Clyne Text

Clyne

 

Principal Sources

 

OSA Vol 10 No 24

 

RMS I (132) 1363

RMS IV (241) 1548, (1465) 1563, (1635) 1565

 

RSS IV (1373) 1551

RSS V Part I (1463) 1563, (1704) 1564

RSS V Part II (2718) 1566

 

RRS VI (307) on original of 1360

 

Retours (Sutherland) (17) 1697

 

ER XIII pp 263-9 1509-10

 

GD96/8 1495

GD128/47/8 Copies of 17th century documents, Fraser-Mackintosh Collection

GD128/47/8/6, Rental of the Earldom of Sutherland 1623

 

RS36/2/66r 1606

RS37/6/280v 1640, RS37/6/281r 1640

RS38/3/294r 1668

RS38/8/109r 1722

 

NLS Dep.313/81 Decreet of Sale of Skelbo 1787

NLS Dep.313/1598 Sir Robert Gordon’s tutor accounts with copy of the Sutherland Rental of 1624-5

NLS Dep.313/2098 1687

NLS Dep313/2983/9 1562

NLS Dep.313/3312 1674

 

The following are available online via the National Library of Scotland’s Digital Map Library:

(I have added a distinguishing letter to each of NLS Dep.313/3581 for easier identification in the table).

NLS Dep.313/3581(j) Farm of Doll, John Kirk, c.1771

NLS Dep.313/3581(k) Inverbrora, John Kirk, c.1771

NLS Dep.313/3581(l) Leatich, John Kirk, c.1771

NLS Dep.313/3584 Copy Plan of the ground and marches in dispute between Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland and John Gordon of Caroll, (Survey 1772)

NLS Dep.313/3619/1 Map of Ascoilebeag, Strath Brora, 1814

NLS Dep.313/3619/3 Plan of Clyne Leish Farm, 1819

NLS Acc.10225/3 Plan of the Lower Part of the Parish of Clyne (early 19th century)

NLS Dep.313/3611/1 Plan of allotments in the Parish of Clyne, 1820

NLS Acc.10225/2(1) Allotments in the Parish of Clyne, 1821

NLS Dep.313/3619/9 East Brora, 1829

NLS Dep.313/3619/10 Plan of Easter Brora, n.d.

NLS Dep.313/3619/7 Inverbrora, 1829

NLS Dep.313/3619/8 Inver Brora, 1829

NLS Dep.313/3619/18 Doll of Brora, n.d.

NLS Dep.313/3620/22 Kintradwell and Clynemilton, 1829

NLS Dep.313/3619/5 Clyneleish, 1829

NLS Dep.313/3619/6 Clyneleish, n.d.

NLS Acc.10225/74b Leck Robie Harbour, 1847

NLS Dep.313/3608 Plan of the allotments in the Townships of Brora, East Muir, and Dalchallam, Achrimsdale, Drome, and Clyne Kirkton, surveyed 1849

NLS Dep.313/3610 Plan of the Townships of North Brora Muir, Badanellan, Clyne-Lish Muir, West Clyne-Kirkton, 1850

NLS Dep.313/3619/16 Hand sketch of the Farm of Clyne, 1855

NLS Dep.313/3619/17 Clyne Milton, 1862

 

 

SHS Sutherland Estate Management Vol 1 Report by P Sellar 1811 Section VII, Lands in Parish of Clyne, is important in giving us a detailed breakdown of the individual holdings. The report gives us some information about land-assessment such as the fact that part of Doll was a 3 pennyland while another farm bore the name Leadoch which is probably for ‘leth‘ (half) + davach. Another still was called Easter Kerrow where ‘Kerr-‘ may be for ceathramh or quarterland. In the same volume are further lists from 1808, 1815 and 1802-16.

 

There is a tiny loch at the watershed, (flowing E into the R. Brora), called Loch Dabhaich (NC 5922). It probably marked a davach boundary.

 

The table shows at least 21 davachs for Clyne parish.

 

In the Exchequer Rolls account of 1509-10 there were only 5 farms (out of 112) which rendered iron as part of the rent. All five were in Clyne parish which suggests the area specialised in iron-production.

 

NLS Acc.10225/2(1) Allotments in the Parish of Clyne, 1821, with accompanying key, is important in showing the names and number of small rural settlements in earlier times.