Kilmaliew Summary

Kilmaliew

 

Principal Sources

 

HP IV p 63-4

RMS II (346) 1442/1450

RMS III (826) 1529

RMS IV (1592) original dated 1559

 

Argyll Retours (5) 1599

 

AS I (7) 1617, (15, 54) 1618, (89) 1619, (187, 195, 225) 1622, (273-5) 1644, (298) 1649, (360) 1652, (373) 1658, (429) 1659, (524, 532, 562) 1674,

 

AS II (16-18, 29-30, 32) 1618, (51) 1619, (87) 1620, (112) 1621, (208) 1626, (211, 222) 1627, (323, 331, 341, 347-8) 1630, (382, 388, 401-2) 1631, (547) 1635, (635) 1638, (642) 1639, (702) 1642, (971, 973-4) 1658, (1145) 1664

 

GD 112/2/94/1 1481-2

GD 112/2/94/4 1513-14

GD 112/2/94/11 1561

GD 112/2/94/12 1561

GD 112/2/94/14 1572

GD 112/2/94/15 1584

 

Historical Manuscripts Commission IV p 474 No 18 1595

Argyll VII No 213 p 464  1534

RCAHMS AGD/169/1 Copy of 1758 plan of Kilbryde

Clan Campbell I p 104 (1707)

Clan Campbell III pp 55 (1736), 80 (1753), 103 (1764)

H Fairhurst, Scottish Studies (12) pp 186-7, 1968

 

OPS II, I p 85 states that the parish of Inveraray is 116 merklands. (This information probably derived from the New Statistical Account which in turn probably took it from Smith’s Statistical Survey of Argyleshire published in 1798). On p 87 OPS further states, this time quoting a ‘Paper at Taymouth’ that Glenaray extended to 80m and Glen Shira to 30m.

 

AS I (187) of 1622 refers to the bailliary of the 84m Glenaray between the River Leckan and the bounds of Lochow (Loch Awe). (See also AS II (341) 1630, AS I (360) 1652 & AS II (971) 1658).

 

Taking Glen Shira as between Stron Shira and Salmon Draught Cottage I find 38½m. For Glenaray I find 85m although there is plenty of room for debate over the constituents of Inveraray. Nowhere is there a categoric conversion between pennylands and marklands but I suspect the true ratio was 1d to 4 merklands. On this basis Glen Shira would be a 10d (or 40m) unit and Glenaray a 1 ounceland (or 80m) unit. The extra 5 (or 4) merklands may be accounted for by a pennyland which accrued at the periphery of this ounceland in centuries past.

 

Glen Shira was originally part of the parish of Kilmorich. In the Minutes of the Synod of Argyll (Vol I p 51) for 1642 there is reference to “the three pairts of the paroach of Kilmorich called Glenshiro” for which “It is thought expedient they be joyned to the paroach of Inneraray”. I am not sure of the significance of the phrase “the three pairts” but Glen Shira did not then include Achnatra. In 1650 (p 234 of the same Minutes) ‘Auchintra’ is specifically included in Kilmorich whilst it is stated that “they have dismembrit the lands of Glenshiro fra the paroach of Kilmorich and annexat the samen to the hieland congregatioune at Inveraray”. In the Argyll Valuation Roll of 1751 Auchintran (=Achnatra) is listed under Glenaray or Kilmaliew parish. I do not know if this was a mistake or the result of a later transfer. For the purpose of this survey I have left it in Kilmorich.