Eddrachylis
Blaeu (E.S.) = Blaeu (Extima Scotiae).
| Name | Value | Date | Grid Ref | Map Sources | Other forms, comments etc |
| Ex Durness parish | |||||
| Oldshoremore | 2d
½ davach |
1634
1704 |
NC 2058 | Acc.10225/286/9 | RS37/5/171r 1634.
GD84/1/15/13. Davoch of Ashir in OSA Vol VI p279. Ex-bishopric of Caithness lands. |
| Oldshorebeg | 2d
(½ davach) |
1634
|
NC 1959 | RS37/5/171r 1634.
Ex-bishopric of Caithness lands. |
|
| Badcall | ¼ (davach) | 1634 | NC 2355 | Dep.313/3623/11
Acc.10225/286/11 Acc.10225/287/11 |
‘Quarter landis of’ in RS37/5/171r 1634.
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| Ceathramh Garbh | (¼ davach) | NC 2251 | Blaeu (E.S.) | ‘The rough quarterland’ which accurately describes it. See below. | |
| Subtotal | 1½ davachs | ||||
| Achriesgill | 1726 | NC 2554 | Dep.313/3591/16 | Achughrisgill in MGC I p 196 of 1726. | |
| Rhiconich | NC 2552 | Acc.10225/286/10 | |||
| Achlyness | 1726 | NC 2452 | Achula nes in MGC I p 196 of 1726, Achulaines p 199. | ||
| Ex Eddrachylis parish | I suspect this was always distinct from Lairg. It probably escaped attention by being small, remote and poor. | ||||
| Edderachylis | 1 davach | 1556-8 | ER XIX p 53. ER XIII p 266 1509-10 gives a 40s rent which implies 1 davach. | ||
| ‘Tua Ardeis’
(Two Ards) |
¼ (davach) | 1634 | ‘Quarter land of’ in RS37/5/171r 1634. | ||
| Ardmore | NC 2051 | Acc.10225/286/11
Acc.10225/287/11 |
Ardmore & Ard Bheag = ‘Nahardin’ or the ‘tua Ardeis’? | ||
| Aird Bheag | NC 2150 | ||||
| Foindle | ½d | 1634 | NC 1848/2048 | Thomson 1823 | RS37/5/171r 1634. 2 Foindles (Mor & Beg)
‘two Fynadailes’ in MGC I p 197 of 1726. |
| Scourie | 1 davach | 1634 | NC 1544 | Dep.313/3623/16
Acc.10225/270 |
RS37/5/171r 1634.
See GD 84/1/15/13 1704. |
| Geisgeil | 1d | 1634 | NC 1741 | RS37/5/171r 1634. Gugil in MGC I p 198 of 1726, Gisgill p 199. | |
| Maldie | 1726 | NC 2533/2534 | Maldy in MGC I pp 198-9 of 1726. | ||
| Eilean an Ròin Beag
Eilean an Ròin Mòr |
NC 1758
NC 1758/1858 |
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| Achfary | NC 2939 | Auchtea(?)vickfarie in RS37/5/171r 1634. GD 84/1/15/13 1704. GD 84/2/70 1787. Achufary in MGC I p 198 of 1726. | |||
| Ruighe Ruadh | ½d | 1634 | NC 2644 | Thomson 1823 | RS37/5/171r 1634. GD 84/1/12/1 1634. GD 84/1/15/13 1704.
Riroy in MGC I p 198 of 1726. |
| Kylestrome | 1 davach | 1634 | NC 2134/2234 | RS37/5/171r 1634. GD 84/1/12/1 1634.
Book of Mackay pp 288-9. GD 84/2/70 1787. Broch. |
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| Yucal | NC 2037 | ||||
| Tua Dowartis
(Two Duarts) Duartbeg Duartmore Point |
2d | 1634 |
NC 1639 NC 1736 |
RS37/5/171r 1634.
MGC I p 198 of 1726. |
|
| Tarbet | ¼ (davach) | 1634 | NC 1648 | Acc.10225/286/11
Acc.10225/287/11 |
‘Quarter land of’ in RS37/5/171r 1634.
|
| Galascaig | NC 2034 | ||||
| Handa Island | 3d
(½ davach) |
1539 | NC 1247/1248
NC 1347/1348 NC 1447/1448 |
Dep.313/3623/17 | ‘inhabited’ in MGC I p 197 of 1726.
See below. |
| Lone | NC 3042 | Thomson 1823 | RS37/5/171r 1634. Grazings. Loan in MGC I p 198 of 1726. | ||
| Aultanrynie | NC 3436 | Roy(FC) | Probably Aldinzmy in MGC I p 198 of 1726. | ||
| Leitir na Reinidh | NC 3337 | Pont(3) | RS37/5/171r 1634. Grazings. | ||
| Allt nan Albannach | NC 3832/3833 | GD 84/2/4 1637.First major burn to E of watershed.
Eastern boundary? |
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| Calbha Beag
Calbha Mor |
NC 1536/1537
NC 1636/1637 |
Calwa in 1386 (Caithness and Sutherland Records Vol I, Part VII, No 132, pp 173-4, London, 1913). | |||
| Sandwood | 2d | 1634 | NC 2264 | Dep.313/3624/5 | RS37/5/171r 1634. Dep.313/3624/5 gives Abhainn an t-Srathain as the parish march. This would put the settlement at Sandwood on the Edderachylis side.
Ex church property – see under Durness Farms. |
| Sub-total | Min 2½ davachs | ||||
| Total | Min 4
davachs |
RS37/5/171r 1634 gives 2¾ davachs + 10d in Edderachylis or Durness. There is a little overlap between the davach and pennyland assessments given above but 4 davachs seems a reasonable total.
Ceathramh Garbh
OPS II, II p 701 says Kinlochbervie is a corruption of Kerrugarbh. This does not seem likely. GD84/1/15/13 1704 lists Kenlochbervie and Kerngarvie separately. (RMS VI (2089) 1608 on original of 1606, gives Keandlochtberve). Ordnance Survey Name Books (Sutherland) Vol XVII p 94.
Handa
Sanda in 1386 (Caithness and Sutherland Records Vol I, Part VII, No 132, pp 173-4, London, 1913).
Sanday was 3d in 1539 (RMS III (2048)) & 1540 (Book of Mackay Appendix No 14 pp 391-3). OPS II, II p 712, quoting Sutherland Charters and RSS Vol XXIV ff 97-8, gives a grant of 1551 by Queen Mary to Robert, bishop of Orkney. (See RSS IV (1371) 1551). This includes Sanday 3d. (3d might be half a davach). OPS II, II p 714, quoting Sutherland Charters in 1613, repeats this. 3d Handa ER XXI p 466 1581-2. Also in Records of the Parliaments of Scotland (online), 19/4/1567 – NAS PA2/10, II, ff 22v-23r. 3d Sanday in RMS IV (1635) 1565.
For Glencoul, Mellalands etc see Assynt Text Summary and GD 84/1/15/13 1704.
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