Assynt Table

Assynt

For this table I have changed the normal layout. From 1774 we have John Home’s Survey of Assynt – whose farms I have listed in the leftmost column. In OSA Vol 16 No 8 and OPS II, II p 696 we find another listing – this time organised by davach, which I have given in the second column. Although we currently lack individual valuations it may, in time, be possible to work these out from other evidence such as rentals.

Blaeu(ES) = the Gordon/Blaeu map ‘Extima Scotiae’.

Under Map Sources, an entry such as H1 means Farm No 1 on the Map of John Homes’s Survey published by the Scottish History Society in 1960.

313/3585/ + number: refers to the plans visible on the NLS Digital Map Library. (See text file for detail).

Name (1774)	Name (1793)	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
	Edraisk	1 davach	1793			1 davach = 8 oxgates
Inverkirkaig	Inverkirkag	¼ land	1640	NC 0719	Blaeu(ES) H27 313/3585/13	GD305/1/85/84 1640. GD305/1/98/226 1640. GD305/1/87/107 1642. North side of river in Blaeu(ES). With Badnaban in 1774.
Badnaban	Baddynaban			NC 0721	H27	With Inverkirkaig in 1774
Cnocnaneach	Knocknannach			NC 1021	H13 313/3585/13
Culag	Culag			NC 0821	H15 313/3585/13
Filin	Filin-wintering			NC 0922	H23 313/3585/12	With Druim Suardalain as oxgate in 1640.
Druim Suardalain	Drumswordland	⅛ land	1640	NC 1222	H18 313/3585/12	Oxgate with Fuillin in GD305/1/85/84 1640. Oxgate with Fenline in GD305/1/98/226 1640. GD305/1/87/107 1642.
Dubh Chlais	Duchlash	⅛ land	1640	NC 1222	H20 313/3585/12	With Achmelvich as oxgate in GD305/1/98/226 1640. GD305/1/87/107 1642.
	Rowstore	1 davach	1793			1 davach = 8 oxgates
Achmelvich				NC 0524	H1 313/3585/3	See under Dubh Chlais above.
Baddidarach	Baddydarroch			NC 0822/0823	H7 313/3585/4
Lochinver	Inver			NC 0922	H26 Acc.10225/257
Brackloch	Brackloch			NC 1123	H9 313/3585/4
Bad a’ Ghrianain	Baddygrinan-wintering			NC 0925	H6 313/3585/4
Torbreck	Torbreck-wintering	⅛ davach	1642	NC 0824	H40 313/3585/4	GD305/1/87/107 1642.
	Achonaloich					Is this Achmelvich?
Clachtoll	Clacktoll			NC 0427	H10 313/3585/3	Broch. OPS II, II p 696
Stoer	Store			NC 0328	H38 313/3585/3
Balchladich	Ballachladach			NC 0330	H8 313/3585/2
Clashmore	Clashmore			NC 0331	H11 313/3585/2 Acc.10225/251 Acc.10225/252
Achnacarnin	Achnacarnan & Dureland			NC 0432	H3 313/3585/2	Dearlan (Home’s Survey p 72) = Dureland. = Dubharlainn
Dubharlainn				NC 1228/1229		= Dureland. 10m of – SHS I p 52.
Culkein	Culkinachnakarnan			NC 0333	H16 313/3585/2
	Slish-a-Chilish	1 davach	1793			1 davach = 8 oxgates
Clashnessie	Clashnessy			NC 0530	H12 313/3585/2
Oldany	Oldeny			NC 0932/1032	H36 313/3585/1	See below.
Culkein Drumbeg	Culkin-Drumbaig			NC 1133	H17 313/3585/5
Drumbeg	Drumbaig	¼ davach	1642	NC 1232	H19	GD305/1/87/107 1642.
Nedd	Nedd			NC 1331	H35 313/3585/5
Glenleraig	Glenleag			NC 1431	H24 313/3585/6
Ardvar	Ardvare	⅛ davach	1642	NC 1733	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H4 313/3585/6	GD305/1/87/107 1642. Broch.
Rientraid	Ryantraid-wintering			NC 1933	H37 313/3585/7
Unapool	Unapool			NC 2333	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H42 313/3585/7	Eunlaboll in Pont. Ewnlaboll in Gordon.
	Ard-Assint	1 davach	1793			1 davach = 8 oxgates
Ledbeg	Ledbeg			NC 2413	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H30 313/3585/14
Little Assynt	Little Assint			NC 1524	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H32 313/3585/8
Loch Beannach	Loch-Bannoch			NC 1326/1426	H33 313/3585/5
Poll a’ Gharbh Bhair	Poul-a-garvie			NC 1424	H20 313/3585/12
	Poullakarkan
Tumore	Tumore			NC 1826
Eadar a’ Chalda	Edrachalda			NC 2423	H21 313/3585/9
Tubeg	Upper & Lower Tubeg			NC 1825/1924	H41 313/3585/10
	Baddynacarbad					The wintering of Edrachalda
Achmore	Upper & Lower Achmore			NC 2424	Pont(4) back H2 313/3585/8
Kirkton				c. NC 249220	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H28 313/3585/9	See below.
Culack? = Culag?	Culin	1 oxgate?	1774	c. NC 0922?	H15 313/3585/13	See below under Kirkton and above under Culag.
	Half Camore					The half that wasn’t the minister’s glebe. Camore may have been an oxgate in total.
Gleann Dubh		1 oxgate?		NC 2720		See below under Kirkton.
Inchnadamph	Inchnadaff			NC 2521	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H25 313/3585/10
Stronechrubie	Stronchruby			NC 2419	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H39 313/3585/11
Lyne	Laing			NC 2514	H34 313/3585/11
	Ryancrovich
Ledmore	Ledmore			NC 2412	Pont(4) back Gordon(12) H31 313/3585/15
Cromalt	Cromauld			NC 2407	H14 313/3585/16
Aultnachie	Auldanachy			NC 2307	H5 313/3585/16
Elphin	Alpine			NC 2111	H22 313/3585/15
Knockan	Knock			NC 2110	H29 313/3585/16
Aultivullin	Auldyvulin			NC 2809		See below under Auldyvulin.
Kerrachar				NC 1734		The first element in this place-name suggests ceathramh of quarterland.
	Total	4 davachs	1793

 

 

Oldany

Oldany Island was Jura in 1386 (Caithness and Sutherland Records Vol I, Part VII, No 132, pp 173-4, London, 1913).

Oldany Island was Island Diura in GD84/1/11/15 1636. Dewroy in GD 84/1/12/1 1634.

 

Kirkton

In Home’s survey of 1774 Kirktown is described with the ox-gates of Culack, Camore and Glendu. Culack is probably the Culin of 1793. Under ‘Observations’ Home writes:

‘Kirktown comprehending the Manse, Culack, Camore and Glendu … both Culack and Camore are presently let to the Parson and have been let to his predecessors. … There is no farm in the height of Assint that can weigh with the above possession if consider’d as a grazing Farm having the best Aspect to the Sun and being one continued Tract of Lime-Stone’.

It is difficult to be certain but it seems as though Kirkton may have consisted of at least 3 oxgates. As with so many early ecclesiatical sites it comprised some of the best land in the neighbourhood. Even if it became lay after the Reformation it appears that the ministers retained practical possession, if not legal title.

Kirktown = Achnahiglash (OSA p 202).

Kirktoun, Balnaheglise or Achnahiglash at the East end of Loch Assynt (OPS II, II p 693). Church & B-G marked on OS 6″ 1st Series Sutherland Sheet LXXI 1875 at NC 249220.

NB Presence of both Kirkton and Inverkirkaig suggests two early churches.

 

Auldyvulin etc

OPS II, II p 696 fn 1 (following OSA p 182) says the underwritten, then in Criech, may have formerly belonged to the parish of Assynt:

Auldyvulin

Auldanfarn

Strathkeskach (Strath-ses-kach)

Knockhurny (Knock-kurny)

Glaswel

OSA spellings (where significantly different) are given in brackets.