Craignish

Craignish

 

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
Lagalochan	2m	1666	NM 8711	RHP 31880	2m with Grianaig(c. 1604), 2m(1701, 1751), 2¼m(1622)
Grianaig	1m	c. 1603	NM 8710	Langlands(1801)RHP 31880	1m(1751)
Blarantobair	1½m(1d)	1633	NM 8610	Langlands(1801)	Listed with Claichaig as part of Kilmartin parish in 1751. Since it lies on the West side of the river I have regarded it as within Craignish parish. Earliest spelling (1572) is ‘Barr’ not ‘Blair’.
Turnalt	6m4d	1660	NM 8407	RHP 31880	We have references to the 5d Turenald & Barrintibber from 1572. AS I (472) of 1660 refers to ‘the 4d land of Turnalt (part of the 5d land of Turnalt and Blairindiber), which land of Turnalt is commonly called the six merk land of old extent’. 6m(1751).
Kilbride	4¼m	1621	NM 8308	Langlands(1801)	2m(1751)
Barravullin	5m	1581	NM 8107	Langlands(1801)RHP 31880	Usually 5m but 5¼m in 1612, 1614, 1621 & 1622-3
Barbreck	5½m	1751	NM 8306	Blaeu(Lorn)RHP 31880	Laigh (2m), Upper Barbreck (2m) & Barbreckbeg (1½m) in 1751.Barbreckmore at NM 821054 in OS(1871-2). Once 6m(?) – see under Clachaig below.
Clachaig	1d	1572			Separate to the Clachaig on the E side of Glen Domhain. This, and the following 3 properties, were probably the former constituents of Barbreck. Since 1d properties here were each equivalent to 1½m this suggests Barbreck was originally worth 6m.
Auchtirbrydane	1d	1572			See above under Clachaig.
Auchepollane	1d	1572			See above under Clachaig.
Kirkcrochir	1d	1572			Knockachrockie(1650). See above under Clachaig.
Ardlarach	4m	1602	NM 8005	Blaeu(Lorn)
Lerigoligan	1½m	1609	NM 8105	RHP 31880	1m in 1572, 1650 & 1678 but I think this is probably a mistake for 1d. See below. Largalagane(1609).
Dubh-pheighinn?	(1d)	1446-7			See below.
Soroba	4m5d	16071412	NM 8004	Blaeu(Lorn)OS(1871-2)	4m(1751)5d included Island Macnewen. See below.
Eilean Mhic Chrion =Eilean Macnewen	1m	1607	NM 8003	Blaeu(Lorn)	1m(1751)
Eilean Inshaig			NM 8104	Blaeu(Lorn)
Corranmore	3m5d	15371412	NM 7903	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797) OS(1871-2)	Today this just appears as Corranmore but there were always two parts – more & beg. Corbarran(1446-7). Early spellings more often Corwarran. OS(1871-2) marks South Corranmore at NM 792027.
Corvorranbeg	2m	1547		Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797)	In Blaeu’s map of Lorn, Beg is N of Mor. Associated with office of sergeandry in NAS CS 46/1913/May No 6 p 333 of 1667.
Gartcharran	5m5d	15481412	NM 7802	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797)	4m(1537), 3m(1751)
Pennykill/Kirkton	1m	1570	NM 7701	Langlands(1797)	See below.
Aird	3m4d?	1540	NM 7600	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797)	See below.
Reisa mhic Phaidean			NM 7500/7501	Blaeu(Lorn)Roy(PC 25) Langlands(1797)	See below under Aird.
Coiresa			NM 7400	Roy(PC 25)Langlands(1797)	See below under Aird.
Reisa an t-Sruith			NR 7399	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797)	See below under Aird.
Garbh Reisa			NR 7597/7598	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797)	See below under Aird.
Pennycastel	1m1d	15481564	NM 7601/7701	Langlands(1797)	3m with Achinearnich in 1751.
Achanarnich	2m	1673	NM 7602/7702	Langlands(1797)	Part of Gartcharran with the island called ‘Ilenon’ (1673).1½m (between 1676 & 1708 ? – part of Gartcharran)
Eilean Ona			NM 7602	Blaeu(Lorn)Roy(PC 25) Langlands(1797)
Barrackan	5m5d	15481412	NM 7703	Blaeu(Lorn)Langlands(1797) Langlands(1801)
Gemmil	1m	1751	NM 7805	Roy(PC 25)Langlands(1797)	OSA Vol 7 p 442 (1793) claims this is a Danish name. I have no early references to Gemmil and wonder if it was formerly part of another farm.
Daill	1½m	1751	NM 795064	Blaeu(Lorn)Roy(PC 25) Langlands(1801) OS(1871-2)	Now = Lunga HouseI have no early references to Daill and wonder if it was formerly part of Barrichbeyan.
Eilean Arsa			NM 7807	Blaeu(Lorn)	Yl. Auersan in Blaeu.
Barrichbeyan	7½m5d	14811414	NM 8007/8008	Blaeu(Lorn)RHP 31880	5d in Miscellany (SHS) IV p 292 No 56m(1751)
Lergychoniemore	5m	1594	NM 8108	Blaeu(Lorn)RHP 31880	See below.
Lergychoniebeag	4m	1751	NM 8208	Blaeu(Lorn)RHP 31880	See below.
Garraron	2½m	1720	NM 8008/8009	RHP 31880	Argyll VII No 124 – originally part of Lergychoniemore.
Total (Max)	76¾m
Total (Min)	74¼m
Total d	36d

 

Lerigoligan

Largelagane (Lerigoligan) is the first name in the list of properties that made up the 40m Barbreck. OPS II, I pp 98-9 (quoting ‘Protocol Book of  Gavin Hammiltoun’) gives a list of the 1m Largelagane and 25 other 1d properties which composed the 40m ‘Barbrekmoir’ in 1572. Now in both Craignish and Ardskeodnish we have numerous examples of 1d being regarded as equal to 1½m so on this basis the 26 properties mentioned should total 38½m. If Largelagane was actually a 1d unit then the 26 x 1d units would come to 39m which would leave 1m missing. I am inclined to think that somewhere in the transmission of this list a farm worth 1m has been omitted and Largelagane assigned the wrong value. The same document of 1572 goes on to refer to the 15m ‘which M’Coule Craginche of old possessed, namely, Largelagane, Barbrekis, and Turnald’. We know that Turnald (and Blarantobair) made up a 5d unit and there is circumstantial evidence that Barbreck was 4d (see table above). The logical conclusion is that Largelagane was 1d making a total of 10d or 15m as the ancient holding of McDougall Craignish.

The 1572 list is repeated in AS I (314) of 1650 and GD1/426/1/8/1 of 1678 although in both of these there is another omission, this time of 1d Auchnasaull. The list is probably repeated in AS II (1169) of 1664 although Herbert Campbell does not print it.

 

Dubh-pheighinn?

Misc(SHS) IV p 293 No 6 of 1446/7 refers to John M’Persoun, Lord of Dubpenyg. Blaeu’s map of Lorn marks L. Dupen between Ardlarach and Soroba at what is now called Loch na h-Ardlaraich. In RHP 31880 Loch na h-Ardlaraich is called by a different name. This is hard to read but might be Loch nan D(??)phi(?). Either Lerigoligan or part of Ardlarach was once called ‘the black pennyland’.

 

Soroba

Soroba usually included Eilean Mhic Chrion (formerly Eilean Macnewen, M’Nevin, Maknevyn etc) and Eilean Inshaig. The value, including the islands, was usually 5m, 6m if including Duaig by Loch Avich.

 

Pennykill/Kirkton

This ecclesiastical land was referred to in a number of different ways:

Pennykill … otherwise named Kilmorie, (and) the piece of land called Darrak (1570)

Pennykill & Darrok (1580-1)

Pennykill & Darrak belonging to the vicarage (OPS II, II p 824 quoting RSS vol XLVII f 88 of 1581)

Kilmolrw and Darrag (1602), “called the Kirktoun”

Pennykill & Darrak, called Kilmorie (1626)

Pennykill & Darrak otherwise Kilmorie (1629)

Kirktown (1751)

 

Aird

Aird was more usually called Ardcraignish or Airdcraignish in early documents. Typically these refer to the 3m Ardcraignish with the islands of Resagphaidean (Reisa mhic Phaidean), Corresay (Coiresa), Reisantrow (Reisa an t-sruith) and Garrorisay (Garbh Reisa).

OPS II, I p 97 gives 1d Ardmygynse with the island of Rysa Macpaden along with 3d of the nether lands of Ardechragynis in 1412 (quoting Argyle Inventory and Charters). Unfortunately this does not match the document quoted in Miscellany (SHS) IV p 292 which only gives “1d land of Ardcraignish with the Isle of Reesa M’Phayden”.

 

Lergychonie

Lergychonie is confusing. More seems originally to have been 5m, subdivided into 2 x 2½m units. However there are also references to More being 3m. I think Beag was 4m although we also have a valuation at 4½m. The 1871 OS 1st Series 6″ map (Sheet CXXX) shows each farm with more than one cluster of buildings so precise locations are ambiguous. Today More is west of Beag. Blaeu marks it to the east of Beag. In a number of documents both parts are linked together and with Grianaig.