▁( John ▁Ball ant y ne ' s ▁house ▁St oney hill