Kilmartin

Kilmartin

 

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
CrinanCrenanmore Crenanbyg	2m1d ½d	16101422 1422	NR 7993	Blaeu(Lorn & Knapdale)Langlands(1801) OS(1865)	Crinan is 2m from 1610, 3m in 1751.Crinanmore is consistently 1d from 1422 to 1724. Crinanbeg is consistently ½d from 1422 to 1724. See below.
‘Cuilchroick’	5m	1670	c. NR 8097/8197	Pont(15)Langlands(1801)	Cul + Cnoc (=at the back of the hill).On record from 1422 but seldom with a value. See below.
Ardachastell	2m5d	16711422	NR 7995	Pont(15)Blaeu(Knapdale)	2m(1683). 3m with Tilliger in 1751. I am not sure that the 2m Ardachastell should be regarded as a separate entity.
Tilligar	3m	1661		Pont(15)	3m with house called Taycladdich (AS I (484) 1673). See below.
Kilchoan	2m1d	15591422	NR 807964		2m Kylchoane for 2m pa (GD 437 No 37 of 1559). See below.3m(1751)
Clavag	1½m	1622	c. NR 8197(Pont)	Pont(15)	Claifaig(Pont)
Old ArdifuirArdifuir	5d8m	1422	NR 7997NR 7896	Pont(15)	See below.
Ballygowan	3m	1756	NR 8197		Only valuations are in Genealogist 34 p 211 No 58 and AVR of 1751 when Baligown, Brenfoil & Feorline make 3m. In 1833 there is a reference to Pennygown (H McFarlane: Arichonan p 114).
Auchachrome	8m5d	16691422	NR 8198	Pont(15)	8m(1670) but 9m(Duntroon Inventory No 2 1610 and ILP p 427 No 390). 4m(1751).
Raslie	2m	1589	NR 8298	Pont(15)	Kaskaillie(Pont). See below.
‘Glenane’	4m	1564	c. NR 8198	Langlands(1801)	4m(1632, 1833). See below.
Brenphort			NR 7999		= Brenfoil of AVR 1751? (With Baligown & Feorline there).
Feorline	(¼d)				With Baligown & Brenfoil as 3m in 1751. See A Begg (Kist 45 p 17 & Deserted Settlements of Kilmartin Parish p 55). Misc(SHS) IV p 268 No 29 of 1608 refers to a witness in Feorling which may be this.
Bennan	1½m1d	16211422	NM 805002	Pont(15)OS(1865)	Bennand(1621)
Poltalloch	1½m5d	16591422	NM 8000 (Old)NM 8196 (today)	Pont(15)	With Bargirgaig as 1½m in 1751.With Strones & Barrayirigaig as 1½m in 1833.
Bargirgaig	1½m	1651	c. NM 8000	Pont(15)	Barghirgaig/Barzergage(1651). See below.
Bargaltreffa	1d	1466			Balgal… (1422). See below.
Strone	2m	1610	NM 818027	Langlands(1801)OS(1871-2)	Strones(1610). Genealogist 35 p 181 No 58 refers to 2m ‘Stron and Barboa’ (1680?). H Campbell claims it was near Carnassery.
Island Macaskin			NR 7899		See below and under Raslie.
Eilean RighPeulcair	1½m1d	1582-31422	NM 8001/8002		Pollarie ‘alias Ilanrie’ in Genealogist 34 p 69 No 25 1670. Peulcair(1422), Pallare(1466), Pealarie(1558), Ellanereize(1582-3), Ellanrie(1651)
Nether Largie	3½m	1559	NR 8298	(Pont(15))RHP 31808	‘Lairges’ in Pont(15). Called ‘Largie Makeisag’ (1559)
Glencharn	(3m)		c. NR 8198/8199	Pont(15)RHP 5489 RHP 31808	A Begg in Kist 45 & Deserted Settlements of Kilmartin Parish p 56. See also below.
(Maol) Achadh-bheinn	3m	1562	NR 8398	Pont(15)RHP 31808	Achayn(1562), Auchafyne(1580-1), Achaind(Pont).2m Achavean(1751). See below.
Laggan	1½m	1622	c. NR 8499	Pont(15)RHP 31808	1m(1751)
Kilmartin	6m	1622	NR 8398	Pont(15)RHP 31808	2m(1751). See below.
‘Glenkermane’	3m	1546	c. NR 8398		Part of Kilmartin.
‘Farnoch’	3m	1546	c. NR 8398		Part of Kilmartin.
Ballibraid	1m	1751	NR 8499	RHP 31808	Part of Kilmartin. See A Begg in Kist 45.
Upper Largie	3½m	1627	NR 8399	(Pont(15))RHP 31808	‘Lairges’ in Pont(15).Largie House in RHP 31808.
Carnassarie	8m	1558	NM 8301	Pont(15)RHP 31808	Two parts – Beg (2m from 1618) and Mor (6m from 1633)
Tibertich	6m	1612	NM 8402	Pont(15)
Ormaig	4m	1529	NM 8203	Pont(15)RHP 31881	In RHP 31881 (W Bald in 1808) Ormaig is marked c. NM 826045.
Salachary	3m	1632	NM 8404
Eurach	1½m	1562	NM 8400/8401	Pont(15)Langlands(1801)
Glennan	4m	1618	NM 857011	Pont(15)Langlands(1801) OS(1871-2)	Pont(15) reads either Glenan or Gledan.4m(1751) See below under Glenane/Glennan.
CreagantairbhMor Beag	6m3m 3m	17511751 (1612)	NM 8401 NM 8501	Pont(15)	‘O'(?) & ‘N’ in Pont. Also references to ‘Nether’, ‘Easter’, ‘Leich’, ‘More’ & ‘Beg’. Consistently divided into two, each half worth 3m.AS I (289) of 1648 says ‘Easter’ = ‘Beg’. RMS VII (2015) of 1612 gives 3m Craigintirrive-Eister and 3m Craigintirriff-Leitche which implies that ‘More’ = ‘Leitche’ (or doctor’s). (Likewise AS I (287) of 1648). 3m Craiginterve Nether in GD1/426/1/25/1 of 1508.
Auchinellan	6m	1558	NM 8602	Pont(15)	6m(1558, 1617). 7m(1632, 1648) but this probably included 1m Correcraig. 5m(1751).
Correcraig	1m	1558	NM 8502/8503 ?
Ellannacree		1608	NM 867025 ?		See below.
Torran	½m	1548	NM 8704		Part of Torranmore(?) called ‘the fishing land’ – which was separated from at least 1548.
Torranmore	4m	1529	NM 8704	Langlands(1790)	Usually 4m from 1529-1755. The only exception is £3 (4½m) Torren Mor in AS I (135) of 1621 which might have included the fishing land. There is a Dun Toiseach at NM 881047.
Torranbeg	3m	1561	NM 8604/8704	Langlands(1790)RHP 31815/1	RH6/1864 gives 3m Corranebeg which is likely to be Torranebeg. 3m with Glenliver in 1751.Beg is west of More in Langlands(1790).
Glen Liever	(2m)	1657	NM 9008	Langlands(1790)	1m was half of Glenlevir in AS II (939) of 1657.
Leac a’ Bhainne		1496	NM 8908/8909		H McFarlane (Arichonan p 116) quotes an 1833 deed which refers to ‘Arinachtan, Arimachtraich and Leckanvantie now called Glenliver’. = Lekkawanne (1496). See below.
Inverliever	6m	1751	NM 8905	Langlands(1790)	2m Beg(1657, 1751) & 4m More (1751). Also 4m Beg in 1511.More is west of Beg in Langlands(1790).
Arichamish	4m	1511	NM 9005/9006	Langlands(1790)	3m(1642, 1643, 1751)
Arinechtan	4m	1511	NM 9206/9207	Langlands(1790)	3m(1751)
Duchara	1½m1d	15281572	NM 8710 ?NM 8711/8811	Langlands(1801)	20s(1553, 1627, 1629, 1656, 1657, 1751)
‘Clachaig’	1½m1d	16941572	NM 8610 ?	Langlands(1801)RHP 31880
‘Arichuan’	2m1d	16941572	NM 857089 ?	Langlands(1801)RHP 31880	2m(1751)
Laggandarroch	1¼m1d	16971572	NM 847082	Roy (PC 18)Langlands(1801) RHP 31880 OS(1871)	With shieling of Corriecraig in 1697 (cf Auchinellan).1¼m(1751).
Sluggan	1¾m1d	16641572	NM 841074	Langlands(1801)RHP 31880 OS(1871)	1¾m(1664, 1751).Slewgane(1572)
Barnlaunich	3m1d	16211572	NM 8307	Roy (PC 18)RHP 31880	I wonder if 3m Barinlewnicht(1621) included 1d Barnlaunich and also 1d Auchindryne.
‘Auchindryne’	1d	1572	NM 8306		On the basis of its position in three lists (OPS II, I pp 98-9 of 1572; AS I (314) of 1650 and GD1/426/1/8/1 of 1678) I would expect Auchindryne to lie between Barnlaunich and Corlach.
Blarantobair	1½m	1633	NM 8610	Langlands(1801)	Listed with Claichaig as part of Kilmartin parish in 1751. Since it lies on West side of river I have treated it under Craignish parish.
Kintraw	6½m	1599	NM 8205	Blaeu(Lorn)RHP 31880 RHP 31881	3¼m Nether Kintra 1633.3m Over Kentra, 3m Nether Kentra with mill(1659, 1698).
Correlich Beg	1d	1652	NM 8305		=Corlach? Although separate to Corrillich in 1572.
Downaman	1d	1572	NM 8304		=Dun na Ban-oige?
Barworne	1d	1572			Barvorne(1652)
Ballimenich	1d	1572			Ballemenach(1652)
Corrillich	1d	1572	NM 8305		=Corlach? Correlich(commonly called the 20s land of Leacha) in AS I (359) of 1652
Leacha	1½m	1599	NM 8305	Roy (PC 18)	See Corrillich. 20s(1½m) in 1599, 1652, 1664, 1751. Leachie(1664).
Strathmore			NR 8294	RHP 31808	At south end of Kilmartin estate in RHP 31808 of 1825.
Total	149m37½d

 

Crinan, Tillegar, Culcruick

These three farms are difficult to disentangle.

Crinan was originally on the north side of the canal and included a large area of moss. H Campbell claims Crinan mor was also known as Tillegar (AS I p 155 & Genealogist 34 p 69 No 25). However Pont (15) marks ‘Tillegre’ north of Duntroon and ‘Culknuk’ further north still.

Clan Campbell III p 102 implies that Coulchruick marched with Dunadd whilst Genealogist 34 No 45 p 210 states that the 2 Gortens called Corrannavar & Corranvonanich formed part of Coulckruick.

Argyll VII p 465 refers to Meall in Culcruick at NR 818956.

Tillegir is linked with the house called Taycladdich in AS I (484) 1673 and Genealogist 34 p 69 No 27 1673. In Genealogist 34 p 72 No 46 1710 is a tack of 2m Crinan and 1m of the 3m of Tilliger “being the Griananmoni” with all the land of Tilliger south of the burn of Innermore and the two isles known as Glaish-isle and Scairghirr. Genealogist 34 p 132 No 38 of 1724 refers to 1d Crinanmor, ½d Crinanbeg, 1m Tilligar called Grianannamoni and the two isles called the Glash Isle and Scairgheir. These two islets are Eilean Glas and Sgeireag Gaibhre at NR 7994 just north of where the River Add enters Loch Crinan.

I am not sure of all the details but the following seems likely:

That the farms of Crinan, Tillegar and Culcruick lay roughly in that order (south to north).

That Tillegar lay NE of Duntroon but extended south to include a merkland of Crinan Moss – probably on the shore NE of Eilean Glas. I am not sure which is the burn called Invermore but suspect it is one of the small streams east of Duntroon rather than what is now called Kilmartin Burn running past Strathmore and Dalvore. (Local drainage may have changed considerably in the last 300 years).

That whilst the heart of Culcruick may also have been to the north it too extended south towards Crinan Moss.

 

Kilchoan

Kilchoan is referred to as 1d in 1422 (Genealogist 31 p 239) when it is deliberately excluded from the 5d Ardachastell. Since Kilchoan appears subsequently as part of the Maclachlan property of Glassary I assume it was anciently theirs and was somehow retained against the Campbells. After 1559 the valuation of Kilchoan is barely mentioned – only an annualrent of 2m. In Genealogist 38 p 76 No 1 1609 H Campbell draws attention to Lucas McGillemichaell deor alias McKinchow in Kilchoan whose family may have been keepers of a relic there. In GD 437 No 37 of 1559 there is reference to ‘dewet’ (deor?) in connection with Kilchoan. In 1585 there is reference to Mychaele Doar of Kilchoan (Genealogist 36 pp 78-9 No 4).

Kilchoan was closely linked with Clavag which went to John M’Indoir of Kilchoan in 1622 (AS I (204) – see also AS I (422 & 423) of 1659 and Genealogist 38 p 77 No 3 1659.

 

Ardifuir

Pont gives two Ardifuirs ‘O’ & ‘V’ although his entry for Craiginterve suggests these may be ‘O’ & ‘N’ (Over and Nether?). They are given as Ardafuirchastell (of the castle) and Ardafuirchladich (of the shore) in AS I (420) of 1659. However they also appear as Wester (AS II (1033) 1662) and Easter (Genealogist 35 p 36 No 2 1573) – each worth 4m. RMS I App 2 No 352 Index A refers to Ardsoir/Ordefore Neog and the only name I can think of which might fit is Ardifuir.

 

Raslie

H Campbell (Genealogist 32 p 92 says Campbell of Duntroon bought Raschoille from Alester Makesag in 1590. See also Clan Campbell VI p 54 of 1589. H McFarlane (Arichonan p 114) refers to “2m Rashallie or Raschollie, comp(rehending) Island Mackaskin(see below), the Two Scairs and Island Nangore” in 1833. The ‘Two Scairs’ are Liath-sgeir bheag (NR 7798) and Liath-sgeir mhor (NR 7797) whilst ‘Island Nangore’ is Eilean nan Gabhar at NM 7900.

 

Glenane/Glennan

I think there are two separate properties involved here although the documentary and cartographic evidence is scanty. There is Glennan by Eurach which is marked by Pont, Langlands and the OS 6″ 1st series map. This is likely to be the 4m referred to in AS I (140) of 1618 where the baillie is from Carnaym and a witness from Achigerran, both of which places are over the hill to the south. In the 1751 Argyll Valuation Roll it is listed among the properties of Colin M’Lachlan of Craigenterve.

There is also 4m of Glendan which was resigned by Gilbert M’Kellor of Ardorie (Ardarie) to the Earl of Argyll in 1564 (OPS II, I p 311). This is probably the same as the 4m Glendane referred to in AS II (421) of 1632 where witnesses were from Nether Rudill and Raschoille – and also the 4m Glenan listed as a Malcolm of Poltalloch property by H McFarlane in Arichonan p 115. I assume this is the Glenane marked by Langlands(1801) just west of Raslie.

 

Bargirgaig

H Campbell claimed Barghirgaig was the same as Bargaltraiff and lay on the coast opposite Ellanrie. H McFarlane (Arichonan p 114) quotes an 1833 Deed of Entail which seems to imply that Barrayirigaig and Bargaltroof were different but this may just reflect repetition based on loss of knowledge.

 

Island Macaskin

Ellanmackasken is given as a pendicle of Achachrom in AS I (418) of 1659 so I do not know how or when it was transferred to Raslie. I have not found a single valuation for the island and since it is a reasonable size I wonder if its original valuation was lost by the time it was included with Raslie as 2m.

 

Glencharn

Pont(15) marks ‘Glenk(ar)nes’ WSW of ‘Lairges’ (Largie). He also marks a loch here which may be that at NR 833995 although there is no trace of this in the OS 6″ map of 1865. In RMS IV (1592) there is reference to 1m ‘Glencarnebeig’ and ½m ‘Corrod de Glencarne’ in 1562. In Genealogist 38 p 191 No 1 of 1624 the Bishop of Argyll grants 1½m Glencharranbeg and Corran. In Genealogist 38 p 191 No 2 of 1628 we learn of 1½m Glencharranmore and 1m Glencharranbeg. H Campbell (p 191 fn 98) concludes that the whole of Glencharran extended to 4m of which the Duntroon Campbells held 2½m. I am only confident of 3m (1½m Glencharranmore, 1m Glencharranbeg, ½m Corran). In 1751 Glencharn is given as 2m. In RHP 31808 of 1825, which is a map of Kilmartin Estate, Glencharn is marked c. NR 8199. I think this may have been Glencharn Beg in which case Glencharn proper may have been beside the Raslie Burn. RHP 5489 is a small-scale map but marks Glenacharan on the same side of the burn as Rosally (Raslie) but nearer Kilmartin.

 

(Maol) Achadh-bheinn

According to RMS V (131) of 1580-1 Auchafyne had formerly belonged to the altar or chapel of the Virgin Mary in the parish church  of Kilmartin. The second element of the name has only recently changed from ‘bhain’ to ”bheinn’.

 

Kilmartin

We have a number of references to the £5 (7½m) of Kilmartin. This consisted of 3m Glenkermane (or Glencaernane or Glencavernan), 3m Farnoch (or Fernoch) and 1½m Laggan. According to a document of 1833 quoted by H McFarlane (Arichonan p 117) it probably also included Ballibraid.

 

Ellannacree

There are references to an island called Ellannacree in Ardskeodnish which went with Ederline in Glassary (Genealogist 38 p 143 No 4 of 1608). Different spellings are found in AS I (198) of 1622 (Ilmacres), AS I (201) of 1622 (Illanacres) and AS I (231) of 1643 (Illanacrewig). I suspect that Ellannacree is probably the crannog in Loch Ederline which is described in Argyll VI No 353(1). The OS 6″ map of 1871-2 suggests that it was just inside the parish boundary of Ardskeodnish – which in turn implies that the parish division was recognised across water before 1608. From ‘eilean’ (island) + ‘craobh’ (tree)?

 

Leac a’ Bhainne

We have references to some small sites in the Glen Liever area which are now difficult to place. Genealogist 38 p 183 No 1 of 1496 refers to Are McInrey and Coreindulochane – as well as Lekkawanne. Genealogist 38 p 183 No 2 of 1496 refers to the same lands and also a place called Indufmerk which may have been between Are McInrey and Coreindulochan. Argyll Retours (24) of 1621 refers to Arevekanereich and Corredowlachane. AS I (240) of 1643 refers to Aremakereiche and Corredowlochane. AS I (407) of 1659 refers to Aremakcreich and Corredowlochan. As stated above H McFarlane (Arichonan p 116) quotes an 1833 deed which refers to ‘Arimachtraich and Leckanvantie now called Glenliver’.

 

Kintraw

1d Correlich Beg, 1d Downaman, (both commonly called the 3m of Over Kintra); 1d Barvorne, 1d Ballemenach, (both commonly called the 3m of Nether Kintra) in AS I (359) of 1652.

3m Over Kentra (alias the 1d of Correlich beg), the 1d Downemannan, the 3m Nether Kentra (alias the 1d of Barworne), with mill thereof, and the 1d Ballemenyche in AS I (390) 1659.

I think these two sasines carry the same meaning although H Campbell uses brackets rather differently in the second.