 His major works included the great west window of Dunfermline Abbey and the scheme for St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.In Glasgow it was pioneered by Daniel Cottier (1838–91), who had probably studied with Ballantine, and was directly influenced by William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and John Ruskin.His key works included the "Baptism of Christ" in Paisley Abbey, (c. 1880).