Glenshiel & Kintail
Gordon(ES) = Gordon/Blaeu Extima Scotiae. Gordon(15) is important for locating farms in Glenshiel and along the south side of Loch Duich.
| Name | Value | Date | Grid Ref | Map Sources | Other forms, comments etc |
| Glenshiel | |||||
| Cummisaig | 1 davach | 1508-9 | c. NG 8023 ? | See below. GD305/1/20/6 1561.
Coysag in Returns (Ross) (79) 1633. |
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| Doll/Dall
Dale |
(5d) |
c. 1726 |
c. NG 837240 | Roy(PC) |
Highland Papers II p 328 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
| Ariguagan
Arrigucan Arieyugan |
(5d) |
c. 1726 |
c. NG 8423/8424 |
Gordon(15)
Roy(PC) |
Arigowagan in Gordon/Blaeu Extima Scotiae.
Highland Papers II p 328 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
| Lettirfearne | 1 davach | 1508-9 | NG 8823 | See below. GD128/23/1/3 1594.
Retours (Ross) (6) 1574, (79) 1633. |
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| Cill a’ Chaoin-Tearn
Kitchintorn |
(5d) |
c. 1726 |
NG 9020 |
Highland Papers II p 326 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
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| Ratagan
Mickle Little |
(5d) (5d) |
c. 1726 c. 1726 |
NG 9119 | Gordon(15)
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Gordon(ES)
Highland Papers II p 326 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. Highland Papers II p 326 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
| Glenshiel | 1 davach | 1508-9 | See below. GD128/23/1/3 1594.
Retours (Ross) (6) 1574, (79) 1633. |
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| Invershiel
Innershall |
(5d) |
c. 1726 |
NG 9319 | Gordon(ES) |
Highland Papers II p 328 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
| Total (Glenshiel) | 3 davachs | ||||
| Kintail | |||||
| Glenlichd/Glenlik | 1 davach | 1508-9 | NG 9720 | See below. GD305/1/20/6 1561. GD128/23/1/3 1594.
Retours (Ross) (6) 1574, (79) 1633. |
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| Lettirchall | 1 davach | 1508-9 | See below. GD128/23/1/3 1594.
Letterchoull in Retours (Ross) (79) 1633. |
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| Strath Croe/Croo | 2 davachs | 1508-9 | See below. Retours (Ross) (79) 1633. | ||
| Keppoch to R Ling | 3 davachs | 1508-9 | See below. GD128/23/1/3 1594.
Retours (Ross) (79) 1633. |
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| Keppoch | NG 9024 | Gordon(ES)
Roy(PC/FC) |
RMS IV (2063) 1572. | ||
| Camas-Luinie | ¾ davach | 1607 | NG 9428 | See below under Keppoch to R Ling. | |
| R. Ling | NG 9330 | ||||
| Allt Peighinn a’ Chuirn | 1d | NG 9922 | The name of this and the following settlement show them to be pennylands. 20 pennylands made a davach on the west coast. | ||
| Allt Peighinn a’ Bhlair | 1d | NG 9822/9922 | |||
| Clunoboll | c. NG 894247 | Pont(4)
Roy(PC/FC) |
Cunbo RMS IV (2063) 1572; Climbo OPS II, II, 393 quoting RSS Vol 40 f 94; Clinbow HP II pp 324-43; Clunaboe (Roy).
See below. |
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| Bundalloch
Bandalock |
(5d) |
c. 1726 |
NG 8927 |
Highland Papers II p 328 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
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| Killilan
Upper Neather |
(5d) (5d) |
c. 1726 c. 1726 |
NG 9430 | Pont(4)
|
Highland Papers II p 330 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. Highland Papers II p 330 Rental of Seaforth Estates c. 1726. |
| Total (Kintail) | 7 davachs | ||||
| Grand Total | 40m or 10 davachs | GD305/1/166/7 1508. |
The above table separates Glenshiel from Kintail but in earlier times the combined parishes were simply known as Kintail.
Cummisaig
There is a Garbhan Cosach (NG 8023) on the coast near the boundary with Glenelg. The spellings Coysage (GD128/23/1/3 1594) and Coysag in 1633 may indicate this. The davach would include the farms along the northern shore of the peninsula.
Lettirfearne
Although Lettirfearn now has a particular location the davach will have included farms along this south-western shore of Loch Duich. (Leachachan, Muck, Ratagan etc).
Glenshiel
Glenshiel is a long glen running SE from the head of Loch Duich. Farms include Torrlaoighseach, Achadh nan Seileach, Achadh Arsgalain, Malagan & Achnangart.
Glenlichd
Glenlichd branches off Strath Croe and runs southeast roughtly parallel to Glen Shiel. Farms include Achagerk (Gordon/Blaeu: Extima Scotiae).
Lettirchall
I am not sure what farms Lettirchall included. In the documents it tends to appear just before Strath Croe and the first element of the name would suggest the slopes of a loch or range of hills. Macfarlane’s Geographical Collections II p 541 states:
Item the countrey of Kantell is devyded in twa parts viz Lettyr Airn nearest Loch Duich and Letyr Choylle nearest Glen Elcheg.
A few pages further on, within a description of Kintail, we read:
Upon this river of Shiel also is a fair hollyn wood cald Letyr Choulynn.
The Gordon/Blaeu map of Extima Scotiae marks Letyr Chowlin on the north side of Glen Shiel, east of Malagan.
It seems there are two sets of slopes here, each characterised by a type of tree. Watson (PNRC p 179) gives Leitir Choill (Hazel slope) as ‘the district from west of Clachan Dubhthaich to the burn from Coire Dhuinnid’. That is the SE section of the N side of Loch Duich – still forested today.
Strath Croe
Strath Croe runs ENE from the north-eastern corner of the head of Loch Duich. Farms include Ruarach, Lienassie & Dorusduain. Watson (PNRC p 178) states that in 1727 Ruarach was ‘divided into Mickle Oxgate, Middle Oxgate and Culmuiln’. That means Ruarach was at least a quarter-davach.
Keppoch to R Ling
The 3 davachs are described as lying between the water of Keppoch and the water of Lung. The Keppoch probably ran into Loch Duich at NG 8923; the River Ling enters the River Elchaig (and then Loch Long) at NG 9330. The land between these two points was worth 3 davachs but this included all the lands, such as Glen Elchaig, which stretched eastwards from the coast.
Camas-Luinie (NG 9428) lies on the south side of Glen Elchaig. This might be the same as Camislyle which is referred to in RS36/2/198v 1607. That document describes a quarterland as the third part of Camislyle. (Camislyle here might be both the name of the farm and the name of a larger unit which took its name from the main farm).
Clunoboll
This is potentially significant as one of the few -boll names on the mainland West coast. However Watson (PNRC p 179) discounts this.
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