Urquhart & Logie Wester
SC39/112/9 No 7 1755 describes the parish as between Achavulan in the west to Baddrein in the east.
It also describes Ferrantosh as ‘from Kinkell to Urquhart’.
| Name | Value | Date | Grid Ref | Map Sources | Other forms, comments etc |
| Urquhart parish | |||||
| Urquhart | 1 davach | 1695 | NH 5858 | Blaeu(Moray)
RHP 3513 RHP 3549 RHP 3680 |
Ross, TMC14, p 351 quoting BL Add. Ch. 62100.
Retours (Ross) (156) 1693. |
| Kinkell
Muckle Mid Bishop’s Kinkell Kinkell-Clairsair |
(2 davachs)
1 davach 1 davach ½ davach (½ davach) |
1502
1704 1610 1584 1539 |
NH5554 | Blaeu(Moray)
RHP 3108
|
See below.
NLS MS 2971 Acct 2 1704. NLS Dep 327/90 (3) 1610. Ex bishopric. RSS VIII (2350); RMS VIII (1670) ER XIII pp 596-8 1507, ER XVII p 676 1539, ER XX p 240 1574-5; RMS III (422) 1526-7, (2823) 1542. |
| Mulcach | 1 davach | 1610 | NH 5756 | RHP 3108 | ‘Four pleuchgang’ in NLS Dep 327/90 (2) 1610. ‘Dauch’ in NLS MS 2971 Acct 2 1704. ER rentals suggest 1 davach from 1456. Part of barony of Kinkell-Fraser in RMS VII (507) 1611. |
| Alcaig | ½ davach | 1704 | NH 5556/5656 | RHP 3108 | ‘Half dauch’ in NLS MS 2971 Acct 2 1704. See below. |
| Dunvournie | (2 davachs) | 1456 | NH 5957 | RHP 3108 | ER rentals suggest 1½-2 davachs from 1456. Part of barony of Kinkell-Fraser in RMS VII (507) 1611.
‘Dauch’ in NLS MS 2971 Acct 2 1704. |
| Meikle Findon
Little Findon |
1 davach
¼ davach |
1574
1567 |
NH 6060 | Blaeu(Moray)
RHP 3513 RHP 3549 RHP 3680 |
ER rentals suggest 1 davach from 1456. See below.
RMS V (1216); Retours (Ross) (156) 1693. Ex-bishopric. |
| Culbokie
Easter Culbokie |
2 davachs
1 davach |
1672
1618 |
NH 6059 | Blaeu(Moray)
RHP 3513 RHP 3680
|
Ross, TMC14, p 350 quoting BL Add. Ch. 62012.
Ross, TMC14, p 350 quoting BL Add. Ch. 61987. ER rentals suggest 2 davachs from 1456 – supported by RMS III (2823) 1542. OPS II, II, 550 fn 5 suggests Easter lay in Urquhart, Wester in Logie. |
| Sub-total | 9¾ davachs | ||||
| Logie Wester parish | |||||
| Logie | ½ davach | 1620 | NH 5552 | Blaeu(Moray) | Logiereich in RS37/1/195r 1620. GD305/1/103/269 1669.
GD1/400/2/3 Section I pp 16-17 1670. RS38/4/12v 1670. Often called Logyreith or similar. See below. |
| Wester Culbokie | 1 davach | NH 6059 | Blaeu(Moray) | See Culbokie above. | |
| Sub-total | 1½ davachs | ||||
| Grand Total | 11¼ davachs |
Kinkell
There at least 4 Kinkells and it is difficult to distinguish between them. There are references to Easter, Wester, Muckle and Mid Kinkell as well as Bishop’s Kinkell and Kinkell Clairsair.
RMS II (155) 1430 mentions Easter Kinkell. ALI No 94 refers to two Kinkells in 1468 – as does RMS II (1241) in 1476. All three of these documents are to the thane of Caldor/Cawdor. Retours (Inverness) (1) 1502 gives them an Old Extent of 20m which implies 2 davachs. These later became part of the barony of Kinkell-Fraser (RMS VII (507) 1611), held by the Frasers of Lovat.
We also have references to Middilkinkell (Middle Kinkell) from the 1470s. Middilkinkell appears in ER VIII p 596 1476-9 (whereas it is just Kynkell on p 595). J & RW Munro (ALI p 212) have noticed that this is the Middilhill which appears in RMS II (1227) 1475-6 as part of the estate of Elizabeth, Countess of Ross. It recurs as Kinkell in ER XIII pp 596-8 1507 & XVII p 676 1539. However in ER XX p 240 1574-5 it is Kinkell Clairchachar and in ER XXI pp 327-339 1588 it is Kinkell Clairschoch. The bondage silver in 1539 suggests it was a half-davach. (It appears that Middle Kinkell and Kinkell Clarsair are the same but that the latter may have only been a half-davach of the former). Further references occur in RMS III (422) 1526-7, (2823) 1542, V (508) 1582 & VII (2078) 1619. The bondage silver is consistent.
NLS Dep 327/90 (3) 1610 gives easter and wester half-davachs of Mid Kinkell. NLS MS 2971 Acct 2 1704 shows Muckle and Mid Kinkell as a davach each.
RS37/7/7v & RS37/7/8r 1648 refer to half-davach of Wester Kinkell called Bishop’s Kinkell.
(Watson (PNRC 115) thought Wester Kinkell = Bishop’s Kinkell and also Kinkell Clarsair on the grounds that it is nearer Muir of Ord or Càrn a’ Chlàrsair. As we have seen above Kinkell Clarsair was actually Middle Kinkell and Bishop’s Kinkell has a different documentary trail).
Bishop’s Kinkell appears in RSS VIII (2350) 1584. It is ex bishopric of Ross and is stated to be a half-davach. See also RMS VIII (1670) 1630, on original of 1616, for further evidence.
In conclusion we can say that there were probably 2 Kinkells (one called Easter) worth 2 davachs, + Kinkell Clarsair at half a davach, + Bishop’s Kinkell at half a davach. This totals 3 davachs which makes it an uncommonly large holding. Three davachs in the north of Scotland made an ounceland so it is tempting to think of it in these terms. It lay at the heart of Ferintosh – the land of the tòiseach or thane (PNRC p 114) – and perhaps of an even older polity.
Alcaig
Part of barony of Kinkell-Fraser in RMS VII (507) 1611. Its pendicles are there given as Teanahinchebain (Tighnahinch NH 5657), Crostnahauin & Bogboy, plus the mill, mill-lands, and the yair called Corrinagale (for last see also NLS Dep 327/90 (1) 1607, (3) 1610 & PNRC p 115).
Meikle Findon, Little Findon
One davach Meikle Findoun in RMS IV (2274) 1574. (The evidence in ER VI of 1456, ER VIII of 1473-8 & ER XII p 244 1503-4 suggest this assessment from at least 1456). RS37/7/116r 1651 gives a half-davach.
The pendicles of Meikle Findone are given in CWMF (113) 1587, (123) 1590, Retours (Ross) (129) 1673 & (157) 1693 as Badrayne (Badrain NH 6259/6359), Ballegyle (Balgoil NH 6061/6161) & Tayzett. See also Macgill No 817, RHP 3513, RHP 3549, RHP 3680.
CWMF (144) 1607 states that a quarterland of Mekill Findon was called Langreid (cf. Logie).
Culbokie
RMS III (2823) 1542 implies Culboky was 2 davachs.
Logie
Rentals of 1476-9 & 1504 suggest ½ davach. ER XVII p 676 1539, ER XX of 1574-5, ER XXI of 1588 & RMS V (1331) 1587 give 8s bondage silver which implies ½ a davach. See also RMS IV (1456) 1563 & RMS VI (1045) 1600 (original 1590) which give little detail and no valuations. Retours (Ross) (130) 1673 refers to Wester Loggie having a pendicle called Erre in the forest of ‘Bewis’ (Wyvis?).
See also PNRC p xx, OPS II, II pp 593, 845, GD93/78 1562-3.
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