Our first evidence for the number of parishes in Kintyre comes from Pont’s notes in Macfarlane’s Geographical Collections which were probably composed by about 1595. Vol II pp 186-8 says “And in Kintyre there is ten paorish churches more than…

(figures in brackets are derived values) (d) = pennyland valuation, (m) = merkland valuation, Date = date of source document, Donor = original donor – only stated in some documents Lands Area (d) (m) Source Date Donor Comments Saddell N…

We can garner evidence for the possessions of Saddell Abbey from five different sources. These are (in chronological order): 1) The papal confirmation of 1393 printed in Highland Papers IV pp 146-9 and Papal Letters to Scotland – Clement VII…