Kilninver

Kilninver

 

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
Clachan	2m	1751	NM 786193	RHP 964/4 RHP 720 OS(1871)	3½m Clachan Siell(1796). Roy (PC 25) marks Clachanseil as the farm on the mainland – not the Clachan in Seil.
Auchnasaul	4m 4d	1570 1633	NM 7918/7919	RHP 964/4 RHP 720	This is the only valuation at 4m. There are references to 8m Auchnasaul in 1623, 1636, 1638, c. 1647, 1649 & 1685), 6m in 1751 and 4½m in 1796. Excluding Sornvallach it may have been as much as 6m.
‘Sornvallach’	2m	1470			We have several references to this farm which is given as part of Auchnaswall in 1571. ‘Semballauch'(1541), ‘Sornballocht'(1571), ‘Sornebollauch'(1630).
Duachy	6m 1d	1617 1596	NM 8020	RHP 964/4 RHP 720 RHP 30407	2m(1596-7), 6m(1618, 1619, 1621), 8m(1451, 1628, 1636, 1654, 1655, 1685, 1751). It is difficult to be sure of original valuation since 8m often included part of Pennyfour – from at least 1628.
‘Peinfuar’	4m (1d)	1621 1628	NM 808204	RHP 964/4 RHP 720 RHP 972/5	In RHP 972/5 p 55 (Robertson’s report of 1796) it says that Penifour was divided between Duachie, Ardnahua & Barryanyarry.
Ardnahua	8m	1451	NM 8021	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 964/4 RHP 720	Consistently 8m but in 1751 this 8m included half of Drumnamuckloch. Also included Tigh Cuil township (See Argyll II No 345).
Drumnamuckloch	4m	1570	c. NM 8222	Blaeu(Lorn) Roy (PC 18) RHP 964/4 RHP 720 Langlands(1801)	In Roy (PC 18) Drimnamuclach is shown on west side of river. In G Langlands(1801) it is shown between Kilninver & Barnacarry, on W side of R Euchar. See below.
Barrnacarry	4m 2d	1470 1541	NM 8122	RHP 964/4	6m(1751) when it included parts of Drumnamuckloch and Pennyfour. 2m(1630) but this is possibly a mistake.
‘Garpyne’ ‘Garpynging’	2m (1d)	1570 1313	NM 8317 ?	Roy (PC 18)? RHP 720?	=Garbh-pheighinn? The only evidence for this pennyland is from before 1600. It seems to have been absorbed by other units. I suspect it lies behind the place-name ‘Lochan na Garbh-bheinne’ (NM 8317) which is Loch Garbin in Roy (PC 18). See below under ‘1338 Charter’.
‘Lochane’   Pennylochan	1d   1m	1306- 1329 c. 1647	c. NM 8317 ?		See under ‘Garpyne’; see also below.
Raera	4m	1570	NM 8320	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 964/4 RHP 720	4m only in 1570, 6m(1623, 1628, c. 1647, 1649, 1751, 1796). 4m may have been original value; 6m after absorbing part of ‘Garpyne’ or Pennylochan. See below under ‘1338 Charter’.
Leckie	2m	1570	NM 8419	Blaeu(Lorn) Roy (PC 18) RHP 964/4	4m(1628, c. 1647, 1663, 1751), 3m(1796) Leckich in Blaeu (Lorn), Leachach in Roy (PC 18).
Baraleg	2m	1623	NM 8518 (based on Roy)	Roy (PC 18) RHP 964/4 Langlands(1801)	2m(1628, c. 1647, 1751), 1m(1796). Langlands marks Baralog ESE of Leckie.
Braelorne	18m	1658			This was an 18m land which consisted of the farms below from Blaran to Corrielorne inclusive + Fineglen, ‘Slochkragag’ & Allt a’ Choromaig
Blaran	1m	1592	NM 8517	RHP 964/4	1m(1626, 1631, 1650, 1658, 1669, 1796), 2m (1618, 1660)
Eleraig	1m	1592	NM 8616	RHP 964/4 Langlands(1801)
‘Elarge & Blara’	1d	1448-9
‘Clochrig’ Cluchich	1m 1d	1592 1448-9	c. NM 8716	RHP 964/4
Polanduich Poll andowich	3m 1d	1656 1448-9	NM 8915	RHP 964/4	2m(1751). There is also Eas Poll na Dubhaige at NM 8916/9016.
Druimnashallag	1m	1592	NM 8916	RHP 964/4	With Blairinedin as 2m in 1751.
Blairinedin	1m	1592	NM 899168 (based on Roy)	RHP 964/4 Roy (PC 18) Langlands(1801)	With Druimnashallag as 2m in 1751.
‘Drunnaschealge’ & ‘Blaranaedyn’	1d	1448-9			In AS I (378) & DR 6/74 of 1658 these two farms + Stringbeg make 2m where one would expect 3m.
String Stryng with its loch	2m 1d	1592 1448-9	NM 9216/9217		1d ‘Strengchroschian’ in RMS I App I (107)
Innie ‘Aeynyh Lochantyleod’	2m 1d	1592 1448-9	NM 8716	RHP 964/4	‘ Lochantyleod’ = Loch Tralaig?
Corrielorne ‘Corelarne’	2m 1d	1592 1448-9	NM 872175	RHP 964/4 OS(1871)	2m(1626, 1631, 1650, 1658, 1659)
Laggan-an-airgid	2m	1629	NM 8518	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 35991	2m with ‘Levarig” in 1751. See below under ‘1338 Charter’.
Shellachan	4m	1619	NM 8720	Blaeu(Lorn) Roy (PC 18) RHP 35991	Probably = 4m ‘Sollachin’ of Clan Campbell VI pp 131-2 of 1610. With Derrelea & Lettirnamuck as 6m in AS II (265) of 1629. Shelachan & Lettirnamuick were 4m in 1751. RHP 35991 marks N Shellachan on N side of river, South Shellachan on S side.
Derrilea	1m	1618	NM 896202	Roy (PC 18) Langlands(1801) RHP 35991	1m of the 6m of Shellachan commonly called Derreleagh in AS II (23) of 1618. With Shellachan as 5m in 1642, 1651, 1660, 1667, 1741. With Lettirnamuck as 2m in AS II (53) of 1619. RHP 35991 locates Dorilia precisely at NM 896202.
Lettirnamuck	1m 1d	1622 1313			1m of 6m Selechan in AS I (194) of 1622. With Darnelea as 2m in AS II (53) of 1619. 1d Leternamuck RRS V (No 27) 1313.
Bragleen Bragleen More Bragleen Beg	6m 4m	1588 1588	NM 9020 NM 9020/9120	Blaeu(Lorn)	2m each in 1751
Fineglen	2m 1d	1592 <=1329	NM 9318	RHP 964/4	3m with Stringmore in 1658, 1659, 1669. 3m with Blarine in 1751.
‘Slochkragag’	2m	1592	c. NM 928221 (based on Roy)	Roy (PC 18) RHP 964/4	Roy (PC 18) locates ‘Sloc’. I suspect this is actually the northern section of Alltachoromaig farm as it appears in RHP 30399/1. Selchriche (1626), Slockcragag(1657)
Allt a’ Choromaig	(1m)	1751	NM 9321	RHP 964/4 RHP 30399/1	3m with Slock in 1751 and 1796. By implication 1m. The sole valuation I have found is as 10s (¾m) in DR 6/83 of 1660.
Scammadale	4m	1605	NM 8820	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 35991	4m included Lettirnacreich in 1642, 1651, 1660, 1667.
Lettirnacreich		1642			Probably = ‘Leternacrosh’ which appears just before Scamadill in RRS V (27) of 1313. OPS II, I p 106 reads Leternacroch.
Laggan Laggan Beg Laggan More	4m 6m	1623 1623	NM 8520 NM 8420	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 964/4 RHP 720	1m Laganbeg in 1570 but 4m in c. 1647, 1655, 1751, 1796. See below under ‘1338 Charter’.
Glen Euchar	22m	1506-7			See below.
Barochreal	6m	1623	NM 8320	RHP 964/4 RHP 720	See below under ‘1338 Charter’.
Kilninver	4m	1570	NM 8221	Blaeu(Lorn) RHP 964/4 RHP 720
Barrandroman	4m	1570	NM 8423	RHP 964/4 RHP 720
Knipoch	2m	1618	NM 8523	Blaeu(Lorn) Langlands(1801)	2m(1619, c. 1647, 1667), 1½m(1751), 4m(1617). See below and also under Kilmore & Kilbride.
Kilveran	1d	1313			Sole source is RRS V (27) of 1313 but see also OPS II, I p 106 quoting Argyle Inventory. Position in list suggests Kilninver parish.
Dernglek	1d	1306-1329			See below.
Garbech	1d	1306-1329			See below.
Garcowaell	1d	1306-1329			See below.
Total (m)	111m
Total (d)	23d

 

 

1338 Charter

There is a charter by John of Argyll, Lord of Lorn, to Mary, wife of John of Stirling, dated 1338. It covers 10½d of Lorn and is printed in W Fraser (1858, 198) and in The Miscellany of the Spalding Club Vol. V (1852, 244). The Spalding Club version omits two of the properties and there are slight differences between the two readings. A facsimile is also printed in Fraser so that we can compare both readings with the original. I think the properties are :

5d Raera

1d Garbh-pheighinn

2d Barochreal

1d Laggan-an-airgid?

1d ‘Hachychnacelache’

½d ‘Cragnamoychenache’

 

The first four of these farms are in Kilninver. I do not know where ‘Cragnamoychenache’ is but it may be in mainland Kilbrandon (qv) along with ‘Hachychnacelache’.

 

(There are two separate Laggans in Kilninver parish. Much the more important is Laggan farm in Glen Euchar which was worth 10 merks and divided between Lagganmore and Lagganbeg. This is close to Barochreal but we might expect its valuation in 1338 to be nearer 5d. A little further south lies Laggan-an-airgid which is on the other side of Glen Gallan from the lands that probably made up Garbh-pheighinn (the rough pennyland). This Laggan was worth 2m and therefore notionally 1d). Even if these matches are correct there is another problem in that Raera and Garbh-pheighinn (at least) had been given to Dugall Campbell of Lochawe by Robert I in 1313.

 

Drumnamuckloch

AS I (155) of 1621 gives 4m Drimygrisnamucklache (but also Drumnamuwlaiche in same document). Drumnamuckloch means ‘Ridge of the piggery’ but the word ‘gris’ is the Norse term for a pig so Drimygrisnamucklache combines both the Scandinavian and Gaelic terms for pig into one place-name. What is extraordinary is that the Norse word still seems to have had local currency in 1621.

 

‘Lochane’/Pennylochan

RMS I App I (107) of 1306-29 refers to 1d ‘Lochane’. It follows ‘Fynglennan’ (?Fineglen) in the list so may well have been in Kilninver parish. OPS II, I p 106 (quoting Argyle Inventory) gives a list from 1590 which includes both ‘Garpeyng’ and Pennylochan (the latter following the former in the sequence). APS VII p 339 of c. 1647 gives Pennylochan a 1m valuation whilst in GD 112/2/9/31 of 1741 it is listed between Ragray and Leckach. It seems to have lain somewhere west of the rivers Oude and Gallan. It may well be that the name has become irretrievably muddled with that of Garbh-pheighinn to live on in Lochan na Garbh-bheinne.

 

22m Glen Euchar

We have references to the 22m estate of Glen Euchar in 1506-7, 1572 and 1613. This is likely to have included Laggan and Shellachan but I am not sure of all the component units.

 

Knipoch

Knipoch appears both under this parish and in Kilmore and Kilbride in the 1751 Argyll Valuation Roll. The parish boundary seems to have been along the burn which lies between Knipoch (to the west) and Allt Cnipoch Mor (to the east). The burn enters Loch Feochan at NM 856233. To find a farm divided like this is unexpected and makes me wonder if this was a relatively late adjustment to the parish boundary. I am not quite sure of how much of Knipoch was on the Kilninver side of the boundary but it was at least the 2m of Knipoch beg. This was known as Knepochindeor which implies it belonged to the ‘dewar’ or keeper of a local relic.

 

Dernglek, Garbech and Garcowaell

These three properties are only mentioned in RMS I App 1 No 107. The first three properties in the list are in Kilmore and Kilbride, the next three are in Kilninver and it may be that these last three are also in Kilninver.