Cathcart Table

Cathcart Table

 

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
Thankartland, Mureleis, Newlandis & part of Langsyde	£13 (19½m)	1562			Tagartland & Muryle were 5m in 1503 + Newlandis £5 + £4 10s of Langsyde (a total of 19¼m). See below.
Newlands	£5	1527	NS 5660/5760	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795)	RMS III (482) 1527. The earliest references are always £5. From 1548 we also have references to 5m. I have preferred the earlier sources. See below.
Langside	21m	1503/ 1536	NS 5761	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) Richardson(1795)	21m made up of units of 6m 10s + 14m 3s 4d See below.
Crosshill			NS 5862	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) Richardson(1795)	Corshil (Pont). Corshill (Ainslie).
Hangingshaw			NS 5961	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) Richardson(1795)	I have no valuations for Hangingshaw.
Cathcart Cathcart Castle		1543	NS 5760/5860 NS 5860	Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795) Ainslie(1796)	OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858 (Castle & Mains). RMS III (2982) 1543 refers to Castellandis (the castle-lands). Also RMS III (3074) 1544-5.
Mains of Cathcart	10m	1507			More usually 9m 10s (see below) so it is probable ¼m was hived off for some particular purpose.
Lee/Lie		1401		Roy(PC)	West of White Cart Water. See below.
Overlee	2½m	1507	NS 5757	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Richardson(1795) OS 6” 1856	OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XVII, 1856. S of Netherlee. Ouerly (Pont & Blaeu). GD3/1/1/42/9 1512 (on an assignation of 1507) gives 2½m AE of Ovir Lee. See below under Lee.
Midlee etc.	10½m	1510			RMS II (3484) 1510. See following entries and below.
Stamperland (Part of Midlee?) Midletapart	1m	1688	NS 5757	Richardson(1795) Ainslie(1796)	This is probably the modern form of ‘Stalpertlandis’ (multiple variants). Laing Charters (114) 1435 refers to ‘Cristiane Stalpartis land’ in North Berwick. This Renfrewshire place-name may be a similar construction. Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688. See under Lee below.
Slewmanshill (Part of Midlee)   Sluthmanhill Slineushill	1m	1492 1688	NS 5757	Richardson(1795) Robertson(1818)	Sleming hill in Richardson(1795) between Stamperland and Over Lee. Slim(o)nshill on Robertson’s map of Renfrew (1818) to S of Stamperland, E of Cleugh (Eastwood parish), just W of the White Cart and just N of Mearns parish boundary. ER X p 764 1492. Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688. Hamilton of Wishaw p 117 fn 4 offers a folk etymology for this name. See under Lee below.
Carrolside (=Deidcarlsyde) Deidcarlesyd (Part of Midlee)	1m	1504-5 1688	NS 5757	OS 6” 1856	OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XVII, 1856. GD148/63 gives Deidcarlsyd in 1504-5. Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688. See under Lee below.
Muirend Muirhous Murehouse (Part of Midlee)	1m	1504-5 1688	NS 5759	Roy(PC) Richardson(1795)	Was Muirend the same as Muirhouse and part of Midlee? It seems too far N but may have been part of the same ‘muir’. RMS II (2817) 1504-5. Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688. See under Lee below.
Cunningham’s Lee					See under Lee below.
Cochrane’s Lee	2m	1565			Montgomery lands. See under Lee below.
Netherlee			NS 5758	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795) Ainslie(1796)	N. Lie (Pont) to W of river, and NE of Overly. Roy marks Nether Lee to E of river in NS 5858. OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858. See under Lee below.
Goldinlee   Goldenly	2m 6s 8d   2½m	1536   1688			Despite the references I have no location for Goldinlee. There is another Goldenlee in Houstoun parish. See below and under Lee. Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688.
Halywelle		1437			GD148/9 1437 is a charter of the lands of Halywelle in the barony of Renfrew. The donor is laird of Nethir Le. The payment is low so it may have been a very small property. See also Halyvelle in GD148/45 1494. See below.
Williamwood	20s	1688	NS 5758	Richardson(1795) Ainslie(1796)	Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688. (Part of Midlee ?). NSA p 502 refers to the ‘old castle of Lee or Williamwood’.
Tagartland Tankartland Tankertoun	40s	1503 1546 1562			I have no location for Tagartland but it was probably near Merrylee. See below. GD3/1/1/74 1562 40s AE Tankertoun.
Merrylee	(2m)		NS 5659 NS 5660/5760	Roy(PC) Richardson(1795) Ainslie(1796)	Merrylees (Roy), Mirrylees (Richardson), Mirrylee (Ainslie). OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858.
Tagartland & Merrylee	5m	1503			See below.
Hagtonhill	5m	1506	NS 5859	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795)	OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858. Hagtonhill in Pont, Blaeu and Roy. ER XVI p 611 1536 5m AE Haigthornehill. See below.
Padyn’s mailing	2s 6d	1543-4			GD1/178/3 16 February 1543-4 gives 5m AE Hagthornhill and 30d (2s 6d) called ‘Padyis maling’, occupied by William Padyn. 30d is 3/16ths of 1m.
Bogton	11m	1507	NS 5759	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795)	OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858. Roy also has Bogton Castle. See below.
Brigholme or Nether Brigholme	1m	1543			This will be the same as Holme – the next entry. Originally part of 11m Bogtoun? See below.
Holmehead Ho. Holme	1m	1663	NS 5860	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Richardson(1795) OS 6” 1858 EMS.s.374(NLS)	This will be the same as Brigholme – the previous entry. Hoom & Hoomhead in Pont & Blaeu. Holm & Holmhead in Roy. Home & Holm Head in Richardson. OS 6” 1st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XIII, 1858. Holmhead is marked on the Feuing plan of the Estate of Braehead (1881) National Library of Scotland, Digital Map Library.
Clincarthill			NS 6161	Roy(PC) Richardson(1795)
Total	75m 2s 6d				Not all of Cathcart parish was in Renfrew. Some was in Lanark.
Purves p 161	£40				= 60m Cathcart (it is not clear precisely what this included).
Purves p 161	£7				= 10½m Lie Cuningham heid*
Stewart f 49v	£40				= 60m Carthcart (it is not clear precisely what this included).
Stewart f 49v	£7				= 10½m Lie Conighamheid*
Total Purves & Stewart	£47				= 70½m

 

*… In both cases this means Lee (as owned by) Cuningham of Cuninghamhead (i.e. that was the name and designation of the proprietor).

 

Robertson (1818) p 265 gives the following properties in Cathcart: Cathcart Castle, Syme’s Hill, Cathcart, Langside, Newlands, Hagton Hill, Camphill, Westfield, Clincart, Hangingshaw, Milnbrae, Burnstile, Bogtoun, Lee, Williamwood, Holmehead, Crosshill.

On Richardson’s map of 1795 Simeshill is marked NNE of Hagtonhill.

 

Thankartland, Mureleis, Newlandis & part of Langsyde

In many of the documents which specify £20 Eastwood we also find the above 4 properties grouped together and classed as a £13 land AE. These were also owned by the Montgomery family. For example, in the following documents:

RMS IV (1444) 1562-3 on original of 1562, (2338) 1574, RMS VI (174) 1594, Renfrew Retours (18) 1604, RMS VI (1689) 1606, RMS VII (900) 1613, (1130) 1614.

There are also a number of documents which list these properties individually, e.g.:

GD3/1/1/48/1 1503 gives 5m AE Tagartland & Muryle, Newlandis extending yearly to £5 AE and the £4 10s AE of Langsyde in the lordship of Cathcart. (The phrase ‘extending yearly’ is of frequent occurrence and thoroughly confuses the issue of old extent which was a nominal valuation possibly going back to the 12^th century in Renfrew. I have here ignored it and simply taken the old extent to be £5). These lands had been sold by John, Lord Cathcart to Hugh, Lord Montgomery. They recur in:

RMS III (482) 1527 (Montgomery) gives £5 AE Newlandis, 6m 10s AE Langside, 5m AE Taggartland & Murlie, in lordship of Cathcart.

RMS III (998) 1530-1 is a rather complicated grant of 2m AE of ‘Wodquarter de Langside’ (the Woodquarter of Langside) plus another 2m, plus one third of 2m, plus 3s 1d AE. (One-third of 2m would be 8s 10⅔d so the whole grant came to 2m + 2m + 8s 10⅔d + 3s 1d = 4m 11s 11⅔d). The grant is to Hugh, Earl of Eglintoun (i.e. the Montgomery family). This would leave a little under 2m of their portion of Langside unaccounted for.

RMS XI (1055) 1667 (Mongomery) gives 5m AE Newlands, 6m AE Langsyde, 5m AE Tankarland-Merrielie in the lordship of Cathcart and 2m AE Cochranslie. (This is a comparatively late document and I think 5m Newlands is a mistake for £5).

A Thomas Thancard is a witness to a charter by Alan, son of Walter, in 1202 x 1204 (RMP p 13, W.W. Scott No 13).

 

(In the lists below I have tried to put the names of the owners in brackets so that we can follow estates through particular families).

 

Mains of Cathcart, Bogtoun, Hagthornhill, Brigholm, Goldenlee, parts of Langside.

These six composed another group of farms which appear in various combinations.

ER X p 772 1496 shows a sasine to John Cathkart of the lands of Cathkert, Talgart and Bogtoun. This is the only mention of Talgart I know and is interesting for suggesting the whereabouts of ‘Talahret’ which is mentioned among the list of lands given to Walter Fitz Alan in 1161 or 1162. (See RRS I (184). Neilson (p 140 & Plate XIV) suggested Hurlet which I do not find convincing. Hurlet is not referred to sufficiently often in old documents to believe that it was anything other than a minor settlement). The only lands in Cathcart which look similar to Talgart are Taggartland/Tancartland or possibly Clincart – neither persuasive.

RMS II (3118) 1507 (Alan Cathcart, son of John, Lord Cathcart) shows 10m AE Mains of Cathcart and 11m AE of the lands of Cathcart called Bogtoun.

ER XVI p 528 1530 (Alan Cathcart) shows 10m AE Mains of Cathcart and 11m AE of Cathcart called Bogtoun.

ER XVI p 611 1536 (Alan Cathcart) gives 14m 40d (i.e. 14¼m or 14m 3s 4d) AE of Langsid, 5m AE Haigthornehill, 2m 6s 8d AE Goldin Ley, in the barony of Cathcart.

RMS III (2982) 1543 (where Alan Cathcart sold to Gabriel Sempill, bother of William Sempill) shows 14m 40d AE Langsyde, 1m AE Nethir Brigholme, Mains of Cathcart extending to 9m 10s AE, superiority of 2½m AE Goldinley.

RMS III (3074) 1544-5 (Gabriel Simpill of Cathcart to John Simpill, his son), shows Mains of Cathcart as 9m 10s AE, 7m 20d AE Langside, 1m AE Brigholme, 2½m AE Goldinley, plus 7m 20d AE Langsyde.

ER XVIII pp 509-10 1550 (Gabriel Simpill) shows 9m 10s Mains of Cathcart, 7m 20d AE Langsyde, 1m AE Brigholme, 2½m AE Goldinlie in barony of Cathcart.

RMS IV (587) 1550-1 (where Gabriel Sympill of Cathcart sold to his brother William Sympill) shows 9m 10s AE Mains of Cathcart, 1m AE Nethir Brigholme, 7m 20d AE Langside, superiority of 2½m AE Goldinlie plus a reference to 14m 40d of Langside.

RMS IV (632) 1551 (William Simple of Cathcart) 9m 10s AE Mains of Cathcart, 1m AE Brighome, 2½m AE Goldinyle, 7m 20d AE Langsyde.

ER XIX p 564 1567 (Gabriel Sympill of Craigbait) gives 7m 20d AE Langsyde.

ER XXI pp 482-3 1583 (Gabriel Sempill) gives 9m 10s AE Mains of Cathcart, 1m AE Brighome, 7m 20d AE Langsyde, 2½m AE Goldinlie in barony of Cathcart.

Renfrew Retours (9) 1600 is the retour of Thomas Sempill, heir to his brother Gabriel Sempill, in 26½m AE of Cathcart, Langsyde & Goldingleyis. (9m 10s Mains of Cathcart + 14m 40d Langside + 2½m Goldinlie = 26½m).

Renfrew Retours (30) 1610 (Blair) gives 26½m AE of Cathcart, Langsyde & Goldenleyis. (Assuming 9m 10s Mains of Cathcart + 14m 40d Langside + 2½m Goldinlie = 26½m). It also gives 9m AE Boigtoun.

RMS VII (1315) 1615 (Hugh Sempill of Craigbait sold back to Thomas Sempill of Cathcart) 7m 20d of Langsyid.

Renfrew Retours (164) 1664 is the retour of William Blair in 12½m AE Cathcart & Goldenleis. (Also Renfrew Retours (107) 1639, (121) 1645). I am not sure why 12½m rather than 12¼m.

The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 380 No 15 1764 refers to the 12m 3s 4d land of Cathcart & Goldenleys. (9m 10s Mains + 2m 6s 8d Goldenleys = 12m 3s 4d).

In summary, the above documents show Mains of Cathcart as 10m (later reduced to 9¾m); Bogtoun as 11m (later 9m); Hagthornhill as 5m; Brigholm as 1m (likely one of the lost merklands of Bogtoun); Goldenlee as 2½m. Langside is more complex but it appears that the unit which belonged to the Lords of Cathcart c. 1536 was 14¼m. This was later split into two holdings of 7m 20d, one of which went into another branch of the family (the Craigbaits) before rejoining the estate. If we then add the 6¾m which was sold to the Montgomery family in 1503 then Langside must have been 21m before this sale – which would make it a very substantial farm.

Under each farm listed below are given the documents which provide the evidence for the valuations offered in the table above.

 

Newlands

GD3/1/1/48/1 1503 gives Newlandis extending yearly to £5 AE. £5 AE in RMS III (482) 1527, RSS (1381) 1545, ER XVIII pp 390-1 1545, RMS III (3251) 1546, RMS X (422) 1655 on original of 1653. 100s (£5) in RSS (1906, 1910) 1546. £5 in The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 205 No 3 1668, p30 No 1 1732, p 34 No 10 1760, p 36 No 2 1760.

5m AE in RSS III (2957) 1548, RMS IV (1674) 1565, Renfrew Retours (159) 1661, RMS XI (1055) 1667. As explained above I think £5 is more likely to be the true figure.

Renfrew Retours Q (No 4) 1676 (see text file) refers to 4m Newlands in parish of Eastwood.

 

Langside

We have many references to Langside’s extent and they fall into two main groups. One group gives £4 10s (or 6m 10s) and examples are:

GD3/1/1/48/1 1503, RMS III (482) 1527, ER XVIII p 391 1545, RSS III (1381) 1545, (1910) 1546, (2957) 1548, RMS III (3251) 1546. This part of Langside belonged to the Mongomery family after 1503.

 

The second group gives 14m 40d (= 14m 3s 4d or 14¼m) either as a single unit or subdivided into 2 x 7m 20d units. This group includes:

ER XVI p 611 1536, RMS III (2982) 1543, (3074) 1544-5, ER XVIII pp 509-10 1550, RMS IV (587) 1550-1 (632) 1551, ER XIX p 564 1567, ER XXI pp 482-3 1583, The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 204 No 1 1606, RMS VII (1315) 1615, RMS IX (1647) 1646 on original of 1617, Renfrew Retours (50) 1619, (88) 1633, (142) 1649. These lands belonged to John and Allan, successively lords of Cathcart, and then Gabriel Sempill and his successors.

 

There is a third group of later documents where 6m of Langside is given. See RMS IV (1674) 1565 – Montgomery, Renfrew Retours (159) 1661, RMS XI (1055) 1667 – Montgomery, The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 205 No 4 1668, p 30 No 1 1732, p 34 No 10 1760, p 36 No 2 1760. I suspect that in all these cases the loose 10s of the Montgomery portion has simply been omitted. (With each generation the Auld Extent valuations become less important and some of the detail wears away).

The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 205 No 3 1668 gives 5m 10s (ex Montgomery).

AHC Volume I, No 112, 1540 concerns an action about one quarter of Langsyde.

 

Mains of Cathcart

Some seventeenth-century documents offer a little more detail about the composition of the Mains of Cathcart. The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 156 No 7 1646 gives 40s (3m) called Meikle Maynes of Cathcart, 13s 4d called Palice land, 6s 8d occupied by Archibald Park, 4 acres called Ronald Fald; it also refers to the 1m called the Holme of Cathcart (ex Bogton?); p 158 No 1 1658 gives 40s Meikle Maynes, 20s Little Maynes, Palace of Cathcart and Parkismailling (i.e. the mailing or smallholding rented by the Park family); p 175 No 8 1740 refers to 3s 6d called Standelane of Cathcart; p 176 No 9 1740 refers to Cawsayhead of Cathcart; p 176 No 10 1740 refers to Kirkwall of Cathcart, Mill-lands of Cathcart, Mather’s lands of Cathcart, Kiln & Kilnlands of Cathcart; p 181 No 1 1726 & p 176 No 11 1740 refer to Castle Mains of Cathcart – as does p 184 No 13 1804; p 185 No 18 1749 refers to the ‘possle’ called Mathersland – 4 acres or thereby. What these documents show is how thoroughly the larger holdings were sudivided. Since I cannot be certain of all the subdivisions, or of what is still missing, I have left the ‘global’ figure in the table above.

It may be relevant that Pont marks ‘Pal(??)’ SE of Cathcart Kirk. Blaeu marks it ‘Palus’ – which may be the ‘Palace’ mentioned above.

 

Lee

Lee includes Overlee, Midlee and Netherlee. Confusingly, Midlee is said to be the same as Overlee. We also have to accommodate Cochrane’s Lee, Cuningham’s Lee and Goldenlee. In the following I have placed the records in chronological order.

GD148/6 1401 is a charter by Hugh of Blare to William of Cunyngham, of his lands of the Lie lying on the water of Kert. Also GD148/7 no date, but similar.

Memorials of the Montgomeries, Vol II No 31 (1425) is by David de Coghrane (Cochrane), lord of the northern half of Ovyrlee (Ovirlee), who grants these lands to his son, Edward. No valuation is given. Vol II No 32 (1425) is a charter confirming the foregoing, by Alicia de Coghrane who is described as Lady of Nethirlee, Among the witnesses are three members of the family of Lecprevyc. Vol II No 33 (1425) is a further confirmation of No 31 above – this time by John Lecprewike, Lord of Meidlee (Midlee). Vol II No 34, 24 August 1425 is a precept by David de Chochran (Cochrane) for infefting his son Edward in the lands of Llee (Lee). One of the baillies to whom the precept is directed was William of Lekprewyke who was probably the same as a witness to No 32.

GD148/8 1437 is a charter by Joachim of Lecprewike, laird of Lee, confirming GD148/6 1401 (above).

 

GD148/41 25 Aug 1491 is a charter by Robert Conyngham, Laird of Conynghamehede and of Lee, of the lands of Lee, reserving half a merk of the lands to himself.

GD148/42 5 September 1491 is an obligation by Margaret Mwre, the recipient of Lee in GD148/41 above, to resign the lands after an alternative infeftment.

GD148/43 5 September 1491 is an instrument narrating that Robert Chonyngham compeared on the lands of Lee and gave infeftment to Margaret Mure.

ER X p 764 1492 shows a sasine to John Lekprevik of the lands of Overlee, Sluthmanhill, etc.

GD148/63 10 January 1504-5 is a resignation by John Lekpreuyk, laird of Goldnyle (Goldenlee) and Mydle (Midlee) of his lands of Mydle composed of the lands of Slewthmanhyll, Deidcarlsyd and others in the barony of Renfrew.

GD148/64 January 1504-5 is a precept by James IV for infefting Mr. Archibald Craufurd, vicar of Erskin, in the lands of Mydlee alias Overlee in the barony of Renfrew upon the resignation of John Lekprevik of Mydlee.

GD148/65 31 January 1504-5 is a royal charter following on GD148/64. See next entry.

RMS II (2817) 31 January 1504-5  is the royal charter listed above as GD148/65. The lands are described, in the printed RMS, as ‘Mydlee, alias Ovirlee, which extend to the roods of lands underwritten, viz. Sluthmanhill, Stawpartislandis, Murehous, and Dedecarlside, with the tenandry of Cochranelee and Cuninghamelee … which John Lekprivik of Mydlee resigned’. A rood was a quarter acre but the printed calendar in RMS II gives no detail about the individual measures. This is the first accessible listing of the lands of Midlee which apparently included Sluthmanhill (Slewmanshill), Stawpartislandis (probably Stamperland), Murehous (probably part of the same moor as Muirend), and Dedecarlside (Carrolside). For locations see table above.

GD148/66 11 February 1504-5 is an instrument upon the infeftment of the said Archibald Craufurd in the above.

GD148/76 4 June 1508 are ‘indentures between Robert Conyngham of Conynghamheid and John Craford of Goldinlee and Midlee for the resignation by John Crafwrd of 10 merks worth of his lands of Midlee and others in favour of the said Robert and his wife, Margaret Mure’ (NRS catalogue record).

GD148/75 4 June 1508 is an ‘Instrument narrating that John Crawfwrd of Goldynle obliged himself to fulfil and observe the terms of Indentures made between him and Robert Conyngham of Conynghamheid’ (NRS catalogue record). This was presumably to reinforce GD148/76 (above).

GD148/77 8 June 1508 is an ‘Instrument of Sasine of John Craufurd, brother german of Sir Archibald Craufurd, vicar of Erskyn, in the lands of Mydle alias Overle’ (NRS catalogue record). These presumably are the lands which the vicar of Erskine gained in 1504-5 (above).

GD148/79 24 November 1509 is a ‘Charter by John Craufurd of Goldynlee to Robert Cuningham of Conynghamheid and Margaret Mure his spouse of the lands of Mydlee and others’ (NRS catalogue record). GD148/80 24 November 1509 is the precept of sasine relating to this.

RMS II (3484) 10 July 1510 is the king’s confirmation of GD148/79 of 24 November 1509. The lands are given as: ‘Mydle, Stalparlandis, Slewmanshill, Deidcarlesyde, and Murehouse, with their tenandries, viz., Cochranisle and Cunyngamisle, extending in the whole to 10m 6s 8d (10½m) auld extent (AE), in the barony and sheriffdom of Renfrew’. (See also GD148/83 10 July 1510 and GD148/84 26 July 1510).

GD148/82 1 May 1510 is an ‘Obligation by John of Crawfurd of the Lee in favour of Robert of Cunnyngham of Conynghamheid, to whom he has … assigned the profit of the lands of Deidcarlsyd [Carrolside] and Slowmanishill [Slewmanshill] for 100 merks paid by the said Robert, obliging himself to defend Robert in his possession’ (from NRS catalogue record).

GD148/89 28 May 1512 is a ‘Discharge by John of Crafurd of the Goldinlee to Robert Conyngham of Conynghamheid for a certain sum of money for redemption of the quarter part of the lands of Over Lee’ (NRS catalogue record). This is dated at Goldinlee.

 

GD3/1/1/42/9 1512 (on an assignation of 1507) is a transumpt in favour of Jonet Cochrane (daughter of late Ninian Cochrane), and her sons, (Andrew & David Wilson), of all Ninian’s lands and goods, particularly the 2½m AE of Ovir Lee in the lordship of Cathcart. One of the witnesses was Alexander Lekprivik of that ilk and the assignation was dated at Lekprivik.

ER XV p 619 10 May 1524 refers to Overlee with its pertinents ‘extending to the roods of land underwritten’ and goes on to list Mydlee, Stalpartlandis, Slewmanhill, Deidcarlesyde, Murhous, with the tenandry of Cochranle (Cochrane’s Lee) and Cunynghamele (Cunningham’s Lee). (Sasine had been given to William Cunningham). This is reminiscent of the crown charter RMS II (2817) 31 January 1504-5 given above.

GD148/106 24 May 1524 is an ‘Instrument of Sasine given by John Sympill as depute of William Lord Symple to Thomas Birscat as attorney for William Cunygham of Conynghamhed, of the lands of Middle, Scalpartislandis, Dedcarlesyd, Slewmawnshill & Murhouse, in terms of a Crown Charter’ (edited from NRS catalogue record).

RSS III (1910) 1546 gives 2½m Ley as Montgomery lands.

RMS IV (1674) 1565 gives 2m Cochrannislie as Montgomery lands. This is repeated in Renfrew Retours (159) 1661, RMS XI (1055) 1667, (1173) 1668 – but without valuation, The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 205 No 3 1668 and GD3/1/2/4/14 1811.

ER XX p 498 23 April 1576 lists the lands of Middle (Midlee) as Middill, Stalpertlandis, Slewmannishill, Deidcairlsyid, & Murehous, with their tenandries called Thoranisley (read Choranisley) & Cuninghamesley, extending in the whole to 10½m AE. (Sasine given to John Cunynghame without prejudice to Elizabeth Cuninghame, widow of the late William Cuninghame of Cunynghameheid, and mother of John).

GD148/306 5 June 1576 is an ‘Instrument of Sasine of John Cunyghame of Cunyghameheid, as heir to deceased William Cunyghame of Cunyghameheid, his father, in the lands of Mydlie (Slewmanshill, Deidcarlside, and others) being 10½ merk lands. The Crown Precept on which it proceeds is dated 23 April 1576’, (edited from NRS catalogue record).

GD148/239 9 April 1590 is a ‘Retour of the Service of John Cunynghame as heir to his father, the deceased John Cunynghame of Cunynghameheid in the lands of … Mydlie in barony of Renfrew; … Goldinley in barony of Cathcart’ (edited from NRS catalogue record).

ER XXIII p 411 1598 lists the lands of Mydlie as Midscalpertlandis (this is probably the names of Midlee and Stalpertlandis run together), Slewmanishill, Deidcarilsyde, and Murehous, with their tenandries called Cochrannishill and Cunynghamisley, extending in the whole to 10½m AE. (Sasine given to John Cunynghame).

Renfrew Retours (58) 16 August 1621 is the retour of William Cunynghame of Cunynghamehead, heir to John Cunynghame of Cunynghamehead in the lands of Midlie, viz. Middill, Stalpatislandis, Slewmaneshill, Deidcarilsyde and Murehouse, with their tenandries called Cochraneslie and Cunynghameslie, extending in the whole to 10½m AE.

RMS VIII (732) 20 November 1621 is a grant to William Cunynghame of Craiganes which includes the lands of Ley (Lee), viz. Middil (Midlee), Stallpartlandis, Slewmanshill, Deidcarlsyde and Murehous, with the tenandries called Cunnynghames-Ley and Cochrans-Ley, extending to 10½m AE. The same list is found in RMS IX (638) 1637, (640.1) 1637 on original of 1622, and Renfrew Retours (124) 1646.

Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688 (see text file) gives an 8m unit in Cathcart consisting of 20s Williamwood, 1m Murehouse, 2½m Goldenly, 1m Slineushill, 1m Midletapart, 1m Deidcarlesyd. Slineushill will be Slewmanshill. Midletapart is probably a corrupt form of Midlee plus a contraction of ‘Stalpertlandis’ (Stamperland). With the possible exception of Goldenlee these were probably all components of Midlee.

 

Whilst we have a lot of information it is difficult to tie this into a comprehensive and coherent picture. What follows is a tentative summary:

Part of Overlee was 2½m and belonged to the Cochrane family. This may have been what was called Cochrane’s Lee.

The various parts of Midlee came to 10½ merklands.

Perhaps the ½ merkland retained in GD148/41 25 Aug 1491 is Cuningham’s Lee.

In sum: Taking a very conservative approach we can only be certain of a valuation of 13m (10½ + 2½) but ‘Lee’ was perhaps £10 or 15m originally

Netherlee is not given a valuation and, after 1425 when it was possessed by Alicia Cochrane, is largely absent from the records. It may have had an alternative name.

Goldenlee was separate.

 

Goldenlee

See also under ‘Mains of Cathcart, Bogtoun, Hagthornhill, Brigholm, Goldenlee, parts of Langside’ (above).

Goldenlee is consistently 2½m AE. It was separate to all the other Lees mentioned above. It was in the barony of Cathcart, possibly in the Lanarkshire portion of the parish of Cathcart? Early references include:

GD148/90 28 May 1512 gives a John Craufurd of the Goldinle.

GD148/91 6 November 1512 refers to the resignation of Goldinlee to John, Lord Cathcart.

GD148/92 8 November 1512 refers to the payment by John Craufurd of Goldinlee ‘in the parish church of Estwoid of the sum of 112 merks 10 shillings in gold and silver money into the hands of Alexander Lecprevik of that Ilk and Sir Cuthbert, vicar of Eggilsame, in name of Hew, Earl of Eglinton, for redemption of 20 bolls of meal from the lands of Goldinlee’ (edited from NRS catalogue record).

GD148/239 9 April 1590 is a ‘Retour of the Service of John Cunynghame as heir to his father, the deceased John Cunynghame of Cunynghameheid in the lands of … Mydlie in barony of Renfrew; … Goldinley in barony of Cathcart’ (edited from NRS catalogue record).

Other references, mostly given above, include:

ER XVI p 611 1536, RMS III (2982) 1543, (3074) 1544-5, ER XVIII pp 509-10 1550, RMS IV (587) 1550-1, (632) 1551, ER XXI pp 482-3 1583, Renfrew Retours (38) 1616.

Renfrew Retours Q (No 19) 1688 (see text file) gives an 8m unit in Cathcart including 2½m Goldenly.

 

Halywelle

There are two early references to this property. Was it a Holy Well? There was a St Oswald’s Well by Cathcart parish church and a St Conval’s well in Eastwood. Is the reference to either of these, or neither?

 

Tagartland/Tankartland/Tankerton

It is difficult to be sure of the proper form of this name. The earliest references in 1503 and 1527 give a form of Tagartland where ‘tagart’ looks to come from the Gaelic word for a priest ‘sagart’ – which also became a surname. From 1541 we see references to Tangartland, or similar, which suggests the personal name Tancart which also gave rise to the place-name Thankerton in Lanark. The last form, Tankertoun, seems to use the name Tancart with the ending ‘toun’ rather than ‘land’. This property is usually joined with Merrylee as 5m AE. Two references give them as 5½m which is probably a mistake. References include:

GD3/1/1/48/1 1503 Tagartland, RMS III (482) 1527 Taggartland, GD3/1/10/1/2 1541 Tangartland, RSS III (1381) 1545 Taggartisland, ER XVIII p 391 1545 Taggarttislandis, RSS III (1906) 1546 (5½m) Tankartland, RSS III (1910) 1546 (5½m) Tankardland, RMS III (3251) 1546 Tankertland, RSS III (2957) 1548 Tanggartlandis, GD3/1/1/74 1562 Tankertoun, RMS IV (1674) 1565 Tankartland, Renfrew Retours (159) 1661 Haukerland, RMS XI (1055) 1667 Tankarland, Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 205 No 3 1668 Tankerland, p 30 No 1 1732 Tankerland, p 34 No 10 1760 Tankerland, GD3/1/2/4/14 1811 Tankerland.

 

Hagtonhill

The Protocol Book of Cuthbert Simon has a series of documents (No’s 204-213 in Vol 1 (English abstracts) and Vol 2 (Latin texts)) which deal with 5m AE Hagthornehill in 1506. One of those involved was John Lekprevik of Goldinlee.

GD1/178/3 16 February 1543-4 gives 5m AE Hagthornhill and 30d (2s 6d) called ‘Padyis maling’, occupied by William Padyn. See also The Scottish Historical Review Vol XIX No 74, January 1922, pp 81-87, ‘Three Aikenhead and Hagthornhill Deeds’ by G. Neilson.

RSS III (654) 13 March 1543-4 gives 5m AE Hagthornhill and 30d (2s 6d) called ‘Padyis Maling’, occupied by William Padyn.

GD25/1/470 23 March 1545 gives 5m Hagthornhill.

Renfrew Retours (6) 1597 gives 5m AE Hagthornhill – also (203) 1596.

ER XXIII p 396 1597 gives 5m AE Hagthornehill.

The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 342 No 1 1615 gives 5m Hagtounhill, otherwise called Hagthornehill.

Renfrew Retours (37) 1615 refers to Hagtounhill.

The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 230 No 7 1635 gives 5m Hagtounhill.

RMS XI (314) 1662 refers to 5m AE Hagtounhill alias Haghornhill.

 

Bogton

There is an early reference to Bogtowne in Munimenta Fratrum Predicatorum de Glasgu pp 158-159 No 15 1336. Alan of Cathkert grants the Friars Preachers of Glasgow 20s sterling p.a. from the rents of his land of Bogtowne.

RMS II (3118) 1507 11m AE called le Bogtoun. Also in ER XVI p 528 1530.

RMS III (3076) 1544-5, on original of 1543, refers to 9m AE of Bogtoun plus the Holme called the Holmeheid.

ER XX p 388 1568 gives 9m AE Bogtoun.

RMS VI (853) 1598-9, on original of 1589, gives £7 6s 8d (11m) AE Bogtoun with fortalice and manor.

Renfrew Retours (30) 1610 gives 9m AE Boigtoun. Also in (107) 1639 & (121) 1645.

RMS VII (1997) 1619 on original of 1618, gives 9m Boigtoun plus Holme.

RMS IX (1701) 1646 9m AE Boigtoun. Also Laing Charters (2382) 1647.

RMS XI (529) 1663 9m AE Bogtoune plus 1m Holme of Cathcart.

Between 1507 and 1663 Bogton had gone from 11m to 9m but it is probable that 1 merkland of the original eleven was now classified separately as the Holme of Cathcart.

 

Brigholme or Nether Brigholme

This appears to have been called, indiscriminately, Brigholme or Nether Brigholme and, latterly, Holm of Cathcart. Always 1m.

Sources include:

RMS III (2982) 1543 Nethir Brigholme, RMS III (3074) 1544-5 Brigholme, ER XVIII pp 509-10 1550 Brigholme, RMS IV (587) 1550-1 Nethir Brigholme, RMS IV (632) 1551 Brighome, ER XXI pp 482-3 1583 Brighome, Renfrew Retours (205) 1591 Brigholme, The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 33 No 6 1753 Holm of Cathcart.