Kirkhill Table

Kirkhill

Kirkhill parish (ST2 pp 220-221) was created out of Wardlaw (earlier =Dunballoch) & Farnway in 1614. In the rightmost column below I have indicated whether the lands were formerly in Farnway or Wardlaw parish.

Map references such as Lovat057 1850 and GB028 1798-1800 refer to maps from the Lovat Archives available on the internet via the National Library of Scotland’s Digital Map Library. To save space I have not listed every map reference below.

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
Farnway parish
Bunchrew (=Monchrow)	½ davach	1679-94	NH 6145	Roy (FC)	Formerly Farnway – ST2 pp 226-7. See below.
Englishton	1 davach	1614 x 1659	NH 610454	Lovat360 1757 GB009 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824 Lovat058 1852	Formerly Farnway – ST2 pp 237-8. NLS Acc11244/1. See below.
Farnway			NH 604452	GB017 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824 Lovat322 1872	Site of church at Kirkton. See below.
Kirkton	½ davach	1614	NH 6045	Lovat360 1757 GB011 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824	Formerly Farnway – ST2 p 246. Ex churchland. ‘Naclaragh’ or ‘of the clerics’. See below.
Inchberry	(1 davach)	1607	NH 5845	Lovat360 1757 GB013 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824 Lovat229 1859	RS36/2/192r 1607 refers to a ‘shady’ half-davach which implies there was also a ‘sunny’ (i.e. S-facing) half-davach. Formerly Farnway – ST2 pp 243-4. See below.
Kinlea			NH 6145	Lovat360 1757 GB009 1798-1800	Formerly Farnway – ST2 pp 244-5. Canley in Lovat360 1757.
Phopachy	(½ davach)	1509-11	NH 605460	Roy (FC) Lovat360 1757 GB011 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824	Formerly Farnway – ST2 p 255. See below.
Blairnahenachrie			NH 597415	Lovat360 1757 GB015 1798-1800 Lovat207 1824 Lovat146 1830s OS 6″ Sheet XI	Formerly Farnway – ST2 p 226.
Sub-total	3½ davachs
Wardlaw parish					Originally Dunballoch (9 davachs in 1221)
Donaldston	1 davach	1664	NH 540455	Lovat360 1757 GB023 1798-1800 Lovat057 1850	RS38/2/153r 1664. See below.
Croftnaballagain		1655	NH 5445	Lovat360 1757	ST2 pp 230-1. Between Donald’s-town & Ballablair in Lovat360.
Moniack (Easter & Wester)	2 davachs	1220-1	NH 550430	Roy (FC) Lovat360 1757 GB028 1798-1800 GB030 1798-1800 Lovat056 1833 Lovat057 1850	Munythoc, Mor. Reg. No 21. Formerly Wardlaw. See below. ST2 pp 251-2. 2 of the 9 davachs of Dunballoch.
Knockbain			NH 5543	Lovat360 1757 Reelig a,b,c 1789 Lovat057 1850
Reelig			NH 5543	Reelig a,b,c 1789	<> Similarly named place in Kilmorack parish.
Achnagairn	¼ davach	1614 x 1659	NH 554449	Roy (FC) Lovat360 1757	Formerly Wardlaw parish. See below.
Kingillie	¾ davach	1608	NH 559451		RS36/2/368r 1608 + yair called Carriesch(i)ak. Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 252-5. See below.
Cabrich			NH 5443		Cabrich seems to have been on the border between the parishes of Convinth and Kirkhill. ST2 pp 27-8.
Ferc’	3 davachs	1221	NH 5744		Formerly Wardlaw parish. ST2 pp 239-40. Ross(1) Table 34. See below.
Craggach Easter Mid Wester	1 davach	1617-21	NH 5644/5744 NH 5644 NH 5643	Lovat360 1757	Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 229-230. See below. ST and Ross(1) think part of the 3 davachs of Ferc’ (Mor. Reg 21 & 51).
Holme	1 davach	1606	NH 576446	Lovat360 1757	Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 242-3. RS36/2/41v 1606. RS36/2/44v 1606. Probably part of the 3 davachs of Ferc’. RMS IV (704) 1552, (2348) 1568. See below.
Blair-na-gaul			NH 5845	Lovat360 1757	ST2 pp 224-5.
Rhinduie (House)			NH 5845	Lovat360 1757	ST2 pp 256-7. Linked with Holme above.
Lentran			NH 5745/5845		Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 247-8 – Lentran was a name transferred from outside the parish.
Drumchardine	1½ davachs	1567	NH 567447	Lovat360 1757	Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 p 235. See below.
Drumreach			NH 5644	Lovat360 1757	One of three ½ davachs of Drumchardine.
Drumchree			NH 5744	OS 6″ Sheet XI	One of three ½ davachs of Drumchardine.
Dunballoch	1 davach	1220-1	NH 524449	Roy (FC) Lovat360 1757 GB025 1798-1800 Lovat204 1847 Lovat203 1910s?	Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 235-7. See below. = Dulbatelauch/Dulbatelach/Dulbathlach of Mor Reg 21 & 22. One of 9 davachs assigned to church of Dulbatelauch.
Fingask	1 davach	1220-1	NH 5545	Lovat360 1757 Plan, N Maclean, 1811	Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 240-1, 250. 1 of the 9 davachs of Dunballoch. See below.
Groam			NH 560463	Lovat360 1757	Formerly Wardlaw parish. Linked with Fingask (q.v.). ST2 p 242.
Lovat Wester Easter	½ davach	1652	NH 5346 NH 5446	Blaeu(Moray) Lovat360 1757 GB019 1798-1800 GB021 1798-1800 Lovat241 1831 Lovat230 1861	Batten p 17. Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 237, 248-9, 258. = A’Mhormhoich below.
A’Mhormhoich	1 davach	1220-1	NH 539460		Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 p 252. =Moreweyn, 1 of the 9 davachs of Dunballoch. =Lovat above.
Balblair		1655	NH 5345	Lovat360 1757 GB021 1798-1800 GB023 1798-1800	GD23/10/267 & 284 1688 for removal of march stones.
Lusnatorn/Lusnacorn	1 davach	1220-1	NH 5545		1 of the 9 davachs of Dunballoch. ST2 pp 249-250. See below.
Wardlaw			NH 5445		Formerly Wardlaw parish, ST2 pp 257-8.
Kirkhill			NH 5545	Lovat360 1757 GB023 1798-1800	On ‘Mary’s Hill’. ST2 pp 228, 245-6.
Subtotal	9 davachs	1220-1			The (much) earlier evidence of 1220-1 is always to be preferred to that of later centuries although I do wonder if Dunballoch was originally 10 davachs.
Total (Farnway + Dunballoch/Wardlaw)	12½ davachs				Of which Dunballoch had 9, Farnway 3½.

 

 

Farnway parish

 

Bunchrew/Monchrow

In 1497 (Book of Thanes of Cawdor pp 87-8) ¼ of Moncref extended to 16s 8d (1¼m) Old Extent. This implies that Moncref had a total Old Extent of 5m which, at this time, was the valuation accorded a half-davach. Monchrwe, RMS II (3184) 1501, ¼ of Monchrow in ER XII p 666 1506, ¼ Moncrew RMS II (3531) 1509 and ¼ Munchrow RMS II (3602) 1511. (These latter two quarter parts are different). ¼ Monchrow, RMS III (2733) 1542, Retours (Inverness) (5) 1566, (8) 1578, (52) 1633, (97) 1665). Ross(1) gives Bunchrew as a ½ davach 1679-94 (NAS RS38 (Inv) 2nd Ser. v, 418r).

 

Englishton

RMS II (2320) 1496 refers to 3 parts (¾?) thereof. ¾ in RMS II (3730) 1512. One-sixteenth part in ER XII p 666 1506. RMS II (3531) 1509, (3602) 1511 each refer to 1/16th portions which, because of ownership, must have been distinct. RMS III (2733) 1542, Retours (Inverness) (5) 1566, (8) 1578, (52) 1633, (97) 1665) all refer to 1/16th. ST2 p 237 refers to the ‘davoche’ of Ingilstoune in 1614 x 59 (NLS Acc11244,1). Ross(1) (Table 29) gives Inglistoun as 4 ploughgates or a davach in 1708 (NLS Dep327/91). In 1497 (Book of Thanes of Cawdor pp 87-8) ¼ of Nelstoun extended to 8s 4d (⅝m) Old Extent. Since this document matches well with RMS II (3184) I think Nelstoun is a form of Englishton. (The transcription in the Book of Thanes of Cawdor has a number of other corrupt forms). If a ¼ of Nelstoun was 8s 4d then the whole would have been 2½m – the valuation of a quarterland. However Englishton suffered more subdivision than other farms in the area. (A quarter of a quarterland is 1/16th).

 

Farnway (=Kirkton below)

ST2 p 238. Farnway stood at Baile na h-Eaglais or Kirkton, where the old burial ground is. Dedicated to St Curidan. The lands of Kirktoun and Inchebarry were sold by Argyll to Lovat in 1527-8 (RMS III (556)).

Lovat207 1824 shows the Barony of Farnaway as consisting of Englishtown, Fopachie, Kirktown and Inchberie. The barony – as depicted on this map – is still clearly visible on Explorer 416 (2007).

 

Kirkton (=Farnway above)

Ross(1) (Table 29) gives Kirktoune of Inchberye as a ½ davach in 1614 (NLS Dep327/73). Ross(2) p 242 thought Kirkton and Inchberry were two halves of one davach. I think they were just linked in the documents.

 

Inchberry

Yair associated – RMS II (2320) 1496, (3730) 1512. Linked to Kirktoun in GD100/157 1527-8, RMS III (556) 1527-8 & Retours (Inverness) (97) 1665.

 

Phopachy

In 1497 (Book of Thanes of Cawdor pp 87-8) ¼ of Appathy extended to 16s 8d (1¼m) Old Extent. This implies that Appathy had a total Old Extent of 5m which, at this time, was the valuation accorded a half-davach. Quarter of Foppowy in ER XII p 666 1506. Quarter of in RMS II (3531) 1509 & what was probably a separate quarter in RMS II (3602) 1511. Quarter also referred to in RMS III (2733) 1542, Retours (Inverness) (5) 1566, (8) 1578, (52) 1633, (97) 1665). Ross(1) Table 34, gives it as 2 ploughgates (½ davach) in NLS Acc11244 – no date. W Mackay (ed.), The Wardlaw Manuscript, p 235, ½ davach, 1599.

 

 

Wardlaw parish (originally Dunballoch)

 

Donaldston

RS36/2/366v 1608 specifies 1½ bovates in Donaldstoun. ST2 pp 231-5 describes the Gaelic alias for Donaldston as Ballbra<n>. RS38/2/153r 1664

gives ‘davachbrugh alias donaldstoune’. (Blerblair is a separate unit in the same document). However RS38/3/27r 1666 gives both Donaldstoune and Davachnabrachie – the latter of which is listed before known geographical neighbours of Donaldston. The likeliest solution is that Donaldston and ‘Davachbrugh’ or ‘Davachnabrachie’ were not exactly the same but perhaps so close to each other that eventually the properties were regarded as one.

 

Moniack

Fraser-Mackintosh, C., Invernessiana, pp 85-6. RMS II (3184) 1501. GD176/53 1546-7, GD176/72 1555 (linked to Tullich & Elrig in lordship of Strathnairn). Retours (Inverness) (3) 1562 refers to half of Easter Moniack, Culrig and Cloik with an Old Extent of 40s (3m). However Retours (Inverness) (59) 1636 also refers to half of Easter Moniack as having an Old Extent of 20s (1½m). Retours (Inverness) (117) 1694 then refers to Easter Moniack (presumably as a whole) as having an Old Extent of 40s (3m). GD1/187/16 1707 refers to Easter Moniack in parish of Wardlaw – see also Retours (Inverness) (83-4) 1657. Ross(1) (Table 34) includes Knockbain & Milisiach (Milifiach) with Wester Moniack under Wardlaw parish. He refers to NAS RS38 (Inv) 2nd Ser. xiii, 1772-1780, 166r.

W Mackay (ed.), The Wardlaw Manuscript, p 94 – ‘2 aughten parts’ = 2 x ⅛ = ¼.

 

Achnagairn

ST2 pp 221-2, on the basis of NLS Acc11244/1, thinks Achnagairn (¼) formed a davach with Kingillie (¾). Ross(1) (Table 34) gives Auchnagairn as a ¼ davach in 1670 (NLS Dep327/72). He thinks it was probably part of the davach of Lusnatorn (see below). Mackenzie, History of the Frasers of Lovat p 634 gives ¼ land in 1710.

 

Kingillie

Kingillie with the ‘Yairs’ (fish-traps) in RMS II (2320) 1496 & (3730) 1512. ¾ of Kingillie in NLS Acc11244/1 1614 x 59. ST2 pp 221-2 suggests Achnagairn (a quarterland) made up a davach with Kingillie. However, Retours (Inverness) (100) 1670 links ¾ Kingillie with ¼ Kilaugh (?=Coulachie in Kiltarlity parish). This Retour also names the yair as Carriesluak. Three-quarters of a davach in Retours (Inverness) (116) 1693 with its yair Carrisluack and linked with the quarterland of Keilach. (In Retours (Inverness) (114) 1691 they are Kingillie & Keallachie). Three ploughlands of Kingillie in GD23/10/484 1710. Nevetheless, despite the link in the records with Coulachie, I think it much more likely that ST is right and that Kingillie & Achnagairn were part of the same davach – simply because they are so close to each other.

GD23/10/105 1672 refers to ‘the mill of Kingillie with a croft and 3 delvings of land adjacent thereto’. I do not know what a ‘delving’ of land amounted to – presumably a ploughland?

RS38/4/188v 1673 says the eastern part of Kingillie was called Newtoune.

 

Ferc’

ST2 p 240 suggests that the 3 davachs are now Lentran, Holm & Craggach. Lentran is a transferred name and I think the third davach of Ferc’ was Drumchardine.

Mackenzie, History of the Frasers of Lovat pp 149-150, draws attention to two charters dated 1 November 1616, whereby Lachlan Mackintosh sold 3 davachs of land. One-and-a-half davachs (one davach Holme & Rhindowie, ½ davach Cragach) were sold to Fraser of Belladrum; one-and-a-half davachs (Drumchardiny) were sold to Fraser of Culbokie. See RMS VII (1552, 1554) 1616. These were most probably the 3 davachs of Ferc’.

 

Craggach

Half davoch in GD176/83 1567. Appears in RMS IV (704) 1552, (2348) 1568; Mackintosh Muniments No 160, 1593; RMS VII (1552) 1616; Retours (Inverness) (31) 1617, (40) 1622. In Retours (Inverness) (38) 1620, (81) 1656 it is a ½ davach. Ross(1) Table 34, gives it as 1 davach in 1617-21, referring to NAS RS37 (Inv) i, 250r. Ross thinks it part of Ferc’. However he also refers to NLS Dep327/46 1695 where it is only ½ davach. GD23/10/551 of 1741 gives it as a davach. It was in two halves in GD90/1/214 1598. It was probably a davach, divided in two, with a documentary record reflecting that.

 

Holme

Half davoch in GD176/83 1567. Barron, 1968, 207-8 refers to the ‘town and davoch of Holm & Rhindowie’ in 1616. (RMS VII (1552) 1616). They are also a davach together in Retours (Inverness) (38) 1620 & (81) 1656. (Rhinduie House is now at NH 5845). Ross(1) Table 34, refers to the 1 dabhach Holmey & Renidue in 1617-21 in NAS RS37 (Inv) i, 250r. Ross(1) (Table 34) also has a reference to Holmearagack as a ½ davach 1617-21 in NAS RS37 (Inv) i, 189v.

 

Drumchardine

RMS IV (704) 1552, (2348) 1568, Retours (Inverness) (31) 1617. GD176/83 1567 refers to 1½ davachs of Drumchardnye and then lists ½ davach each of Holme, Cragak & Kynnereis (Kinerras, Kiltarlity). 6 ploughs (=1½ davachs) in Macgill p 113 No 292 1612. 1½ davachs in RMS VII (1554) 1616, RS37/1/124v 1619 & RS37/1/157v 1619. Ross(1) quotes Mackay & Laing, Records of Inverness, ii, 14, to show that Mid-Drumchardine was a ½ davach in 1603. Mackintosh Muniments No 215, 1607 & GD176/215 1607 refers to ½ davach Drumchardine. Drumchardonie – ½ davach in RS37/1/67v 1618. GD23/10/124 1675 refers to eastern ½ davach of Drumchardonie whilst GD23/10/126 of the same year refers to middle ½ davach lands of Drumchardonie. Retours (Inverness) (54) 1634 gives Drumchardony as 1½ davachs and implies that Drumchardony, Holme, Rindowy & Cragack had shared a mill and a yair called Carrimoir. Ross(1) (Table 34) gives Drumchardonie as a davach in 1665-70 quoting NAS RS38 ((Inv) 2nd Ser. iii, 319r (which apparently also refers to the wester  ½ davach of Drumchardine). He thought it was part of Ferc’. Retours (Inverness) (100) 1670 and (116) 1693 are similar to Retours (Inverness) (54) 1634.

 

GD23/10/400 1700 refers to Easter, Mid & Wester ½ davachs of Drumchardonie – as do GD23/10/476 1709 & GD23/10/484 1710. Ross(1) Table 34, describes the ½ davach of Delmore as the Easter ½ davach of Drumchardine in 1648-58 (NAS RS37 (Inv) vii, 185v). He also gives Drumrioch and Drumclurie as each a ½ davach of Drumchardine in 1694-1709 (NAS RS38 (Inv) 2nd Ser. vi, 440r). GD23/10/483 1710 refers to three ½ davachs of Drumchardine, Drumreoch & Drumchrie. It seems clear that Drumchardine was 3 half-davach units which were geographically Easter, Mid & Wester with the proper names of Delmore (Mid?), Drumrioch (Wester?) & Drumclurie/Drumchrie (Easter?). CW No 223 1653 refers to the half-davach of Drumchardine called Delmoir. If Drumchardine was one of the 3 davachs of Ferc’ then why is it often described as 1½ davachs? I can only speculate that its extra ½ davach corresponded to a ½ davach of Craggach that was sometimes missing. Together I suspect Holme, Craggach and Drumchardine made up the 3 davachs of Ferc’ and they may have originally been assessed as 1 davach each.

28 ‘riggs’ in GD23/10/334 1693.

 

Dunballoch

RMS II (2320) 1496, (3730) 1512. Half a davach in RMS X (406) 1655. CW No 233 1656 refers to the 3 ploughs (¾ davach) of Dunballoch. RS38/2/153r 1664 gives ½ davach. Ross(1) Table 34, shows that Dunballoch was also the name of a ½ davach in 1665-70 (NAS RS38 (Inv) 2nd Ser. iii, 448r).

 

Fingask

Ross(1) Table 34, shows Grome & Fingask as a davach in 1632-6 (NAS RS37 (Inv) v, 152v). Chisholm Writs No 521 1681 refers to the davach land of Grome & Fingask. Retours (Inverness) (63) 1640 & (104) 1679 refer to Grome & Fingask (Eirne in the latter = Grome). For Plan of Fingask by N Maclean, 1811, see FM 772, Inverness Reference Library.

Lovat360 1757 marks two neighbouring fields on Fingask as ‘Dachroum’ and ‘Dachachyle’. The first element in each of these may be Dach for Davach.

 

Lusnatorn

ST2 p 250 writes that Lusnatorn ‘probably included Kirkhill and Achnagairn, and perhaps Kingillie’. He suggests this davach became the davach of Breyis (=Dabhach na Bruaich or na Bruthaich) which in turn became Easter & Wester Kirkhill. I think Lusnatorn will have been either Achnagairn/Kingillie or Kirkhill – but not both.