Lochwinnoch Table

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Lochwinnoch Table

AE = Auld (Old) Extent.

The order of properties in this table generally follows that of Robertson’s Table of Property in 1818 (pp 350-355) where it is given by barony. I have included all the place-names supplied by Robertson, even when I have no data apart from the name. To supplement this list we have data contained in the Poll-Tax Roll for 1695 which is printed in Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew, Volume 2, pp 181-197. In this source the lands are grouped under headings such as Easter Carss, Wester Carss, Auld Yeard, Barr, Castlesemple etc. The headings and place-names given in the Poll-Tax Roll are not wholly consistent with those given by Robertson but give welcome additional information about settlements in 1695. For completeness I have included all the discrete place-names in the Poll Tax Roll but have omitted duplicates. In order to distinguish between the sources all names from Robertson have (R) appended; all names from the Poll Tax Roll have (PTR) appended. I have added extra locations and data as appropriate. We have lots of documents which deal with individual settlements as well as the Semple Rental of 1644 which is to be found in Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew, Volume 2, pp 159-179.

However, as the data accumulates, so we meet new difficulties. The ownership picture became ever more complicated as the great estates of the mediaeval period subdivided. We meet with properties divided into small fractions, apparently appearing in more than one barony. Some properties recombined with quite other farms and it is not always clear what fractions or valuations we are talking about. There are always a variety of spellings to contend with and some properties are now lost to the map. This is why earlier maps of Renfrewshire are so valuable and you will find frequent reference to the works of Pont, Gordon, Blaeu, Roy and Ainslie, as well as the OS 6” 1^st edition maps and the estate maps available via the National Library of Scotland digital map library.

For a number of farms, particularly in the Glen, I have also used data from the Paisley rental printed by Cameron Lees. The first rental is from 1460 and the last entries date from the 1550s. However, the document served as a rolling record of transactions so that, interspersed with periodic (and dated) rentals we have a series of contemporary updates. One of the most valuable aspects of the rental is the evidence that rents matched land-valuations. In 1460 we just have rents, but, in the sixteenth century we find, increasingly often, that a property that gave (for instance) 40s rent is also classed as a 40s land. In two cases it is even termed ‘Auld Extent’. Given that Paisley Abbey was founded in the 1160s, probably soon after the merkland system gained traction in Scotland, it is useful to be able to say that, notionally at least, 1 merkland of land was originally supposed to designate land that could give 1 merk of rent. Land-valuations and rents grew apart over the years. Tenants also paid all sorts of other services and dues. But the valuation and the nominal silver rent (i.e. cash rent) looks to have retained this fixed relationship for many years in many parts of Scotland. This parity, and what it means for understanding the merkland system of valuation, is explored further under the ‘General’ section within Renfrewshire.

The sheer mass of data can appear confusing and intimidating. But we can order it in a number of ways. The most obvious is geographical, by parish, drainage basin etc. The second is administrative, by estate, or barony or lordship. The third is by value. Many farms were components of estates. Having individual and total values allows us establish the structure of farms within an estate. I have chosen to use Robertson’s list of baronies as my administrative skeleton for Lochwinnoch. By viewing the parish through his prism we can impose order on the bewildering morass of data. Once we have established all the components then we can reorder them any way we want.

Under Map sources CSEP(1), CSEP(2) & CSEP(3) are described in the accompanying text file for Lochwinnoch.

AHC = Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew, Parish of Lochwinnoch: Volume 1, Paisley 1885; Volume 2, Paisley 1890. (Volume 2 contains the Semple Rental of 1644)

I have excluded Shutterflat from this table despite it being described as in the Sheriffdom of Renfrew. (See e.g. AHC Volume I No 28 1501-2).

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
Castlesempill (R) Castlesemple (PTR)					Robertson p 350. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Castlesemple: Swintrees, Midletoune, Loill, Corssferd, Muiredycks, Broomhead, Auldtoure [Old Tower], Howood, Barbuie, Petterstoune, Corssfoord, Ryhill, Bridgend, Shields, Mercathill, Mitchelltoune, Peockstoune, Gateside, Woodhead, Hersteinstoune, Parkhill, Chappeltoune, Fleemingstoune, Park of Castlesemple.
Castlesempill Proper (R) Park of Castlesemple (PTR)			NS 3760	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	See below. Lochwinnoch (Castle Semple Loch) and the nearby Bar Loch have been subjected to major drainage schemes over the last 300 years.
Heidhous	2s 6d	1644			Heidhous, 2s 6d land, appears under the heading of Castelsemple in the Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II, p 177). Under the same heading are ‘Lavenderfauld £60, The kenmure and meidow, £200’. The last two seem to go together and would both be in Kilbarchan parish. Lavenderfauld may be in Lochwinnoch.
Courtshaw Hill			NS 3659/3759	CSEP(1) c. 1782	A sizeable area on the north side of Lochwinnoch consisting (c. 1782) of North Park, West Park, Mid-Park and East Park. Maynes of Courtschawhill was occupied by 4 tenants and gave a rent of £160 in the Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II, p 177. This suggests a property of some value.
Wood-Head Woodheid Woodhead (PTR)	3s 4d	1644	c. NS 3660	CSEP(1) c. 1782	Immediately WSW of Highlands (see next entry). Woodheid, 3s 4d land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 177.
Highlands			NS 3660	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782
Mitchelstoun Mitcheltoun S & N Mitchelstone (R) Mitchelltoune (PTR) (see also next entry)	4m £3 (4½m) 20s	1556-7 1644 1662		Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	ER IX p 681 1481 gives a sasine to Thomas Sempill which includes Michilstoun. 4m AE Mitchelstoun in AHC, Vol. 2 No 150, 1556-7. The total valuation of the 4 properties in this document was 10m AE. 5m AE Michelstoun in AHC, Vol 2 No 192, 1585. The total valuation of the 4 properties in this document was 11m AE. I prefer the earlier figure of 4m. Mitcheltoun, £3 (4½m) land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, pp 176-177. (6 tenants are listed, occupying 50s out of the nominal 60s land). Mitcheltõ (Pont), Micheltoun (Blaeu), Mitchelltown (Roy). North & South Mitcheltoun in CSEP(1) c. 1782 but there is also Little Mitchel Town which is largely separated from the other parts by Cowanstoun. 20s Mitchelston in GD3/1/3/17/12 1662.
East Mitchelton West Mitchelton			NS 3661/3761 NS 3660	Ainslie(1796)	These are the names which appear on today’s OS Map. Little (to NE) & Mickle (to SW) in Ainslie(1796).
Parkhill Parkhill (PTR)	13s 4d 30s 4d	1644 1662	NS 3659	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Parkhill, 13s 4d land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 177. 30s 4d in GD3/1/3/17/12 1662. This is not listed in Robertson but may be an alternative name for one of the properties given there. Pont marks ‘Perkhead’ and Blaeu ‘Perkhs’ in this position. Parkhill (Roy). CSEP(1) c. 1782 gives Park-Hill Croft, House Park (with houses called Park Hill), and Park West of Parkhill Avenew. See below.
Market Hill Markethill (R) Mercathill (PTR)	15s	1644	NS 3760	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Markethil (Pont & Blaeu). Mercathill, 15s land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 176.
Cowanstoun Cowanstone (R)			NS 3660/3661	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	This will be the Cowington marked by Roy(PC) N of Mitchelltown and S of St Bride’s Burn. In CSEP(1) there are North, South, and House Park of Cowanstoun + Croft Park. Its boundaries c. 1782 match well with field boundaries today and it lies between the settlements now named East & West Mitchelton. The way Cowanstoun separates bits of Mitchelton suggests it may once have been part of the latter.
Gateside (R) (PTR) Gateside Hill			NS 3560 NS 3660	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) CSEP(1) c. 1782
Park & Flemingtoun	5m	1544		Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Teinds belonged to Paisley Abbey. 5m in RSS III (854) 1544, RSS VI (1790) 1572, AHC Vol. 2 pp 102-3, No 174 1572. Pont marks ‘Parkbyre’ and Blaeu ‘Parkbyde’ which are not the same as Parkhill. Both also mark Flemington – as does Roy. On the basis of CSEP(1) this ‘Park’ may have been ‘Sunk Fence Park’. CSEP(1) gives ‘Old Place of Fleemingston’.
Parkbyre	3s	1644			Parkbyre, 3s land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 177. One of the two tenants was the ‘officer’ – the laird’s local official.
Flemyngstoun Fleemingstoune (PTR)	15s	1644	c. NS 370604		Flemyngstoun, 15s land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 176.
Harstingtoun Hersington Heistingtoun Hersteinstoune (PTR)	40s 15s	1556-7 c. 1782 1644	c. NS 368606	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	40s (3m) AE Horsingtoun in AHC, Vol. 2 No 150, 1556-7. 40s (3m) AE Harstyntoun in AHC, Vol 2 No 192, 1585. Harstingtoun in RMS VII (672) 1612 on original of 1611. Heistingtoun, 15s land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 176. (This suggests the 40s valuation contained a property that was listed separately in 1644). Harsintoun in RMS IX (1854) 1647 on original of 1638. Likely part of Castlesempill barony. Hestingto (Pont). Herstingtoun (Blaeu). Hersontown (Roy) – W of Markethill. CSEP(1) gives ‘Old Place of Hersington’.
Chapeltoun Chappeltoune (PTR)			c. NS 364606	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Chapeltoun in RMS VII (672) 1612 on original of 1611. Likely part of Castlesempill barony. Chapelton in Pont. Chapeltoun in Blaeu – N of Markethill. Chaple in Roy – just SW of Mitchelltown. CSEP(1) gives ‘Old yards of Chapelton’.
Chapeltoun and Dockanlie					Linked in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 177. No valuation given. See under Doccanlie below.
Auchindonane Auchendinning		1611	NS 3860/3960	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) CSEP(1) c. 1782	This is in Kilbarchan parish. Likely part of Castlesempill barony. See also under Elzeastoun & Howwood below.
Elliestone (R) Elliston Castle	5m	1544	NS 3960 NS 3959	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) CSEP(1) c. 1782	ER IX p 661 1449 Sasine to Robert Sempill of Eliotstoun. ER IX p 681 1481 gives a sasine to Thomas Sempill which includes Elliotestoun. Teinds belonged to Paisley Abbey. 5m the Mains of Eliotstoun in RSS III (854) 1544, RSS VI (1790) 1572, AHC Vol. 2 No 174 1572. The ‘Yeards of Elzeastoun’ (Yards of Elliston) in Semple Rental 1644, no land value given, (AHC Volume II p 171).
Elzeastoun & Howwood	21s 6d	1644			21s 6d land in Semple Rental 1644 (AHC Volume II p 172). 16s 6d worth is itemised so plainly this is only one part of what was earlier listed under Elliston (q.v.). One tenant has half the mill of Achundenane with 4 acres of mill-lands. (See under Auchindonane above).
Bridgend (R) (PTR)			NS 3860	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Brigend in RMS VII (672) 1612 on original of 1611. Marked by Pont & Blaeu on the N side of the Black Cart – by a bridge. This is a different Bridgend to the one by Barr at the other end of Lochwinnoch. See next entry.
Bridgend Lunster	5s	1644		CSEP(1) c. 1782	5s land in Semple Rental 1644 (AHC Volume II p 171). The name Lunster (read Linnister) identifies this as the Bridgend beside Elliston. See entry immediately above.
Peockstone (R) Peockstoune (PTR)			NS 3560	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) CSEP(1) c. 1782
Doccanlie Gockstane Wood			NS 3661	Pont(33) Gordon(55) Blaeu(Renfrew) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Doccanlie in RMS VII (672) 1612 on original of 1611. Dockanlie linked with Chapeltoun in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 177. Likely part of Castlesempill barony. Dokenly in Pont & Gordon. Dekenly in Blaeu – ENE of Micheltoun. It is possible the first element of this name is the same as that in Gockstane. (Gouk Hill in CSEP(1) c. 1782). See below.
Lochgrass (R)					I am uncertain what this refers to. Drainage schemes around Lochwinnoch resulted in new areas of meadow. This may have been one of them.
Part of Sheills (R) Shields (PTR)
Pendicle at Tower of Ellieston (R)
Subtotal	19m 5s				Only figures in bold have been added.

Corseford & Corseflat (R) Corssfoord (PTR)					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Corssfoord (Belonging to the Earle Dundonald): Blackdyck, Woodend, Wood of Cochrane, Whytefauld, Whytehills, Wood, Mounthead, Hallhill, Burnsyde, Auchin Greoch, Noorishfauld, Holme.
How-wood (R) Howood (PTR)			NS 3960	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Mickle, Little & High in CSEP(1). High, Low & Mickle in Ainslie.
Woodend (PTR)
Wood of Cochrane (PTR)
Wood (PTR)
Corsehead (R)				Ainslie(1796)
Corseford (R) West Corseford Farm Over Corsfurd Corsfoord Little Corseford (R) Corseferd (PTR) Corssfoord (PTR)	40s 4m 17s	1501 1518 1644	NS 4060	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	40s in Dundonald (33) 1501, (28) 1539, (30) 1550, (31&32) 1579, (14) 1600, (35 & 36) 1643. Corsefurd 40s AE in Renfrew Retours (189) 1690. 4m AE in RSS I (3024) 1518. Crossfoord (Roy). The heading reads 7s land, but the individual holdings total to 17s, in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 171). Midtown (see below) may have been part of Corseford in early assessments.
Corsfoordlie	6s 8d	1644			6s 8d land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 170). I do not know if this was included in Corseford or Little Corseford.
Warbuie (R) = Blairbowie of next entry. Barbuie (PTR) Warbowie	13s 4d	1644	NS 3960	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Baybuy (Pont), Barbuy (Blaeu), Barbowy (Roy), Warbowie in CSEP(1). Barbuy 13s 4d land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 170). In light of the next entry it looks as if Warbuie was originally 2m, in which case 1m probably went under another name in 1644.
Blawvillie Blairbowie	2m 2m	1556-7 1585			2m AE in AHC, Vol. 2 No 150, 1556-7. See Warbuie above. 2m AE in AHC, Vol 2 No 192, 1585.
Coalhouse Hill (R)					There is a property called ‘Coal Mailing’ marked just east of Warbowie on CSEP(1) c. 1782. It might be this.
Midtown (R) Midton House	17s	1644	NS 4060	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Midtoun, 17s land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 172). It neighbours Corseford in the estate map of c. 1782 and may have formerly been part of it. (See Corseford above).
Midletoune (PTR)
Loill (PTR)
Hill	17s	1644	c. NS 4060	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796) CSEP(1) c. 1782	This is marked immediately west of Midtown in CSEP(1) c. 1782. Hill, 17s land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 172). In earlier times its value may be concealed within another property.
Holmes (R) Holme (PTR)
Auchinreoch (R) Auchin Greoch (PTR)	(5m)	1526 & 1549	NS 4260	Blaeu(Renfrew)? Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Auchingreoch on OS Explorer 342. Aching (Blaeu), Achingreuch & Achen Creeoch (Roy), Auchengreoch (Ainslie). It appears this was divided into two parts, one (2½m) associated with the family of Broun or Brown. It was 5m in total. See below.
Hallhill (R) (PTR) (part of Auchinreoch above)			NS 4160	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ha(??) Pont – very faint but right position. Hahil (Blaeu). Dundonald (115) 1640 gives 33s 4d Hallhill. GD3/1/3/31/8 1683 refers to a 20s 2⅔d AE of Auchingreoch called Hallhill. (This is marginally under two-thirds of 33s 4d).
Whitelawmuir (R)
Blackdyke (R) Blackdyck (PTR)				Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	Dyks (B) in Pont. Dyks B.(urn) in Blaeu. Black (D)ykes in Roy.
Whytefauld (PTR)
Whitehills (R) Whytehills (PTR)			NS 4160	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Mountop Mounttop (R) Mounthead (PTR) ?			NS 4259	Ainslie(1796)	Mounthead is likely the same as Mounttop.
Swinetrees (R) Swinetrees Burn Swintrees (PTR) (see following entry)	6s 8d	1644	NS 4159	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Swyntreis, 6s 8d land in Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 170). Roy marks a settlement here – Swantrees. Swinetrees in CSEP(1) and Ainslie.
Sindeleis = Swinetrees? Suyndleis	13s 4d 13s 4d	1556-7 1585			13s 4d (1m) AE in AHC, Vol. 2 No 150, 1556-7. 13s 4d (1m) AE in AHC, Vol. 2 No 192, 1585.
Burnside (R) Burnsyde (PTR)	10s	1642	NS 3958	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	RS53 f 8v 1642 gives 10s AE in Burnsyde but also refers to it as Burnesyde of Halhill. This suggests it was part of Auchingreoch but I am unsure if it was distinct from High Burnside (next entry). Both Roy & Ainslie mark 2 x Burnside.
High Burnside	10s	1683	NS 4159/4259	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	GD3/1/3/31/8 1683 refers to 10s AE called Burnsyid of Auchingreoch. Probably included in the 5m Auchinreoch (above).
West Muirdykes (R) East Muirdykes (R) North Muirdykes (R) South Muirdykes (R) Muredykis Muiredycks (PTR)	£3 4d	1644	NS 397595 NS 3959 NS 3959	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Murdyks (Pont & Blaeu), Muir Dykes (Roy). OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857. North, South, Wester and East Muirdykes in CESP(1). £3 4d land in Semple Rental 1644 (AHC Volume II p 171). 6 tenants are listed with their rents. 4 of these 6 have their land-values given, (16s 4d, 6s 8d, 11s, 3s), giving a total of 37s. It is possible the remaining 2 tenants held 23s 4d between them. But £3 4d is an odd total.
Broomhead (R) (PTR)	5m	1644		Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	‘Bromeheid, 5 mk land’ in Semple Rental 1644 (AHC Volume II p 171). Roy(PC) has a Brownhead W of Crose Head. Broomhead in CSEP(1).
Skiff Park, Corsehead (R) Skiff Wood Crose Head Corse Head Corsehead (Ruin) Corsehead Wood			NS 4059 NS 399596 NS 4059	Roy(PC) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 OS 6” 1857 OS 6” 1857	Woodend & Wood in Roy Crose Head between Over Howwood & Muirdykes. Corse Head in CSEP(1). OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857. OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857.
Crossflat (not in this parish)	3m	1586	NS 3861		Despite the fact that Robertson heads this barony as Corseford & Corseflat he doesn’t list the latter. The reason is that this Crossflat is in Kilbarchan parish (q.v). Teinds belonged to Paisley Abbey.
Shields Shields Holdings	part of 5m (2m)	1544 1586	NS 3760	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Teinds belonged to Paisley Abbey. Paired with Crossflat in Kilbarchan Parish – 5m Corsflat & Schelis in RSS III (854) 1544; 5m Corslat & Scheillis in RSS VI (1790) 1572, AHC Vol. 2 pp 102-3, No 174 1572. Corslatt was 40s (3m) AE in AHC Vol. 2 No 194 1586, therefore Shields was 2m AE. The name Scheills suggests grazing ground. Scheillis 40s land in AHC Volume II, Semple Rental 1644, p 176. (The rental shows 2 tenants occupying 20s land each. 40s may include part of another property). S(k)eeles (Pont), Sheeles (Blaeu).
Sheep-Park (R)		1818
Noorishfauld (PTR)
Auldtoure (PTR)
Petterstoune (PTR)
Ryhill (PTR)
Sub-total	26m 7s				Only numbers in bold added.

Auchenbothie Blair or Auchinbothie-Langmuir	5m	1539			Previously this must have been known as Auchinbothy-Langmuir. GD148/151 1539. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading Auchinbathie Blair: Spreulstoune, Brimknow, Tour [Tower] of Auchinbathie, Boghouse, Rivoch, Evertoune [Overtown], Walls, Auchinbothie. See below under Auchinbothy-Langmuir.
Overtown (R) Evertoune (PTR)				Roy(PC)	E of Rivoch in Roy
Windyhill (R)			NS 4056	Ainslie(1796)
Burntfaulds (R)
Spreulston (R) Spreulstoune (PTR)	9s 6d	1616	NS 3955	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	See below.
Brimknow (PTR)
Boghouse (R) Boghouse (PTR)	9s 6d	1550		Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	ER XVIII p 510 1550. Part of 38s Auchinbothie in Renfrew Retours (30) 1610. Boighous (Pont & Blaeu).
South Castlewalls (R) North Castlewalls Castlewallis	9s 6d	1551-2	NS 4159	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Ainslie(1796)	Castelw(e)lls (Pont), Castetwols (Blaeu) East & West Castlewalls (Ainslie) See below.
Tophouse (R) Top of Auchenbathie			NS 4056	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Top in Roy
Walls (R) (PTR) Walls Loch			NS 4158/4159	Roy(PC)	Walls & Walls Loch (Roy)
Auchinbothie (PTR)	38s	1599			38s AE Auchinbothie called ‘Manes, Eister & Wester lands of Scheillis & Boighous’ in Renfrew Retours (7) 1599. See below.
Reevoch (R) Rivoch (PTR)	9s 6d	1616	NS 3957	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Reivoch OS Explorer 333. See below.
Auchenbathie Tower (remains of) Tour [Tower] of Auchinbathie (PTR)			NS 3956	Pont(33) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Achin(b)orthy + castle in Pont Achinbathy + Tower in Roy Auchenbathy + Tower in Ainslie. See below.
Tower & Broomknows (R)
Tower & Fauldhouse (R)
Scheillis of Auchinbothie	21d AE	1642			See below.

Auchenbothie Wallace	5m	1594-5			5m in RMS VI (231) 1594-5. 5m AE in RMS IX (895) 1639. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Auchinbathie Wallace: Bowfield, Trees, Broadfield, Rashiefield. See below.
Bowfield (R) (PTR)			NS 3958	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Overtrees (R)	10s 10d	1642			10s 10d AE Overtries of Achinbothie in RS53 ff 53r-53v 1642.
Rashiefield (R) (PTR)			NS 3957/3958	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Kashy(?)fild in Pont. Koshyeil in Blaeu. The letter R is sometimes misread for K. Rashy Field & Rashyfield in Roy. Rashiefield in Ainslie.
Trees (R) (PTR)				Roy(PC)	Marked twice by Roy. E of Billtry Muir.
Nether Broadfield (R) Over Broadfield (R) Litill Braidfeild Broadfield (PTR)	6s	1641	NS 4058	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	RS53 f 5v 1641 and RS53 f 7r 1642 give 6s AE Litill Braidfeild. Low & High Broadfield in Ainslie.

Auchingown Ralston					This was also known as Auchingown Paisley since it was once owned by Paisley Abbey. See below under Auchingown Paisley. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Auchingoune Ralstoun: Boidstoune, Loanhead, Park, Muireburne, Baradger, Netherhouse, Bourtries, Corsshouse.
Auchingone (i.e. Auchingown)	£9 3s 4d	1472			See below under Auchingown Paisley.
Boydstone & Corsehouse (R)
Boydstone Boidstoune (PTR)			NS 3655/3656	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Boidstown (Roy), Boydstown (Ainslie).
Corsshouse (PTR)
Loanhead (PTR)			NS 3655	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Netherhouses (R) W & E Netherhouses Netherhouse (PTR)			NS 3556	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Park (R) (PTR)			NS 3555	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Muirhead (R) Muirhead Burn			NS 3957/4057/4058		Muirhead Burn & Muirend survive on the map but Muirburn was presumably an alternative former name. See next entry.
Muirburn (R) Muireburne (PTR)	£4	1460		Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew)	Moorburn (Pont & Blaeu). The Paisley Rental gives £4 rent for Merburn in 1460. From c. 1502 we have Neder (Nether) Murburn as a 40s (£2) land – presumably half. See below under Auchingown Paisley.
Muirend			NS 3857		Not in Roy.
Balrogear Barrodger (R) Baradger (PTR)	40s	1472	NS 3556	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Although the first element is now ‘Bar’ it is clear from the Rental of Paisley Abbey, and Pont’s map, that it was formerly ‘Bal’. Balrogear (1460, 1472), Balroger (1484, 1502). 40s rent in 1472, 1484, and probably 1460. See below under Auchingown Paisley.
Bourtrees Boutrees (R) Bourtries (PTR)	12s	1472	NS 3656	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Paisley Rental gives Burtreis in 1460, 12s Burthreis in 1472 and 12s Burtreis in 1484. See below under Auchingown-Paisley.
Mosside	18s	1460			See below under Auchingown Paisley.
Stokbrig	33s 4d	1472			See below under Auchingown Paisley.
Wawkmill (R)
St Ninian’s Chapel		1534			See below under Auchingown Paisley.

Auchingown Stewart					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Auchingoune Steuart: New Myllne, Burnthills, Wateryett, Wattiestoune, Auchingoune, Barfod, Midletoune.
Auchingown (R) East Auchengowan Mid Auchengowan South Auchengowan Auchingoune (PTR)	£5	1539-40	NS 3657 NS 3657 NS 3656/3657	Pont(33) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Achin(???)r (Pont) Achingawn (Roy), Auchengowns (Ainslie). See below.
Yardfoot (R)			NS 3557/3657	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Yard Foot (Roy).
Wattiston Burn Wattieston (R) Wattiestoune (PTR)			NS 3757	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Watiestown (Roy), Waterston (Ainslie).
Newmills (R) New Myllne (PTR)
Wateryett Wateryet (R) Wateryett (PTR)			NS 3757	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Water Yett (Roy), Wateryett (Ainslie)
Burnthills (R) (PTR) West Burnthills East Burnthills			NS 3756 NS 3756/3856	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Buythills (Pont), Burthils (Blaeu), Birdhills (Roy), Burnthills (Ainslie)
Knowes Knowes Farm Knows (R)			NS 3656 NS 3756	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Know (Roy), Knows (Ainslie).
Middleton (R) Midletoune (PTR)				Roy(PC)	Middletown (Roy – E of Moss End, N of Watiestown).
Barfod (R) (PTR) Barfod Nether (R) High, Nether & Low Barfod			NS 3657	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Barfod (Roy & Ainslie). High, Nether & Low Barfod on Explorer 333.

Both Auchingowns	£14 3s 4d				If we add the two parts of Auchingown (Paisley/Ralston and Stewart) together the total is £14 3s 4d (21¼m) which seems rather an unlikely figure.

Belltrees					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of ‘Biltrees Lands’: Glenhead, Burnthills, Biltreemuire, Wardyeat, Lorobank.
Burnthills & Glenhead (R)				Roy(PC)	(Burnthills is also listed under Auchingown Stewart).
Glenhead (PTR)	40s	1512	NS 3757		40s Glenhede in RMS II (3770) 1512.
Burnthills (PTR)
Belltrees Muir (R) Biltreemuire (PTR)				Roy(PC)	Billtry Muir (Roy).
Muirend (R)			NS 3857	Ainslie(1796)
Lorabar (R) Lorobank (PTR)			NS 3858	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Lorabore (Roy), Lorobarr (Ainslie). This is separate to the Lorabank in Glen (q.v.).
Glenhead & Newhouse (R)			NS 3757	Roy(PC)	Newhouse (Roy).
Park & Hall (R)			NS 3758	Roy(PC)	Hall (Roy).
Townfoot of Belltrees (R)
High Belltrees Newton of Belltrees Biltreis Bultreis	5m £5	1477-8 1545	NS 3758 NS 3758	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	B(u)tries (Pont), Biltries (Blaeu), Belltrees (Roy), Old Town (&) Newtown of Baltrees (Ainslie). ER IX p 661 1450 gives a sasine to Alexander Steuart of Beltriis & Barglen. 5m AE Biltreis in RMS II (1363) 1477-78. ER XI p 463 1499 shows a sasine to John Stewart of the lands of Byltreis. 1m AE of Biltreis in Cuthbert Simon No’s 7 & 8 of 1500. £5 AE Bultreis in RMS III (3170) 1545. AHC Volume II, No 182 of 3 March 1564-5 gives £5 AE Beltreis with orchard. See also No 191 1584.
Beltrees & Glenhead	£5	1540			£5 AE Bultreis & Glenheid in RSS II (3630) 1540. £5 AE Bowtreis and Glenheid in AHC Volume I, No 113 1540. We have two different valuations for Belltrees (alone) plus another for Glenhead (alone). On balance I have opted for a combined valuation of £5.
Wardyeat (PTR)

Gavin & Risk	*12m*	1529			Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Gavan and Risk: Gavan/Gavin, Risk, Lochsyde, Mossend, Wardhouse. Teinds belonged to Paisley Abbey. See below.
Easter Gavin (R) Mid & West Gavins (R) Meikle Gavin (R) East Gavin Mid Gavin Farm Wester Gavin Gavan/Gavin (PTR)	38s	1642	NS 3859 NS 3859 NS 3758	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	20s AE of Eister Gawane in RS53 f 38r 1642. 7s and 11s AE of Wester Gavane in RS53 f 38r 1642 (same document). Gauan (Pont & Blaeu), Gavan & Little Gavan (Roy). Mid Town of Gavin, Town Foot of Gavin, Easter Gavin (Ainslie).
Risk (R) (PTR)	7s 6d	1642	NS 3759	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	RS53 ff 7r-7v 1642 gives 7s 6d AE of Risk (i.e. only a part of it).
Townhead (R)			NS 3758		Townhead of Risk NS 3758, OS Explorer 341.
Townfoot (R)
Lochside (R) Lochsyde (PTR)			NS 3658	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Earlshill (R)			NS 3858	CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)
Wardhouse (R) (PTR)				Roy(PC)	Ward House (Roy – SE of Gavin)
Mossend (R) (PTR)			NS 3657	Roy(PC)	Moss End (Roy)

Lordship of Glen					The Lordship of Glen was composed of farms within two categories – those that were part of the Maich to Calder estate and those that were part of the Moniabrock estate. I have given them in this order because that is the way the Paisley Rental normally lists them. In fact the Moniabrock estate was gifted first. See below.
Maich to Calder estate					See below.
Barr					Using Robertson’s baronies within the above Maich to Calder geographical umbrella. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under this heading: Barr, Holl, Garpell, Burnfoot, Easterhills, Hills, Branockshill, Wester Hills, Sunny Aikers, Bridgend, Catherhauch, Catherbancks, Johnshill/Jonishill, M’Donalie, Langlie, Cruicks, Knockbartnock, Little Cloak, Balgrein, Meikle Cloak, Tandlemuire, Edge, Foggiehill, Kame, Loups in Barrland, Sandiestoune, Barnaich, Howbardaich, Hill, Barnaich, Midlehouse, Ward, Turnourshield, Moneyabrock, Airtknocks, Longcrofts, Myllnebanck, Little Myllnebanck. Since some of these appear in different baronies in Robertson I have repeated them in the appropriate sections below.
Loups (R) (PTR)				Ainslie(1796)	= ‘Loups in Barrland’ in Poll-Tax (1695)
Overtown	3m	1460			Paisley Rental.
Bridgend (R) (PTR)	3m	1484	NS 3459	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)
Bridgend faulds (R)
Barr, Mains, E.Holmes, Bankend & Laighhole (R) Barr (PTR)	7m	1484	NS 3458	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Renfrew Retours (176) 1677 refers to half of 10 roods in the Mains of Barr with ‘privilegio mori’ (i.e. right or privilege on the moor) of Glen, called Mistielawmure (c. NS 2961/3061). This might mean peat, turf or grazing. There have been extensive drainage schemes at Barr. See below.
Barr & Bridgend	10m	1544			Ex Paisley Abbey. 10m AE in RSS III (761) 1544, Renfrew Retours (76) 1629, RMS VIII (1508) 1630, (1768) 1631, RMS IX (407) 1635. Also in Renfrew Retours (176) 1677. See below.
Garpel (R) Garpel Bridge Garpell (PTR)			NS 3458	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Gorpel & Gorpel B.(urn) in Pont
Carsefauld (R)				Roy(PC)	Cair(se)f(au)ld in Roy. S of Garpel. NW of Bar.
Burnfoot (R) (PTR)			NS 3458/3459	Roy(PC)
Caldermills (R)				Ainslie(1796)	Calder Mill (Ainslie).
Feu off Barr (R)
Westhills (R) Midhills Easthills (R) Easterhills (PTR) Hills (PTR) Wester Hills (PTR)			NS 3358 NS 3358 NS 3358	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Hills (Roy). Easter & Wester Hills in CSEP(1). Little Hills & Mickle Hills (Ainslie). Easter Hills in CSEP(1).
Brannoxhill (R) Branockshill (PTR)				Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Branockshill (Roy). By Gillsyard & Burnfoot. Brownacks hill (Ainslie).
Sunnyacres (R) Sunny Aikers (PTR)				Ainslie(1796)	= ‘Sunny Aikers’ in Poll-Tax (1695). Sunnyacres(Ainslie).
Braes (R)				Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	S of Dunconnal Castle which is at NS 3359.
Highhole (R) Hole Holl (PTR)			NS 3457	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Hole (Roy), Hole in CSEP(1), Hole of Barr (Ainslie).

Lochhead or Easter Carse					These lands were also part of the lordship of Glen. See below within Glen. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Easter Carss: Lochhead, Whittinehall. Robertson’s heading is rather misleading. Lochhead and Easter Carse should be treated separately, whatever the situation in 1818.
Lochhead (R) (PTR) East Lochhead Mid Lochhead West Lochhead	43s 4d	1544	NS 3457 NS 3456 NS 3356	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	N. Lochead, O. Lochead (Pont & Blaeu). Meickle & Little Lochhead (Roy). See below.
Warrandsale (R)					See under Lochhead below
Easter Carse East Kerse	43s 4d	< 1550	NS 3355		Ex Paisley Abbey. This seems to have had 3 different names. The first references in the Paisley Rental have ‘Balrany viz. Neder Kers’ (1460) and ‘Balray viz. ye Neder Kers’ (1460-84). From 1484 it became ‘Ester Kerse’. From 1460 it consistently paid 43s 4d rent and before 1550 it was described as 43s 4d land. East Kerse on Explorer 333. Kar in Pont & Blaeu.
Whittinehall (PTR)				Roy(PC)	Whi(te)nhall in Roy.

Kerse (R) North Kerse Wester Kerse	43s 4d	1550	NS 3355 NS 3355	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Kar in Pont & Blaeu. Carse in Roy & Ainslie. West Kerse was ex Paisley Abbey. From 1460 it consistently shows 43s 4d rent. In 1550 it is described as 43s 4d land. For East Kerse see also above under Lochhead. See below.
Wester Kerse Wester Carss (PTR) Carss (PTR)					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Wester Carss: Carss, Nervelstoune, Maviesbanck, Langstellie, Kamehill, Combhill [‘kaim’ is an old Scots word for a comb], Auchinhean, Plantellie, Japhraystock, Gavlemoss, Langyeard, Lorobanck. Some of these names appear under Glen below.

Glen					I have not followed Robertson’s order of properties in this section.
Jaffraystock (R) Jeffreystock Farm Japhraystock (PTR) Japhrastock (PTR)	23s 4d	1556	NS 3357	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Consistently 23s 4d rent from 1460 although never actually labelled a 23s 4d land. Jamphrelstock (Roy & Ainslie). Jeffrystock in CSEP(1) c. 1782. See below.
Jaffraystock or Newfaulds (R)					Although Robertson appears to equate them they were separate places. They were possibly contained under one assessment.
Newfaulds			NS 3356	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Newfaulds (Roy & Ainslie).
Barmochloch	10s	1550			Ex Paisley Abbey. Paisley Rental gives 10s rent consistently from 1460. Described as a 10s land before 1550. See below.
Mavisbank (R) Maviesbanck (PTR)	10s	< 1547	NS 3257	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Consistently 10s rent from 1460. Described as 10s land before 1547. 10s RSS VIII (1957) 1583-4. 10s Dundonald (143) 1587. Roy marks where Langstilly is now.
Langstilly (R) Langstellie (PTR)	15s	< 1531	NS 3257	Roy(PC) ? Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. This is most probably the Langstane Le which appears in the Paisley Rental. It pays 15s rent consistently from 1460 and is described as a 15s land before 1531 and in 1550. 15s Langstellie in Renfrew Retours (102) 1638. See below. Roy marks Langlee – probably for Langstilly.
Kaimhill (R) Kamehill (PTR) Combhill (PTR)	20s	1531	NS 3357	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Rent consistently 20s from 1460. Described as 20s land in 1531 & 1550. Separate to Kaim in Moniabrock estate. 6s 8d Caymbehill in Dundonald (143) 1587. Rent seems to have largely comprised cash and services.
Lorabank (R) Lourensbank in 1460 Lorobanck (PTR)	13s 4d	1587	NS 3258	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	Ex Paisley Abbey. In the Rental book Lourensbank pays 13s 4d (1m) rent consistently. (1460 is actually 13s 3d which will just be a mistake). Nowhere does the rental book actually call it a 13s 4d land although that is what it was. Spellings are Lourensbank, Lorensbank, Lowrensbank and (in 1550) Lorenbank. 13s 4d Lorrobank in Dundonald (143) 1587. In 1460 Lourensbank is described as ‘una particula de Auchinhane’ which suggests that it had been hived off the parent farm to stand as a separate unit.
Langyards (R) Langyeard (PTR)	2m	1526		Roy(PC)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Rental book gives 26s 8d (2m) rent consistently from 1460. From 1484 appears to have been in 2 x 1m units. Described as a 2 merkland in 1526. AHC Vol. 2 No 133, 1548 is an action about wrongful occupation of 1m AE of ‘Langzerdis’. 13s 4d Langyard in Dundonald (143) 1587. Roy marks NE of Lorabank.
Auld Yeard					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under this heading: Braes, Hills, Fairhill, Linthills, Geillsyeard.
Auldyards (R)	(17s)	< 1547		Roy(PC)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Oldyards (Roy) – E of Langyards. See below.
Braes (PTR)				Roy(PC)
Hills (PTR)				Roy(PC)
Fairhills (R) Fairhill (PTR)	20s	< 1550	NS 3358/3359	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. For two of the first three entries in the rental book it is with Aldzarde (Auldyards q.v.) but in 1484 it gives 20s and before 1550 it is described as a 20s land. 10s Dundonald (143) 1587. Farils in Pont & Blaeu. 10s AE in RS53 ff 31r-31v 1642.
Gavilmoss (R) Gavlemoss (PTR)	12s	<1554	NS 3358	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Rent is consistently 12s although the farm was sometimes subdivided. Described as 12s land before c. 1554. See below.
Gavilmoss & Gibsyard (R)					Is Gibsyard actually Gilesyard ?
Gilesyards (R) Geillsyeard (PTR) Gillsyard	23s	< 1550	NS 3359	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Paid 23s rent consistently from 1460 (sometimes in 2 x 11s 6d units). Described as a 23s land before 1550. (Written ‘Hylliszard’ in 1550 in Cameron Lees). 11s 6d Gilliszard in RS53 f 38r 1642. Gilisard in Pont.
High Linthills Mid Linthills Laigh Linthills Linthills Linthills Linthills	42s 28s 14s	1587 1629 1642	NS 3359/3360 NS 3459 NS 3459	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	See also under Linthills & Gerzarde which are the next two rows, 42s Linthills in Dundonald (140) 1587. 28s Lynthillis in Renfrew Retours (76) 1629, RMS VIII (1508) 1630, (1768) 1631, RMS IX (407) 1635. 14s in RS53 ff 23v-24r 1642. 14s in NRAS94/15/43 1659. Was this a 42s farm divided into 2 sections of 28s and 14s (⅔ + ⅓)?
Linthills (R) (PTR)	(40s)	c. 1484			See below table under Linthills and Gerzarde.
Gerzarde	(30s)	1484			See below table under Linthills and Gerzarde.
Linthills or Muirfauldhouse (R)
Muirfauldhouse			NS 3360	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Muirfaulds (Roy). Muirfaulds-house (Ainslie). Close to Linthills. Perhaps once part of Linthills and then hived off?
Millbank (R) Myllnebanck (PTR)	24s	< 1550	NS 3357/3457	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Ex Paisley Abbey. 24s rent from 1460. Described as 24s land before 1550. Appears to have been 2 x 12s units. 12s Dundonald (143) 1587. Myllnebanck in Poll-Tax (1695). Mickle Millbank in CSEP(1) c. 1782.
Little Millbank (R) Little Myllnebanck (PTR)				CSEP(1) c. 1782	Little Myllnebanck in Poll-Tax (1695). Little Milbank in CSEP(1) c. 1782
Auchinhean (R) (PTR) East Auchenhain West Auchenhain	40s	1522	NS 3257 NS 3257	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. 10s in RSS VIII (1693) 1583. Achinhean (Roy). Little & Mickle Auchenhane (Ainslie). In 1460 Lourensbank is described as ‘una particula de Auchinhane’ which may mean it was once part of it. See below.
Achinneare	20s	1587			20s Dundonald (140) 1587 – iin the lordship of Glen. Ex-Paisley. This is possibly Auchinhean. However Pont & Blaeu map a similar place-name to E of Lochwinnoch. Achinern? (Pont), Achinard (Blaeu).
Queenside Hill Queenside Muir Queenside Loch	(40s)	< 1484	NS 2963 NS 2864/2964 NS 2964	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Queensett Hill, Queenset L.(Pont). Queensett Loch, Queensett Hill (Blaeu). See below.
Mistylawmuir (R)					Also in Renfrew Retours (176) 1677.
Misty Law			NS 2961/2962	Pont(33) Roy(PC)
Narvelston (R) Nervelstone Nervelstoune (PTR)			NS 3256/3356	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Noruelstoun (Pont & Blaeu) Narvelstown (Roy Nervelston (Ainslie)
Plantilly (R) Plantly Moss Plantellie (PTR)			NS 3357	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Plantley (Roy), Plantlie (CSEP(1)), Plantlee (Ainslie).
The Mill of the Glen Glenmill (R)					Ex Paisley Abbey. This has its own entries in the Paisley Rental but I have not included it in this land-assessment table. Mills often had a small parcel of mill-lands for the use of the miller but generally we are given no assessment data for such lands.
Total	50m	1544			The total for Glen above (only counting numbers in bold) is 47m 1s. The total given for Glen in RSS III (854) 1544 was 50m AE. The figures are consistent so I have used 50m when calculating the parish total.

(Barr)					Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Barr – but which Robertson placed under Glen: Little Cloak, Balgrein, Meikle Cloak, Tandlemuire, Edge, Foggiehill, Kame, Sandiestoune, Barnaich, Howbardaich, Hill, Midlehouse, Ward, Turnourshield, Moneyabrock, Airtknocks, Longcrofts.
Moniabrock Estate Boundaries defined in RMP pp 13-14 (WW Scott No 14, 1177 x 1199).		1177 x 1199			In this section I have placed those farms which were probably included in the late 12^th century grant of Alan, son of Walter. As with the Maich to Calder estate they also generally appeared in the Paisley Rental under the Lordship of Glen. See below. Included Moniabrock, Tandlemuir, Cloak, Balgreen, Langcroft, Kaim, Barnaigh.
Moniabrock (R) Ditto or Midhouse (R) Ditto or the Ward (R) Moneyabrock (PTR)	40s	1522	NS 3563 NS 3563 NS 3463	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Paid in cheese and stirks. Also appears to have paid a silver rent of 40s from before 1484. In 1522 it is described as a 40s land of auld extent. 40s Dundonald (143) 1587. Midhouse is marked in Roy & Ainslie. Ward is at NS 3463 in Explorer 341. Ward (Roy & Ainslie). See below.
Midlehouse (PTR)			NS 3563	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Ward (PTR)			NS 3463	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Turnershields Turnourshield (PTR)			NS 3562	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857.
Artnocks Artnox (R) Airtnocks (PTR)			NS 3562	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857. Artknocks (Roy), Artnook (Ainslie).
Bars of Cloack (R) Meikle Cloack (R) Little Cloack (R) Little Cloak (PTR) Meikle Cloak (PTR)	40s 10s	c. 1522 1522	NS 3460 NS 3460	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. See below under Cloack. Little Cloack paid 10s rent consistently from 1460. Described as 10s land by 1522. Meikle was 40s from c. 1522. 10s AE Litleclock/Litlecloick in Renfrew Retours (141) 1649.
Balgreen (R) Balgrein (PTR)			NS 3560	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Ainslie(1796)	This may have been part of Cloack (q.v.). It may be the ‘Bawgren’ on p xci of the Paisley Rental. Balgrein in RS53 f 54r 1642.
Langcroft Longcraft (R) Longcrofts (PTR)	10s	1522	NS 3461	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Paisley Rental gives 10s rent consistently from 1460. Described as a 10s land in 1522 and after. 10s Dundonald (143) 1587. One-third of 10s Langcroft & Murehill extending to 40d in RS53 ff 53v-54r 1642.
Kaim (R) West Kaim North Kaim The Kaim Kame (PTR)	£4 (6m)	1522	NS 3461 NS 3461 NS 3561	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. £4 rent from 1460. Described as £4 land in and after 1522. Payment in cheese. Kaimhill in Glen is separate. 53s 4d (4m) Caymbe in Dundonald (140) 1587. 20s (AE) of Tayme (read Cayme) in RSS VIII (2628) 1584. 6s 8d of Kayme in RS53 f 58v 1642. Kem in Pont & Blaeu.
Kaim, Byrebush (R)
Sandiestone (R) Sandiestoune (PTR)			NS 3561	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)
Barnaigh, Easter (R) Barnaigh 10s (R) Barnaigh 20s (R) Barnaigh Wester or Low (R) Barnaigh High or Newhouse (R) Hill of Barnaigh (R) East Barnaigh (=Nether) Mid Barnaigh Park of Barnaigh Hill of Barnaigh How Barnaigh Over Barnaich (=Wester) Barnaich (PTR) Howbardaich (PTR) Hill (PTR)	40s 30s	1522 >1522	NS 3663 NS 3563 NS 3563 NS 3662 NS 3661	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 Ainslie(1796)	Probably 10s since ‘Valued Rent’ of £26 matches next entry for 10s (also £26). Probable total of 40s for Barnaigh Easter in 1818 (2 x 10s + 20s). Barnach(Pont), Barnack(Blaeu). Both Easter & Wester were ex Paisley Abbey. Easter is also described as Nether and paid in cheese (by the long hundred) and stirks. In (and after) 1522 it is described as a 40s land. 40s Easter Barnacht in Dundonald (140) 1587. Robertson’s figures in 1818 show Wester, High and Hill of Barnaigh have a combined ‘Valued Rent’ of £78 (= 3 x £26). This supports a 70s total for Barnaigh – as evidenced in 1522. Wester (or Over) paid 30s rent consistently from 1460. After 1522 it is described as a 30s land. 20s Over Barnaich in RSS VIII (1960) 1583-4. 15s of Over Barnache in RS53 f 58v 1642. Hill of Barnaigh is simply ‘Hill’ in Roy and ‘The Hill’ in CSEP(1).
Tandlemuir (R) West Tandlemuir Mid Tandlemuir East Tandlemuir Tandlemuire (PTR)	40s	1522	NS 3361 NS 3361 NS 3461	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Ex Paisley Abbey. Paid in cheese (by the long hundred) and stirks. Described as a 40s land in 1522 and after. First letter often given as ‘C’ rather than ‘T’. 40s Tundlemuire in Dundonald (140) 1587.
Clovenstone (R)			NS 3361	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	Clovenstone (Roy), Clovenstane (Ainslie).
Edge (R) (PTR)			NS 3262	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet X, 1857. Just NW of Clovenstone in Roy. Just WNW of Clovenstane in Ainslie.
Foggiehill (PTR)
Muirshields etc (R) Murshiel Country Park			NS 3163	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC)	Mooresheel (Pont & Blaeu). Pont marks c. NS 3360.
Total Moniabroch Estate	21¾m				We are short of valuations for part of Barnaigh and the area round what is now Muirshiel Country park. It is feasible that Moniabrock was a £20 or 30m estate.

Calderhaugh					There were two Calderhaughs – named according to ownership by Broun or Semple families. Each Calderhaugh was 50s, making a total of 100s or £5. Poll-Tax (1695) gives the following settlements under the heading of Barr – but which Roberston gives under Calderhaugh: Catherhauch, Catherbancks, [i.e. Calderhaugh and Calderbanks] Johnshill/Jonishill, M’Donalie, Langlie, Cruicks, Knockbartnock. See below.
Calderhaugh Calderhaugh (Brown) Calderhaugh (Semple) Catherhauch (PTR) Catherbancks (PTR)	50s 50s	1549 1549	NS 3558	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 OS 6” 1857	OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XV, 1857. See below. CSEP(1) gives High Parks of Calder-Haugh, Calder-Haugh, Big Laigh Park, Latasdale, Kilndale (2 parts), Sandy Lands, Beer Fauld, Bridge House, Broom-Brae, Johns Hill with numerous other small units named with their tenants or proprietors. Accordingly, I am not sure of the boundaries of Calderhaugh.
Crooks (R) Crook Hill Cruicks (PTR)			NS 3559 NS 3559	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Cruk(?) in Pont, Crukhil (Blaeu).
Cruik & Johnishill	10s	1610	NS 3559		10s in Renfrew Retours (29) 1610 & (76) 1629.
Johnshill (R) (PTR) Jonishill (PTR)			NS 3559	CSEP(1) c. 1782	OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857.
McDonnallie Parks Park East of McDonallie M’Donally (R) M’Donalie (PTR)			NS 3559/3659	CSEP(1) c. 1782	Lies north of Castle Semple Loch. RSS III (2387) 1547 refers to the non-entrance of the lands of Caldourhauch-McDonelie.
Langley (R) Langlie (PTR) Hillside of Langlee	10s	1610	NS 3559	Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782 OS 6” 1857	RSS III (2387) 1547 refers to the non-entrance of Langlie. 10s AE Langli in Renfrew Retours (29) 1610. 5s 8d of 10s Langlee in Dundonald (45) 1634. Langlie (Roy). OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857.
West Sandielands (R)			c. NS 3458		See above under Calderhaugh.
Knockbartknock (R) East Knockbartnock West Knockbartnock Knockbartnock (PTR)	10s	1547	NS 3560 NS 3560	Roy(PC) Ainslie(1796)	RSS III (2387) 1547 refers to the non-entrance of the lands of 10s AE of Knokberknot. 10s AE Knokarnoch in Renfrew Retours (29) 1610.
Smithy & Strandheads (R)
Wellpark (R)
Barclay’s feu (R)
Calderhaugh Lots (R)
Tower (remains of)			NS 3658	Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC) CSEP(1) c. 1782	Peil (Pont & Blaeu), Peel (Roy). Blaeu has the word Calnerhauch following Peil. Pont has a word that is hard to read but probably the same.
					Poll-Tax (1695) also has entries for Kirktoune, Bridge of Cader and Carsdyck.
Kirktoune (PTR)
Bridge of Cader (PTR)
Carsdyck (PTR)
Cowiwar					AHC Volume I No 111 1540 (quoting ADC Vol XII fol. 127) refers to this place-name but I do not know where it is.
Total	175m 12s				For Glen I have used the 1544 figure of 50m.

Semple lands

The Semple family held lands in a variety of parishes but, at the heart of these lay their estates in Lochwinnoch. There are a number of documents which list these lands viz: RMS II (2882) 1505; RMS III (2124, 2125) 1539-40; RMS III (2991) 1543-4; RSS IV (2271) 1553; GD3/1/3/16/1 1572; RMS IV (2104) 1572; RMS IX (41) 1634, (1854) 1647; Renfrew Retours (131) 1648, (182) 1680.

AHC also gives some documents and abstracts viz:

AHC Volume I No 21 1501 is RMS II (2598) with an abstract.

AHC Volume I No 33 1505 is RMS II (2882) with an abstract.

AHC Volume II No 128 1543-4 is RMS III (2991) with an abstract.

AHC Volume II No 146 is RSS IV (2271). (There is an error in the AHC transcription re Thirdpart).

AHC Volume II No 174 (pp 99-101) is RMS IV (2104) with an abstract.

AHC Volume II No 175 is RSS VI (1789). (AHC gives ‘Wallandis’ instead of ‘Weitlandis’. Unfortunately RSS VI (1789) is not printed in full).

There is a lot of repetition between these but it is perhaps worth listing the most salient data – particularly from the earlier documents. I have only included places in Renfrewshire. In earlier times Schutterflat was regarded as in Renfrewshire. Now it is in Ayrshire.

In 1505 all the Semple lands were lumped togather. In later documents they were separated into the two baronies of Craiginfeach and Semple. Other lands and offices were also included. In the rightmost column I have given data about parish etc. It is interesting that properties such as Harstingtoun and Mitchelstoun lay close to each other, but belonged to separate baronies.

RMS II (2882) 1505	RMS III (2124) 1539-40	RMS III (2125) 1539-40	RMS III (2991) 1543-4	Parish/Comments
Cassyltoun + park & lake		Cassiltoun + park & lake	Cassiltoun + park & lake (S)	Lochwinnoch
Elliotstoun		Elliotstoun	Eliotstoun (S)	Elliston, Lochwinnoch
Schuterflat		Schutirflat	Schutarflat (S)	Ayrshire
Nethir-pennell		Nethir-Pennell	Nethir Pennell (S)	Pannell, Kilbarchan
Hartenstoun		Hairstentoun	Harsteintoun (S)	Harstingtoun, Lochwinnoch
Fernynes	Fernynes		Farnynes (C)	Fereneze, Nielston
Rayflat	Raiflat		Raflat (C)	Ruffles, Paisley
Bar in Kilbarchane	Bar in Kilbarchane		Bar in Kilbarchane (C)	Kilbarchan
Brandiscroft	Brandiscroft		Brandiscroft (C)	Brandscroft, Kilbarchan
Weitlandis	Weitlandis		Weitlandis (C)	Wheatlands, Kilbarchan
Harys-pennaldis	Haris-pennaldis		Haris-pennellis (C)	Hairis Pennell, Kilbarchan
Borlanddis	Bordlandis		Bordlandis (C)	Borlands, Kilbarchan
Mecheltoun	Mechelstoun		Michelstoun (C)	Mitchelstoun, Lochwinnoch
Cragynfeach	Craiginfeach		Craginfeach (C)	Craigenfeoch, Paisley
	£20 AE Auchinfour		£20 AE Auchinfour (C)	Innerkip
	10m AE ⅓ Auchnames		10m AE ⅓ Auchnamis (C)	Thirdpart, Kilbarchan
		Lavane	Lavane (S)	Innerkip
		Bargane	Bargane (S)	Innerkip, part of Lavane
		Lecheland	Leichland (S)	Innerkip, part of lavane
		Crowner & Mair of fee between Blakcart & Laberane	Crowner & Mair of fee between Blakcart & Laverane	2 ancient offices between Black Cart and Levern Waters.
	Barony of Craginfeauch	Barony of Sympill	Barony of Craginfeaich (C) Barony of Sympill (S)	Barony of Craigenfeoch Barony of Semple

Purves, p 162 gives ‘The lordship of Sempill propertie and tenandrie’ as £80 13s 4d (121m).

Stewart f 50r gives ‘The lordschip of Sempill propertie and tennandrie’ as £80 13s 4d (121m).

Unfortunately, we have no breakdown of these figures although the table above and the columns immediately below will give many of the components.

Castlesempill

RMS VII (672) 1612, on original of 1611, is a royal confirmation of a charter implementing a marriage-contract between Hugh, Lord Semple, and Lady Anne Hammiltoun. The lands given over to her, for her liferent and third, included:

Cassiltounes (i.e. Castletown), with castle and manor-place of Castell-Semple, parks, meadows, wards (lie unland or tedderingis – unland is land that is not arable, tedderingis are tetherings, or land where animals could be grazed on tethers) and woods by the same, with fishing in Lochwinnoch, and comprehending the underwritten parts of the lordship of Semple viz:

Corslatt [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

‘terras dominicales’ (i.e. Mains) alias Chursahill [probably Courtshaw Hill, CSEP(1) c. 1782]

a piece of land [called] lie Fald [i.e. fauld or fold]

Eister & Wester Kenmure with waulk-mill and mill-lands [Kenmure is just inside Kilbarchan parish]

[a waulk mill is a fulling-mill for cloth]

Auchindonane with mill of Auchindonane and its lands [see table above – in Kilbarchan parish but likely in Castlesempill barony]

Heidhous

Glenhous

Scheillis [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Harstingtoun [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Ester & Wester Flemyngtouns [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Parkhill [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Wodheid [CSEP (1), see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Gaitsyd [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Chapeltoun [see table above – likely in Castlesempill barony, marked by Pont, Blaeu & Roy]

Doccanlie [see table above – likely in Castlesempill barony, marked by Pont & Blaeu]

Mitcheltoun Ovir & Nether [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Eliotstoun [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Brigend [see table above in Castlesempill barony]

Bromeheid [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Howwod [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Eister & Wester Corsfuirdlie & Corsfuirdis [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Barbowie [= Warbuie, see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Swintreis [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Murdykis [see table above in Corseford & Corseflat barony]

Linister

Ryhill

Lymkillis

Hill

extending in the whole to £19 4s (?) d

£10 of Fernines & Ryflatt, with grain mill and mill-lands etc [not in this parish]

5m AE Craginfeoche with mill, mill-lands etc [not in this parish]

£5 AE Schutterfla(t)t in bailliary of Cunyghame [Ayr].

This document is of great value in giving us such detail about the heart of the Semple estate. In the table above many of these properties appear either in the barony of Castlesempill or the barony of Corseford & Corseflat. Some are now lost to the map – but appear on old maps.

Parkhill

The ‘steding [steading] of Parkhill’ is one of the properties referred to in an Action of 26 March 1517 (AHC Volume I No 51 quoting ADC Vol XXIX fol. 150). The other properties specified are Clouschinnoch and Kenmur. The latter will be Kenmure in Kilbarchan. The only name in Renfrewshire that appears similar to Clouschinnoch (Clonschinnoch?) is Glenshinnoch in Erskine parish. Alternatively it may represent a lost place-name near to Parkhill and Kenmure.

Doccanlie

What is now called Gockstane Wood (NS 3661) is a prominent little hill which was called Gouk Hill in CSEP(1) c. 1782. It may have been a significant landmark for centuries (see under Moniabrock below). Pont’s name (Dokenly) is clearly written and we have no other local place-name which appears to match it. Could Dokenly be Gokenly (or similar)? There are other examples of the letters ‘D’ and ‘G’ interchanging. So, in Mull, Glac Gugairidh (NM 3546) was Glac na Dubh-Airidhe in OS 6” 1^st edition Argyllshire Sheet LXVII (1878). In Lochaber part of the area south of the River Spean was known as Gargavak which was a corruption of the Gaelic terms garbh + dabhach (i.e. the rough davach). In Renfrewshire what is now called the Garshangan Burn forms part of the boundary between Greenock and Kilmacolm parishes. But in Ainslie’s map of 1796 it is named as Darshanging Burn. There is an Invergroin at NS 3099 in Arrochar parish (Lennox) which, according to The Dewar Manuscripts, (Vol. I, Glasgow, 1963), p 117 & footnote 195, p 308, derives from Inbhir (river-mouth) + draighionn (blackthorn). Did something like Gokenly become Dokenly in Pont?

It is worth pointing out the number of Gowkstanes both in Scotland and other parts of Britain. They may sometimes have acted as boundary markers. The word gowk could be derived from either Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse and means, primarily, a cuckoo. The cuckoo, in turn, is associated with the arrival of spring. There is also a Gaelic word gòcaman which means a watchman or sentinel. It is interesting that this Gaelic word was offered (apparently as a possible derivation for Gockstane Wood) on page 38 of the Ordnance Survey Name Book for Lochwinnoch parish. It appears likely that Gouk Hill was more than just a wood which cuckoos visited. See under Moniabrock for further indications of its importance. Roy’s map gives another ‘Gouk hill’ by Threeply (near the boundary of Kilbarchan parish). There is a Gockston close to the northern boundary of Paisley parish (NS 4765) which is Goukstone in Ainslie’s map of 1796. There is a Gowkhouse at NS 363698 by the eastern boundary of Kilmacolm parish.

There is one other feature of Gouk Hill that is worth pointing out. On Ainslie’s map of 1796 there is the following printed text beside what is probably Gouk Hill: “Here the Magnetick Needle varies from North and South to East and West”. The same text occurs on Thomson’s map of 1826. Although it is not identified by name this hill is probably that referred to on p 69 of the OSA and p 85 (footnote) of the NSA in connection with this magnetic anomaly. It is not unique in this respect – Compass Hill on Canna causes similar effects – but such a feature was remarkable to contemporaries.

It seems unlikely that Doccanlie is exactly the same as Gockstane. It looks as if the ending has been changed from ‘stane/stone’ to ‘lee’ which is an extremely common place-name ending in Renfrewshire. Perhaps the term Gockstane referred to the hill-top, Doccanlie to a woodland clearing which lay below it?

Auchinreoch

This is usually Auchincreuch (or similar) and was divided between the Semple and Broun families – likely 2 halves of 2½m each – making 5m in total. It was sometimes linked to Calderhaugh which was also split between the same two families. This suggests that both Calderhaugh and Auchincreuch once belonged to a single family with the estate eventually passing to two daughters. Each then carried half to husbands from the Brouns and Semples.

ER IX p 664 1455 is a sasine to Jonet (Janet) and Helen Parkis of Caulderhauch and Achingruthy. (Crawfurd (p 114) mentions some Park heiresses in the period 1488-1513).

ER IX p 678 1477 gives a sasine to John Sempill which includes Calderhauch and Auchincruth. See also GD148/40 1491.

ER XIII p 659 1508 gives a sasine to Richard Brown of Caldourhauch and Auchingreuch.

RMS III (361) 1526 gives a Semple charter of Calderhalch & Auchineruch extending to 6m 3s 4d (6¼m) AE. Since the Semple half of Auchinreoch was 2½m and the Semple half of Calderhaugh was 3¾m (50s), these two total 6¼m which is correct. The text of the original document is calendared in the printed RMS version. For a longer Latin version see AHC Volume I, No 63, where Auchineruch is mistakenly read as Auchmeruth.

Auchincreuch in Dundonald (41) 1529

2½m AE Brownis Auchincrwch in ER XVIII p 479 1549

Auchincruche in ER XIX p 495 1562 (Walkinschaw connection).

2½m AE Auchincruche in Renfrew Retours (29) 1610 (to Alexander Glen de Bar).

33s 8d Brouns-Auchincreuch in Dundonald (42) 1613. (33s 4d would be 2½m so the extra 4d is probably just a mistake.

33s 4d AE Auchincruich in Renfrew Retours (38) 1616 – Cunningham of Craigends.

2½m AE Brounesauchincruick [i.e. Broune’s Auchincruick] in Renfrew Retours (76) 1629.

33s 4d Achinereoch in Dundonald (115) 1640.

33s 4d AE Auchincreuche in RMS IX (1271) 1642.

Auchenreoch in Renfrew Retours (189) 1690

Purves p 162 gives Auchingrewt as £3 6s 8d (5m).

Stewart f 49v gives Auchingrewt as £3 6s 8d (5m).

Auchinbothy was divided into 2 parts of 5m each. (Auchinbothy-Wallace and Auchinbothy-Langmure). The latter later became known as Auchinbothy-Blair. The two baronies, as listed by Robertson in 1818, give useful validation of the components of each half. Auchinbothy-Langmure was divided between 7 heiresses, possibly by 1514-1515. In the following descriptions Spreulston, Auchenbathie, Reevoch and Castlewalls should each be viewed as fractions of Auchinbothy-Langmure.

RS53 f 61r 1642 gives 21d AE in Scheillis of Auchinbothie. This is a very low valuation of 1s 9d. ‘Scheillis’ suggests ‘shiels’ or grazing-ground. Renfrew Retours (7) 1599 implies it was part of Auchinbothie-Blair.

Auchinbothy-Langmure (became Auchinbothy-Blair)

ER IX p 659 1444 shows a sasine to Robert Langmur of the lands of Auchinbothy.

GD3/1/10/41/1 1484 gives Robert Langmure of Auchinbothy as a witness.

ER XIII p 664 1512 or 1513 shows a sasine to William Langmur of the lands of Auchinbothy Langmur.

RMS III (1234, 1235, 1236) 5 November 1532 are three documents, all issued on the same day, which deal with processes of apprisal against three sisters who each had a one-seventh part of Auchinbothy (Langmure). William Langmure (see above) was dead and the three sisters were Agnes Langmure (married to John Ros), Jonet Langmure, and Annabelle Langmure (wife of Edward Mure). (Another sister was Margaret Langmure – see next entry). The three one-seventh parts were given valuations of 48s 2d, 49s 10½d and 46s 11½d respectively. The first of these is stated to be New Extent so presumably they all were. The sisters may not have been daughters of William; GD148/143 (below) implies there was an intermediate Alan.

RMS III (2050) 1539 – The King confirmed a charter of Margaret Langmure, one of seven heiresses of Auchinbothy, which granted her son, John Montgomery, her seventh part of Auchinbothy-Langmure, extending to 9s 6½d AE. I have translated ‘unam oblatam’ as ‘a halfpenny’ here but, although it usually means halfpenny, it can also just signify a very small coin – in this case the exact fraction would be two-sevenths of a penny. (Margaret got one-seventh of Auchinbothy – the whole of which was 5m or 66s 8d. 66s 8d divided by 7 comes to 9s 6d & two-sevenths of a penny. The use of the word oblatam is a nod to that tiny fraction but in subsequent documents it was quietly forgotten).

We have further documentary evidence for the various one-sevenths of Auchinbothy-Langmure. I cannot pretend to be certain of the distinctions between the several parts:

GD148/143 1535-1536 is a charter by Agnes Langmuir, ‘younger’, who was one of the heirs of the deceased Alan Langmuir of Auchinbothy. This Agnes was married to John Ross in Holynebus (Hollybush, Paisley parish). The fact the she is described as ‘younger’ may suggest she had an elder sister also called Agnes. This is not as unlikely as it sounds.

RMS IV (260) 1548 is grant to John Ros, son and heir apparent to John Ros (senior) and his wife Agnes Langmure, of a seventh part of Auchinbothy, extending to 9s 6d AE.

ER XIX p 515 1563 refers to one-seventh part of Auchinbothy Langmure, formerly belonging to the late Agnes Langmur, one of the seven heiresses of Auchinbothy Langmur.

GD148/290 1563 is an instrument of sasine in favour of William Cunighame of Cragance in one-seventh part of Auchinbothe Langmuir.

RMS V (1841) 1590-1 is a royal confirmation of a sale by John Spreule of Auchinbothie of 9s 6d AE of Auchinbothie-Langmure.

ER XXIII p 422 1598-9 refers to one-seventh part of Auchinbothie Langmwir, formerly belonging to the late Agnes Langmwir, one of the seven heiresses of Auchinbothie Langmwir.

Renfrew Retours (39) 1616 is the retour for William Cunynghame of Craigance, heir to Alexander Cunynghame of Craigance, his father, in one-seventh part of Auchinbothie-Langmure, now called ‘The Rivoch’, AE 9s 6d. ‘The Rivoch’ must be the same as Reevoch (q.v.) which identifies Auchinbothy-Langmuir with what in 1818 was known as Auchinbothy-Blair. (Robertson puts the components of Auchinbothy-Langmure under the heading of Auchinbothy Blair).

The Cartulary of Pollok-Maxwell p 179 No 8, 1783, is an extract from a sasine to William Blair of the 5m Auchenbathie.

RSS VI (734) 1569 is more difficult to interpret but certainly has a reference to one-seventh of Auchinbothy.

Spreulston (formerly part of Auchinbothy-Langmure)

Renfrew Retours (40) 1616 refers to one-third of 9s 6d AE of Auchinbothie formerly called Spreulistoun, out of the 5m AE of Auchinbothie. The portion referred to was 3s 2d AE (i.e. 9s 6d divided by 3). The land was for Margaret Montgomerie, part-heir of John Montgomerie of Auchinbothie, her father. Her sister Anna received her 3s 2d share by Renfrew Retours (45) 1617. The third sister Christina received her 3s 2d by Renfrew Retours (53) 1620. The process over four years presumably reflected the times they came of age.

Further references to Spreulston as 9s 6d are contained in RMS IX (1701) 1646 and Laing Charters (2382) 1647.

Auchenbathie (formerly part of Auchinbothy-Langmure)

Renfrew Retours (7) 1599 gives 38s AE Auchinbothie called the ‘Manes, Eister & Wester lands of Scheillis & Boighous’. Renfrew Retours (30) 1610 gives 38s AE Auchinbothie viz: Maynis, Eister & Wester Scheillis & Boighous. This is repeated in Renfrew Retours (107) 1639 and (122) 1645. 38s is the same as 4 x 9s 6d – where 9s 6d has already been established as a one-seventh share of Auchenbothie. This suggests that the 38s portion of Auchenbothie stated in Renfrew Retours (7 & 30) actually represented four-sevenths of the whole of Auchenbothie. We have some evidence to reinforce this in ER XVIII p 510 1550 which refers to 9s 6d AE of Boghous. There is more than one place called Boghouse in Renfrewshire but the 9s 6d assessment suggests this was the Boighous mentioned under the 38s of Auchinbothie in Renfrew Retours (30) 1610. This was another one-seventh unit.

Reevoch (formerly part of Auchinbothy-Langmure)

GD148/78 1509 is a sasine of the 9s 7d lands of Revache.

GD148/96 1514-1515 is a charter by Agnes Langmure, one of the heirs of Auchinbothy Langmure selling her share to William Cunygham of Craganis.

GD148/103 1522 refers to the division of Achinbothy Langmure between 7 heirs. Revocht fell to William Conyngham of Craganis (Craigends). These may be the lands referred to in GD148/293 1567, GD148/195 1570-1 and GD 148/283 1598-1599.

RMS VIII (732) 1621 refers to the one-seventh part of Auchinbothie-Langmure (tunc) then called the Rivoch. (Tunc could mean ‘at that time’ or ‘next’ as in the sense of ‘that is what it became known as’). RMS IX (640.1) 1637 on original of 1622 gives one-seventh called Rivoch. Renfrew Retours (124) 1646 adds the phrase ‘extending to 9s 6d’. This is exactly the same as under Castlewalls below.

‘Craigends’ p 140 c. 1690, refers to 9s 6d land of Rivoch.

Castlewalls (formerly part of Auchinbothy-Langmure)

GD148/151 of 22 November 1539 is a precept of sasine for infefting David Cunynghame of Robertland in a seventh part of the 5m Auchinbothe commonly called Castellwallis. Also in GD148/320 1596.

RMS III (2115) 5 March 1539-40 – King confirmed to David Cunynghame of Robertland, amongst other lands, a seventh part of the lands of Auchinbothy called Castell-wallis, with its lochs. GD 86/123 11 March 1539-40 is the sasine following this document. ER XVIII p 535 1551-2 refers to this one-seventh part of Auchinbothy, common called Castelwallis, with its loch (singular), extending to 9s 6d AE. ER XXIII pp 372-3 1595-6 refers to the one-seventh part of Auchinbothie called Castelwallis, with its lochs (plural). Renfrew Retours (30) 1610 refers to one-seventh Auchinbothie called Castelwallis extending to 9s 6d AE plus lochs. This recurs in Renfrew Retours (107) 1639, (122) 1645.

If Castlewalls was one-seventh of Auchinbothy then we might expect the whole to be (7 x 9s 6d) 66s 6d. This seems less likely than 66s 8d which would be 5m exactly. The reason for this difference is because 66s 8d does not divide exactly by 7 whereas 66s 6d does. The balance of 2d would have to be divided by 7 into coins, (or fractional coins), which didn’t exist. Accordingly that extra 2d of extent was silently lost. This is not the only place where we come across this practice. Very small fractions were inconvenient to deal with and sometimes they just vanished. (See under Auchinbothy-Langmure above).

Proof that Auchinbothie was worth 5m is stated in Renfrew Retours (40) 1616 (see Spreulston above).

For some later history of Castlewalls see G.S. Pryde, ‘Papers relating to a Renfrewshire farm, 1822-30’ in Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, Vol 8, Edinburgh, 1951, pp 137-162.

Auchenbothie Wallace

ER IX p 662 1453 shows a sasine to Robert Wallace of the lands of Auchinbothy; p 676 1475 shows a sasine to John Wallace of the lands of Achinbothy Wallace.

ER X p 764 1492 shows a sasine to Robert Wallace of the lands of Auchinbothy.

RMS VI (231) 1594-5 gives 5m Auchinbothie-Wallace.

RMS IX (895) 1639 gives 5m AE Auchinbothie-Wallace.

Renfrew Retours (152) 1658 gives 5m AE Auchinbothie-Wallace. Also in Renfrew Retours (158) 1659.

Purves p 162 gives Authinbothie (sic) Wallace and Neather Johnstoun as £9 6s 8d (14m). Nether Johnstoun is in Kilbarchan parish. I have not found any definite statement as to the value of Nether Johnstoun. But, by deduction it appears to have been 70s (5¼m). If so, then this combined valuation implies Auchinbothie Wallace to be 8¾m. I don’t think this is correct. So either there have been errors in transcription, or extra unnamed properties are included, or there are arithmetic mistakes. I don’t think, therefore, we should accept these figures as they stand.

Stewart f 50r gives Auchinbothie Wallace and Nether Johnestoun as £9 6s 8d (14m). This just means that Purves and Stewart used the same source.

Auchinbothie Sempill

Purves p 162 gives Authinbothie (sic) Sempill as £3 6s 8d (5m).

Stewart f 50r gives Auchinbothie Symple as £3 6s 8d (5m).

The absence of this name in other records makes me wonder if this was part of Auchenbothie which had changed hands, perhaps for a relatively short period of time. It cannot be the same as Auchinbothie Wallace, since that is also given by Purves and Stewart.

Auchingown Paisley (i.e. ex Paisley Abbey)

RMP pp 23-4; WW Scott No 26 1219 x 1230; NLS PDF pp 60-61; is a charter by Walter II giving various lands to the convent of Dalmulin, Ayr. (This was a house of the order of Sempringham whose properties were subsequently transferred to Paisley). Some of the lands lay in Neilston and Lochwinnoch parishes. Unfortunately not all of the place-names can still be traced which makes for difficulties in interpreting the document. It is also given in AHC Volume I No 5, with an abstract in English on pp 31-32. The following section concerns Lochwinnoch:

Item totam terram et pasturam de Petihaucingowin, cum omnibus infra istas divisas contentis; scilicet et sicut rivulus de Ardecapel descendit in lacum de Locwinnoc, et sic ascendendo per eundem rivulum usque in Merburen … et sic per Merburen descendendo usque in rivulum qui descendit de Loctancu, et per eundem rivulum descendendo usque in Locwinnock, et inde per ripam de Locwinnock usque in predictum rivulum de Ardecapel.

(Item, the whole land and pasture-land of PetiAuchingown, with everything contained within its boundaries; namely, as the burn of Ardecapel descends into the lake of Lochwinnoch, and so ascending by the same burn as far as Merburen … and so by Merburen descending as far as the burn which descends from Loctancu, and by that burn descending as far as Lochwinnoch, and thence by the shore of Lochwinnoch as far as the aforementioned burn of Ardcapel).

What is here described is an estate bounded on all sides by burns or Lochwinnoch. Merburen must be the Merburn which features so many times in the Paisley Rental. The part of Achingown which is there listed was an estate which included 5 farms (Balroger, Bourtries, Merburn, Mosside and Stokbrig) lying on the south-east side of Lochwinnoch and the Barr Loch. Barrodger is in NS 3556, Bourtrees in NS 3656. Mosside probably lay near Mossend in NS 3657.

Merburn was the largest farm by value, and probably also by size. On today’s map (Explorer 333) we find Muirend at NS 3857 and Muirhead Burn at NS 3957/4057/4058. However we should also look at the earlier cartographic evidence. Pont(33) marks a Moorburn about where Muirend is located today. Blaeu(Renfrew) marks Moorburn twice – once where Pont shows it, once a little NNE of Risk.

Chronologically, our next important map evidence comes from Roy’s Protracted Copy of the mid-eighteenth century. This marks Muirburn Water as a major burn which runs from sources including Walls Loch in NS 4158/4159 down to the straight drainage ditches which must have been cut to drain the Barr Loch, which is not marked at all. Ainslie’s maps of 1796 and 1800 show the same burn but it is now named ‘Moor Burn’ in its lowest section where it joins the Dubbs Burn just SW of Castle Semple Loch (Lochwinnoch). Higher up it is marked ‘Rowbank Burn’. On today’s Explorer 333 the lower section, which runs into a now-restored Barr Loch in NS 3456, is called Roebank Burn. It is only when we rise above the modern Barcraigs Reservoir (NS 3857/3957) that we meet with Muirhead Burn which takes us up to Walls Loch. Merburn farm was plainly located near the Moorburn but that included a large area which would help explain why we meet both Nether and Over Merburn in the records. There was more than one settlement site.

To return to the early description of ‘Petihaucingowin’ (= some part of Auchingown estate) here follows a tentative interpretation:

The boundary runs up the Ardecapel Burn, from where it joins Lochwinnoch, as far as the Moorburn. It then runs down the Moorburn until it meets another burn which comes down from Loch ‘Tancu’. It then runs down this burn from Loch ‘Tancu’ until it joins Lochwinnoch. It then runs along the shore of Lochwinnoch until it meets the Ardecapel Burn again – thus completing the circuit. Because we are told that they ‘descend’ with the Moorburn we know that these boundaries are listed in a clockwise direction.

The starting point is the Ardecapel Burn – but no such name survives. Perhaps it ran somewhere near what is now Aird Meadow in NS 3658, which was won from Lochwinnoch by past drainage schemes. The first element of Ardecapel seems consistent with this. There are two burns nearby which are depicted on the OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XV of 1857. The Wattiston Burn is marked to north of East, Mid and South Auchingowan farms. This is unlikely to be Ardecapel Burn simply because the farms named Auchingowan were not actually part of Paisley’s endowment. Historically, Auchingown seems to have been the name for a large estate. The larger part appears to have gone to Paisley – what is called in this document ‘Petihaucingowin’ – but Auchingown farm itself remained independent of Paisley and, by 1857, looks to have subdivided into 3 units.

The next burn to the south is the Yardfoot Burn. This looks more likely because it lies south of the three Auchingown units. It runs up towards Knowes which is immediately beside what is now Roebank Burn – but was formerly Muirburn. We can find a little extra circumstantial evidence in Robertson’s Table of Property for Lochwinnoch parish in 1818. The lands are arranged by barony. Auchingown Ralston (i.e. Auchingown-Paisley) included Boydstone & Corsehouse, Netherhouses (twice), Park, Muirhead, Muirburn, Barrodger, Boutrees and Wawkmill (i.e. waulk-mill). Auchingown Stewart included Auchingown (in 3 parts), Yardfoot, Wattieston, Newmills, Wateryet, Burnthills (twice), Knows, Middleton, Barfod & Barfod Nether. A study of the map helps identify two compact groupings of farms. Most of the Paisley properties lie at the extreme south of the parish, the non-Paisley properties lie more to their NNE. The Yardfoot Burn enters Loch Barr at NS 356576. Ardecapel might be the little hillock just to its north. We have not completely resolved the problem because we still have to locate Mosside and Stokbrig but these may not have been included in the early thirteenth-century definition. They may have been located a few hunded yards further north and possibly acquired by Paisley a little later than ‘Petihaucingowin’.

Having reached the Muirburn – which remains a parish and county boundary for some of its course – the boundary ran downstream until it met a burn from Loch ‘Tancu’. Where was Loch ‘Tancu’? The answer to this is found in some of the earlier maps of North Ayrshire – but by no means all of them. (In the following I have disregarded spelling variants). What is now Kilbirnie Loch has the same name in Blaeu’s map of Cuningham – in which Timothy Pont is credited with the phrase ‘ex schedis Timotheo Pont’ (i.e. from the papers of Timothy Pont). It is Killbirny Loch in Roy’s mid-eighteenth century map and many maps since. But in Andrew Armstrong’s ‘New Map of Ayrshire’ dated 1775 it is Loch Tanker. However, even then the name must have been a matter of choice because Alexander Baillie produced a map of Ayrshire, apparently reduced from Andrew Armstrong’s 6-sheet map, where Baillie names it ‘Kilbirny L.’ (Baillie’s title, and date of publication, imply that Armstrong’s map had been available in 1774). There was another reduction of Armstrong’s 6-sheet map done in 1783 and here too it is ‘Kilbirny L’.

Some notes by Timothy Pont about Cunningham include a reference to the ‘Loch of Killburney’. (See ‘Topographical Account of the Distict of Cunningham’, Maitland Club, pp 23 & 314-317). The extensive editorial notices supplied by James Dobie show that the loch also had the alternative name of Loch Thankart. Dobie refers to Ayrshire Retours (253) 1628 which includes the lands and barony of Glengarnock and lake of ‘Lochthankart’. Various lands are detailed in the retour, including ‘Unthank’. Roy(PC) may refer to the loch as Killbirny Loch but he marks ‘On thank’ and ‘Nothank’ by its southwest corner. Dobie’s notes contain interesting information about the low-lying lands, and drainage schemes, which extended from Killbirny Loch to Lochwinnoch. He even comments on the fine fish of the Rowbank (Rouchbank) Burn.

To return to our interpretation, therefore, it appears that the burn flowing from Loch Tancu (Loch Tanker/Thankart) was probably what is now called the Dubbs Water. That name is not given by Roy but we can clearly see the straight drainage ditches which by then had drained the Barr Loch. (Dobie states that drainage of Lochwinnoch started about 1691). Equally clearly we can see the ‘Muirburn’ emptying into these drainage ditches. It is difficult to be sure of the precise relationship between Loch Tancu, the Barr Loch and Lochwinnoch in the period 1219 x 1230. However it seems there must have been some dry land between them since the two biggest lochs have different names. On today’s OS Explorer 333 the Roebank Burn (i.e. the Muirburn) enters the Barr Loch (along with the Dubbs Water) at its southern end. Centuries of drainage schemes may slightly have altered the watercourses here but it seems reasonable to assume that, in the early thirteenth century, the Merburn met the Dubbs Water and the pair then entered Lochwinnoch, which may, at that period, have contained the Barr Loch. The boundary then ran along the south-east shore of Lochwinnoch until it met the Ardecapel Burn (Yardfoot Burn?).

Macfarlane’s Geographical Collections Vol. III, p 213 states of Lochwinnoch:

On the West end it bordereth this Shire and Cunighame, where it receiveth a Rivulet, which cometh out of Kilburny Loch in Cunighame.

Stokbrig is the fifth farm in Paisley’s part of Auchingown. It is harder to locate since I have yet to find it on any map. However, its name indicates it was by a bridge and the Paisley Rental shows us it was once part of Auchingown-Paisley. Its position in the listings suggests it was close to Mosside, in which case we should probably look for it near the farm of Mossend (NS 3657). Today this is near the northern end of the Barr Loch and the bridge that carries the A760 road between the Barr Loch and Castle Semple Loch (Lochwinnoch). It is likely that the first element ‘Stok’ stands for a large log or tree-trunk. These may have formed the structure of the bridge and the word is used in a similar fashion in the well-known Stokford of Ross, another example of mediaeval engineering. Was the Stokbrig a way of crossing Lochwinnoch at this point?

We have one more scrap of evidence concerning Stokbrig and that comes from RMP pp 92-96 (WW Scott No 87) which is a document of 1295 naming several roads. One was called ‘Stokbryg’.

The above lands of Achingown are confirmed in two further documents. RMP pp 47-48, WW Scott No 41 1230, Handlist Alexander II No 141, is a confirmation by Alexander II of lands gifted to the convent of Dalmulin. The relevant section runs:

Et de tota terra et pastura de Petithachengon, cum omnibus contentis infra divisas scriptas in eadem carta.

(And the whole land and pasture-land of PetitAchingown, with everything contained within the boundaries given in that charter) – i.e. the original charter of gift by Walter II (see above).

Professor Barrow thought that the prefix ‘Petit’ here came from the French word meaning ‘little’ – i.e. that this was Little Achingown. (See Barrow, 1955, p 56, footnote 4). That is a perfectly logical assumption but the difficulty is that the part of Auchingown owned by Paisley could not be described as ‘Little’ either by area or value. The Paisley Rental helps us define it fairly closely and it consisted of the five farms of Balroger, Bourtries, Merburn, Mosside and Stokbrig. Their values were 40s, 12s, £4, 18s and 33s 4d respectively – making a total of £9 3s 4d. By comparison the other part of Achingown was only worth £5 – still a fair-sized farm, but only a little over half the value of Paisley’s portion. (Even if we exclude Mosside and Stokbrig it is still the case that PetitAchingown is bigger than Achingown). In the Ragman Rolls for 1296 we come across a John Petyt de Miernes (John Petit of Mearns). Did part of Achingown once belong to a member of such a family, before being given to Paisley? Lots of Renfrewshire place-names are coupled with a family name to indicate ownership. This is particularly the case when a large farm has been split between heiresses. The norm is placename followed by family name but sometimes this rule is broken e.g. Brouns-Calderhaugh.

RMP pp 67-68, WW Scott No 59 1361 is a further charter of confirmation, this time by Robert, steward of Scotland, and this time to Paisley Abbey, by now the owner of the properties formerly belonging to Dalmulin. The relevant part of the list reads:

de Drumgrane, de Graynis, de Achingown monachorum …

(of Drumgrane, Grange and Achingown of the monks …)

Drumgrane and Grange are discussed in the table for Neilston (although Grange was not actually in Renfrew at all). It is interesting that this section of Achingown is no longer referred to as Petit-Achingown but simply ‘Achingown of the monks’ – a nod to its ownership by Paisley. In later documents it is often Achingown-Paisley (variously spelled).

The evidence from the Paisley Rental can be a little difficult to disentangle since the estate was subdivided into smaller properties with distinct names.

In 1460 (p lvi of Cameron Lees) we have an entry for ‘Auchingone, Balrogear cum lez burtreis’ (i.e. Auchingown, Balroger & Bourtries) followed by further separate entries for Merburn, Mosside and Stokbrig. Balroger & Bourtries returned 52s cash; Merburn £4 cash; Mosside 18s cash; Stokbrig 34s 4d cash. It is almost certain that the last figure is a mistake for 33s 4d (2½m) but Cameron Lees has read it correctly as ‘34s’. If we assume 33s 4d then the total cash rent is £9 3s 4d for these 5 properties (Balroger, Bourtries, Merburn, Mosside and Stokbrig) which made up the estate of Auchingown-Paisley.

In the 1472 rental (Cameron-Lees pp lxxviii-lxxix, original p 27) the text, as printed in Cameron Lees, is a little misleading. Reference to the original shows that, after the heading of Auchingone, the figure of 40s properly belongs beside Balrogear whilst a figure of 12s precedes the name Burthreis. Merburn is £4 (not fully visible in the NLS copy of the original). Mossyde is 18s (again not fully visible in the NLS copy but the abbreviation for ‘shilling’ is there, although not printed in Cameron Lees). Stokbrig is 33s 4d in Cameron Lees but again not fully visible in the NLS copy. Given the way the figures are written before the names of the properties we could be forgiven for thinking they were actually meant as valuations. As so often in the Paisley Rental the silver rent matches what appears to be the valuation. Again, this reinforces the idea that the valuation was first established before these properties ever became Paisley Abbey’s; that originally the silver rent always matched the valuation; and that Paisley’s system of rents preserved this old equation over many centuries, even when out of kilter with what was happening in the secular world.

Notwithstanding my qualifications, if we add up the rents (or valuations) for 1472, we find they match precisely with the rental of 1460. The individual properties give the same rents and the total again comes to £9 3s 4d. The evidence from the first two Paisley Rentals is mutually reinforcing.

The data for the 1484 rental appears on pp ciii-civ of Cameron Lees (NLS original p 63). Balroger is 40s, Burtreis is 12s and Merborne is £4, just as in 1460 and 1472. The data for ‘Mos side’ and ‘Stokbrig’ is a little more ambiguous. The name ‘Mos side’ is actually concealed within some marginal text at the left which has subsequently been scored out. The transcription provided by Cameron Lees indicates that ‘Mos side’ was composed of two parts, one paying 16s 8d and the other paying 18s. ‘Stokbrig’ also had two parts, one paying 16s 8d, the other paying 18s. There is then some marginal text (not fully visible in the NLS copy) which gives a total figure for Auchingone of £9 3s 4d per year. Given the extra notes in the margin, and the erasures, it is difficult to be sure of what is being described but the simplest explanation is that the base data is actually the same as in the previous two rentals, i.e. that Mosside was 18s, that Stokbrig was 33s 4d (albeit divided into two units of 16s 8d) and that the total rent was still £9 3s 4d.

That part of Auchingown which belonged to Paisley gives us some welcome solid evidence. It was composed of 5 properties – Balroger, Bourtries, Merburn, Mosside and Stokbrig. Their values were 40s, 12s, £4, 18s and 33s 4d respectively – making a total of £9 3s 4d. The entries for Auchingown-Paisley are consistently the first in the listings of the lordship of Paisley which appear in the Paisley Rental under the years 1460 (p lvi), 1472 (pp lxxviii-lxxix), and 1484 (pp ciii-civ).

Unfortunately the data for later years is not so clear. There are no further references to Mosside, Stokbrig or Bourtreis, at least in the Paisley Rental. Balroger is mentioned once more on p cxix of c. 1502. The rent was 17s 4d but was only for part of Balroger. Page cxix (NLS original p 92) mainly deals with ‘Auchyngown’, ‘neder murburn’ (Nether Merburn) and ‘Murbwrn’ (Merburn). The heading gives a total figure of £9 3s 4d for Auchingown which is consistent with the earlier rentals. A marginal note refers to 40s land of ‘neder murburn’ (Nether Merburn). (40s or £2 would represent half of the £4 Merburn described earlier). Two entries in the body text refer to parts of ‘Murbwrn’ (Merburn) giving rents of 17s 4d each. Together these would total 34s 8d when we would expect 40s (£2) from this part of Merburn – which was presumably known as ‘Over’ Merburn. We are therefore missing some land worth 5s 4d. (40s – 34s 8d = 5s 4d). After these entries Balroger disappears from the Paisley Rental.

Summary data for Auchingown appears twice more. On p cxxii (NLS original p 95) we have the title ‘Auchyngown’ £9 3s 4d which is the same rent (or valuation) as that given in all earlier rentals. There follow two entries, the first dated 1506-7, the second dated 1518. The first of these concerns part of ‘merborn’ (Merburn).

The final entries for Auchingown are found on p cli of Cameron Lees and p 150 of the NLS original. The heading (probably written in 1525) gives ‘Auchyngown’ £9 4s 9d. For some reason 1s 5d has been added to the rent (or valuation) but this may just be a contemporary mistake. There are then numerous entries, over a number of years, for various ‘parts’ of Auchingown. Unfortunately none of these are located by name but a careful analysis of the tenant families might reveal some of the farms involved.

What follows illustrates some of the difficulties of trying to establish the original valuations of properties if we only have late evidence. Whilst they were owned by Paisley Abbey farm values were probably known, and unchanged, for over three centuries. Once they fell into private hands during the sixteenth century they were subject to amalgamation and division. It is because of this that the Paisley Rental is such an important source. Without the sold data given above we would be dependent on the evidence given below – which offers much less certainty.

RSS III (1602) 1545-6 concerns a charter to James Stewart in Nethir Meyrburne of 40s AE of Auchingowne-Paslay ‘lie Nethir Meirburne’ as well as 6s land in ‘lie Burtries’ then occupied by the said James Stewart. The silver rent was 46s, the sum previously paid – which was also the sum of the two assessments.

RSS III (1603) 1546 concerns a charter to John Steward in Barroger, from the abbot of Paisley, of 30s of Auchingone-Paslay ‘lie Berroger’, as well as 6s 8d in ‘lie Nethir Meirburne’ and also 6s 3d in ‘lie Burtreis’. The silver rent was 42s 11d, the sum previously paid – which was also the sum of the three assessments.

RSS III (1604) 1546 concerns a charter to Thomas Steward in Lochsyde, from the abbot of Paisley, of 18s of Auchingowne-Pasley in ‘lie Locheid’. The silver rent was 18s, the sum previously paid – which was also the same as the assessment. (There is a slight problem in that the document seems to conflate Lochside with Lochhead – both of which places existed).

RSS III (1605) 1546 concerns a charter to James Boyd in Ovir Meyrburne, from the abbot of Paisley, of 16s 8d of Auchingowne-Pasley called ‘lie Ovir Meyrburne’. The silver rent was 16s 8d, the sum previously paid – which was also the same as the assessment.

We have here 4 contemporary charters allocating lands from within Auchingown-Paisley. The total assessment comes to £6 3s 7d.

Dundonald (143) 1587 gives £8 6s 9d Auchingawn in the lordship of Paisley.

The charter to James Stewart (No 1602 above) may have been supplemented by RMS V (95) 1580-1 which refers to 40s Meirburne, The silver rent is the same as the assessment – although a small augmentation was specified.

The charter to John Steward (No 1603 above) is partly repeated in RMS V (96) 1580-1 which concerns 30s Barroger and 20s Meirburne. The silver rent is the same as the assessment – although a small augmentation was specified.

RMS V (482) 1582 may also repeat part of No 1603 above because it deals with 6s 8d Mureburne & 6s AE of Bourtreis. The silver rent is the same as the assessment – although a small augmentation was specified. The charter was to Janet Stewart, widow of Matthew Stewart.

The charter to Thomas Steward (No 1604 above) was repeated in 1559 and confirmed in 1573-4 – see RMS IV (2197) 1573-4. The silver rent is the same as the assessment – although a small augmentation was specified.

RMS V (466) 1582 is a charter to Thomas Stewart in Bourtreis and concerns 12s AE Bouretreis. The silver rent is the same as the assessment – although a small augmentation was specified. (It should be noted that this 12s Bourtreis is separate to the 6s Bourtreis mentioned in RMS V (482) 1582).

RSS VIII (1815) 1583-4 concerned 16s 8d AE Loucheid occupied by Thomas Stewart, 13s 4d AE in Nethir Meirburne occupied by the said Thomas Stewart and others in his name, and 6s lands in Barrogrene [Barroger] occupied by John Stewart in Dykis, all in the lands of Auchingowne.

It is clear from the above statements that tracking the later history of these properties is complex. They were all parts of Auchingown. They were largely tenanted by a family whose name is sometimes given as Stewart, sometimes as Steward. In each generation certain favoured names such as Thomas, James and John, were repeated. Properties such as Meirburn and Bourtreis subdivided.

For the purposes of this table the earlier evidence from the Paisley Rental is always to be preferred.

St Ninian’s Chapel. This seems to have lain beside Nether Merburn. The evidence is as follows:

Paisley Rental (p civ) makes a reference to a Saint Ninian’s chapel. Under Auchingown there is an entry which refers to a lease made in August 1534 and witnessed by James Schaw, vicar of Kilbarchan, Mathew Walker, vicar of Troon, and a John Abernethy, amongst others. The lease is to John Mwr (Muir/Mure) of Estir Caldwell, and his natural son, Wil.(liam) Mwr. Unfortunately this page of the rental has worn away in the bottom right-hand corner so that the name of the property is partly missing. What Cameron Lees transcribes is ‘soluendo annuatim xl^ti s. … viz. de neder [worn away] xl^ti s. land besyd Sanct Ninianis chapell’ (i.e. paying annually 40s … of Nether [ ] 40s land beside Saint Ninian’s chapel). This makes perfect sense. There was a 40s land which was part of Auchingown, which lay beside St Ninian’s chapel, which paid 40s rent p.a., and was called Nether [ ].

Let us now turn to the entries for Auchingown made (c. 1502) on p cxix of Cameron Lees and p 92 of the NLS original. In the left margin there is notice of a lease made to John Mur of Estir Caldwell dated 18 March 1524-5 at Paisley. The witnesses included Sir James Schaw, vicar of Kilbarchan, Master W(illiam) Steuart, vicar of Cragy, and John Abyrnethy, amongst others. The lease was for the 40s land of Nether Merburn paying 40s rent p.a.

The evidence is persuasive. The lessee is the same; the rent is the same, two of the witnesses are the same, the land has the same valuation, the land was described as ‘nether’ – it must certainly be Nether Merburn. Beside it lay a chapel to Saint Ninian.

Auchingown (i.e. the part of Auchingown that did not belong to Paisley Abbey – Auchingown Stewart in Robertson).

RSS II (3371) 1539-40 £5 Aikingowyn with mill & fisheries in Lochwinzoch & (River) Cart.

ER XVIII p 556 1553 £5 AE Aikingowin with mill & fishery in Lochwynyok & Cart.

Also in RMS IV (2985) 1579-80 on original of 1574; ER XXII p 441 1590; RMS IX (107) 1634; Renfrew Retours (152) 1658, (158) 1659.

RMS IV (2197) 1573-4 is a charter for 18s of Auchingowin set in feufarm to John Stewart in Auchingowin. The old silver rent was also 18s.

Purves p 161 gives Blackhall, Argownie, Auchingown and Fermock as £20 (30m).

Stewart f 49v gives Blakhall, Argownne, Aughingowne and Fi(n)nok as £20 (30m).

We have numerous other references to these 4 properties (Blackhall, Paisley; Ardgowan, Inverkip; Auchingown, Lochwinnoch; and Finnock, Inverkip, as a £20 estate.

Gavin and Risk

Despite a couple of outliers these properties are almost always returned as an £8 or 12m land.

Robertson (1818) pp 497-498, Appendix, No II, gives a charter of Robert III, dated 1405, to William Boyd of ‘Gauan et Rich’ (Gavin & Risk).

ER IX p 664 1456 gives a sasine to William Boyd of Govan. (This will be Gavin).

ER X p 764 1492 gives a sasine to Robert Boyd of Cawane & Rosk.

12m in GD8/72 1529, RSS III (854) 1544, RSS IV (2810) 1554, ER XX p 395 1569, RSS VI (1790) 1572, AHC Vol. 2 pp 102-3 No 174 1572, £7 in GD8/270 1577, 9m in RSS VIII (2515) 1584, £8 AE in RMS VII (1905) 1618, Renfrew Retours (145) 1655, GD8/917 1687, Renfrew Retours (200) 1699.

Purves p 162 gives Girvane and Risk as £8 (12m).

Stewart f 50r gives Gawan and Risk as £8 (12m).

The Lordship of Glen.

The Lordship of Glen had two components – the Maich to Calder estate and the Moniabrock estate. The details of the respective endowments are discussed below under the headings ‘Maich to Calder’ and Moniabrock. In sum there were two gifts to Paisley Abbey (given on RMP pp 13-14 & p 253) which meant that by about 1234 the monastery controlled a very large part of the parish of Lochwinnoch. The ‘Lordship of Glen’ is one of the most frequent categories in the Paisley Rental and on a number of occasions the farms are listed in more or less the same order. This serves as a useful internal check and also leaves the impression that the later monastic scribes just copied the order of properties from earlier pages in the rental book. Hamilton of Wishaw (p 107), writing about 1710, thought the land of Glen was worth £40 (60m). RSS III (854) 1544 gives 50m AE.

Here follows a list of the components of Glen in 1484, as given in the Paisley rental on page cx ff:

Wester Kers, Ester Kerse, Joffratak, Bermoklaw, Mawsebank, Lynstanele, Caymhyll, Lorensbank, Langzarde, Aldzarde, Ffayr hill, Gawilmoss, Gylliszarde, Gyrsszarde, Lynthillis, Brygende, Ye Bar, Mylbank, Lytil Clohog, Moniabrocht, Langcrofft, Quensidmwr, Came, Bernache vester, Bernache ester, Mill with mill-lands, Auchynhane, Mekyl Clochog, Candilmure. There are similar lists for other years and these help us place a name like Bermoklaw which has not survived on the map. It almost always appears between Jeffreystock and Mavisbank which suggests this was also its physical location. In broad terms I have adopted this listing in the table above but I have started with Robertson’s baronies of Barr and Lochhead.

Purves p 162, under the heading ‘The Kirklands of the Shire of Renfrew’ gives ‘The Lordship of Paisley, Glen and Auldhouss’ £109 6s 8d (164m)

Stewart f 50r, under the heading ‘The Kirkland wtin [within] ye She(rif)fd(om) of Renfrew’ gives ‘The lordschip of Paislay Glen and Oldhous’ £109 6s 8d (164m).

There are three separate components in the above listings by Purves and Stewart: The Lordship of Paisley (Paisley parish), The Lordship of Glen (Lochwinnoch parish), and Auldhouse (Eastwood parish). Auldhouse was 5m AE in 1567.

Maich to Calder

In this section I have placed those farms which lie between the southern stretches of these two rivers. They frequently appear in the Paisley Rental, generally within the section marked ‘Lordship of Glen’.

There is an important distinction to be made between the Paisley Rental and the Paisley Register. The former document is contemporary with the events it describes. The Register is a transcript – made, probably, in the early sixteenth century – of many much earlier documents. It may even be a copy of an earlier transcript.

RMP pp 17-18 (WW Scott No 18 1208 x 1214) is a charter by Walter (II – i.e. the second Walter Stewart), son of Alan, which gives a number of lands to Paisley. The first set lay between the burns ‘Hauldpatric’ (Old Patrick) and ‘Espedare’ (Espedair); the second comprised all the land between ‘Mach’ (Maich Water) and ‘Caledouere’ (River Calder). The sentences immediately preceding the second set of lands, discuss the various restrictions and conditions surrounding the monks’ access to Walter’s forest of ‘Forineisim’ (Fereneze). It sounds almost as if the land between Maich and Calder was given in recognition that the farming economy of the monks of Paisley required some upland resources which they hitherto lacked. This land was part of Walter I’s enormous fee and the Maich, for some of its course, represented the boundary with Ayrshire.

Other lands and rights appear in this charter but, in the context of Lochwinnoch, perhaps the most interesting fact is that Walter II gives up – in favour of the monks – the claim which he had in ‘Clochari’.

RMP pp 89-90 (WW Scott No 84, 1211 x 1213), also RRS II (518), is a confirmation of the document immediately above. There is one difference which is worth elaborating. The text in RMP pp 17-18 reads ‘totam terram inter Mach et Caledouere de foresta tam ad …’. The text in RMP pp 89-90 reads ‘totam terram inter Mach et Caledouer deforestatam quam …’. In the preamble to RRS II (518) this is referred to as ‘the disafforested land between the Maich Water and the River Calder’. Fortunately the National Library of Scotland has made available an online version of the manuscript of the Paisley Register. The text of RMP pp 17-18 can be seen at pages 53-55 of the downloadable PDF, with the relevant words viewable on page 54. It looks as if the editor of the printed RMP made a mistake with ‘de foresta tam’ and that it actually reads ‘deforestatam’. The text for RMP pp 89-90 is available at page 141 of the downloadable PDF and clearly reads ‘deforestatam’. Professor Barrow, editor of RRS II, was therefore correct to describe it as ‘disafforested land’. Perhaps we should assume that it had been forest land under the earlier Stewarts but that status had now been formally removed. Certainly the southern portion of the ground between Maich and Calder became settled and farmed but we do not know exactly when this took place. Was some of this process a result of Paisley taking ownership? The quitclaim is repeated – but this time the place-name appears to be Clohhary, although there is something of a cross-bar on the first ‘h’. Professor Barrow wondered if this was a reference to Mickle Cloak.

(Under Moniabrock (below) there is a reference to a ‘torrentem qui dicitur Cloghari’ (stream called Clochari) which is probably the Cloak Burn. It seems doubtful that Walter II had a claim in the burn but of course the name may also have applied to lands adjacent to the burn in much the same way as we meet St Bride’s and St Bride’s Burn. It seems likely that Clochari or Clohhary or Cloghari all refer to part of Cloak).

RMP p 253 (WW Scott No 259, 1215 x 1221; Handlist Alexander II No 51; NLS PDF pp 342-3), is a confirmation by King Alexander II, of the land of ‘Moniabrok’, and also the land between ‘Machyt’ (Maich Water) and ‘Keldouer’ (River Calder) in forest. (The heading in the manuscript clarifies that the term ‘forest’ only applies to the latter lands).

See also below under Moniabrock.

Barr & Bridgend

These were Paisley Abbey properties so our first evidence is from the Paisley rental. In 1460 ‘le Vferton cum le Brigende’ (the Overtown with Bridgend) paid £4 (6m) rent which implies a 6 merkland comprising these two units. Overtown only appears once more in the rental, comprising two parts paying 10s and 30s respectively. The total rent of 40s implies a 3m unit. Brigend appears twice by itself – each time paying 40s which implies a 3m unit. Together, therefore, Overtown and Brigend would make a £4 or 6m unit paying £4 – as the rental records in 1460. Unfortunately Overtown then sinks from view.

Between 1460 & 1484 Bar appears by itself in the rental paying £4 13s 4d (7m) rent. From about 1522 it appears with Brigend paying £6 13s 4d (10m) – which is correct for a 7-merk unit + a 3-merk unit. In 1528 the two are described as a 10 merkland set for 10 merks of mayll (rent).

On p clxxvii of the Paisley Rental there is an entry which suggests that ‘2 long carriages’ could be converted to a payment of 20s.

For a dispute about the boundaries between Barr and Calderhaugh in 1509 see under Calderhaugh below.

Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew, Parish of Lochwinnoch: Volume 2, No 180, pp 111-113, gives an Action about crops on Barr in 1573.

Lochhead

RSS III (854) 1544 is a charter made by John, Abbot of Paisley to Robert Sympill (Semple) of 50m AE of Glen. This included a number of properties and although Lochhead does not appear in the main list it does appear when the services to be rendered are laid down. The text (as printed) is a little confusing and there are omissions but it certainly refers to 43s 4d lands called ‘lie Loched’. This is confirmed by RSS VI (1790) 1572 which refers to 43s 4d Glen, commonly called Lochheid. See also AHC Volume II, No 129 1545 and No 174 pp 102-3, 1572.

RMP Appendix No 2, pp 2-5, 16 April 1545, is another charter by Abbot John to Robert Sympille, this time concerning the office of justiciar and baillie. Part of Robert’s stipend was the 43s 4d lands of Glen called Locheid. On the same day Robert, and his father William, signed an obligation respecting this charter. It is printed in RMP, Appendix, No 3, pp 6-7.

Dundonald (317) 1607 has 43s 4d Lochhead.

Protocol Book of Robert Broun (XCIX) 1617 pp 167-9, has 40s Eister & Wester Lochheids. (See Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the Counties of Ayr and Wigton, Volume VIII, 1894).

The Semple Rental of 1644 (AHC Volume II p 174) gives Lochheid, 40s land. It lists 4 tenants; three of whom each have a 13s 4d (1m) land and pay identical rents of £54, 2 bolls meal and 2 stirks. (One of the tenants is specified as in Easter Lochhead). The fourth tenant pays a tiny rent by comparison – only 3s 4d. Lochhead was 43s 4d but is also given as 40s, which leaves 3s 4d unaccounted for. This remains to be explained.

Renfrew Retours (132) 1648 has 43s 4d lands of Glen called Lochheid.

RMS IX (2145) 1649 has 43s 4d lands of Eister Kers alias Lochheid and Warransdaill. (This is a late source which conflates the distinct farms of Easter Kerse and Lochhead).

Kerse

Wester Kerse was ex Paisley Abbey and the Paisley rental shows the prevalence of internal sub-units of 10s 10d. Four of these made 40s 40d or 43s 4d.

RSS III (1766) 20 July 1546 is a charter to John Kirkwood, from John, abbot of Paisley, of 10s 10d of Wester Kers. The silver rent was 10s 10d (as formerly paid) plus an augmentation.

RMS IV (2779) 1577-8 on an original of 1566, confirms a grant of 10s 10d AE of Westir Kers to Robert Kirkwood. The silver rent was 10s 10d (firme antique i.e. old or former rent) plus an augmentation.

Renfrew Retours (76) 1629 gives 10s 10d Wester Kers.

RMS VIII (1508) 1630 gives 10s 10d Wester Kers – ex Archibald Glen de Bar.

RMS VIII (1768) 1631 gives 10s 10d Westir Kers – ex Archibald Glen de Bar.

RMS IX (407) 1635 gives 10s 10d Wester Kers – same lands as RMS VIII (1508, 1768) just above.

Laing Charters (2645) 1669 gives 10s 10d AE of Wester Kerse. Yearly duty 10s 10d.

Easter Kerse was also ex Paisley Abbey and worth 43s 4d.

Jaffraystock

The spellings of this place in the Paisley Rental book are ‘Joffrais tak’ (1460), ‘Joffrays tak’ (1460-1484), ‘Joffratak’ (1484), ‘Joffraistak’ (1522), ‘Joffray tak’ (1522-1550) & ‘Joffra tak’ (1550). These suggest that the first element was a personal name – probably Geoffrey, and the second element is ‘tack’ meaning that piece of land which he held at rent.

RMS IV (2778) 1577-8 on original of 1556 gives a charter by the late John, abbot of Paisley, of 23s 4d Jaffraytaik. The silver rent is 23s 4d (firme antique i.e. old rent) plus an augmentation. Renfrew Retours (11) 1601 (or 1641?) gives 23s 4d of Jaffraystak. Renfrew Retours (171) 1674 gives 23s 4d of Jaffraystock.

Barmochloch

I don’t know precisely where this is although its name may now be lost within another property. It almost always appears between Jeffreystock and Mavisbank in the listngs within the Paisley rental.

The Paisley Rental gives the following forms: Barnklaw (1460), Barnuiklaw (1460-84), Bermoklaw (1484), Barmoklow (1519), Barmochlo (1522), Bermeklo (1522-1550), Bermoklo (1550).

10s Barmochloch in RSS VIII (1705) 1583 in lordship of Glen. 10s Barmochlot in Dundonald (143) 1587.

Langstilly

The names in the Paisley Rental are ‘Langstane Le’ (1460), ‘Langstanle’ (1460-84), ‘Lynstanele’ (1484), ‘Lanstale’ (1522), ‘Langscale’ (<1531), ‘Langstainle’ (1550). The ending ‘le’ is very common in Renfrewshire and is discussed in the ‘Place-names of Renfrewshire’ text file. The first two elements may simply be ‘lang’ + ‘stane’ (i.e. long stone) which may refer to a prominent local stone.

Auldyards

This is one of the very few examples of inconsistency in the Paisley Rental book. Two of the early entries give it with Farhyle/Farhil (Fairhills q.v. above) – and probably renting at 16s. In 1484 it gives 16s rent. In 1522 and subsequently it gives 17s rent. Before 1547 it is described as a 17s land. I have accepted the later figure but it appears 1s had been gained. 17s Dundonald (143) 1587.

Gavilmoss

Renfrew Retours (11) 1601 (or 1641?) gives 4s of Gavilmoss. This is repeated in Renfrew Retours (171) 1674 which gives 4s of Gavilmosse. (These both belong to one family).

Renfrew Retours (106) 1639 gives 4s of Gavilmos. This looks to be a different family.

Linthills and Gerzarde

These are difficult to disentangle. They are both ex Paisley Abbey and they appear entwined together in the pages of the Paisley Rental. What follows are tentative conclusions. Up to, and including, 1484, Lyntell/Lynthillis appears to have been reckoned a 40s land although linked with Gyrszarde. In 1506 (certainly) and 1522 (probably) the combined units gave 170 stones cheese and 8 stirks. An entry between 1522 and 1550 refers to Lynthyllis in ye Corsezarde as £3-10s land paying 170 stones cheese and 8 stirks. Up to, and including, 1484, Gerzarde appears to have been reckoned a 30s land. (There seem to have been an ‘Inner Ward’ and an ‘Outer Ward’ associated with these lands). We also find references to 14s lands and in 1522 the total cheese render was divided into 4 parts (1 x 2/5ths + 3 x 1/5^th). Post-Reformation we have references to 42s Linthills and 28s Linthills.

In summary Lynthills was probably originally a 40s land and Gerzarde a 30s land. Together they made 70s or the £3-10s land described as Lynthyllis in ye Corsezarde. 70s divided by 5 is 14s so the various references to 14s, 28s and 42s lands just reflects different ways of dividing up the 70s total into units of 1/5^th, 2/5ths or 3/5ths.

Gerzarde probably just means ‘grass-yard’ but I cannot locate it precisely. It must have been close to Linthills.

Auchinhean

Auchinhean appears in the Paisley Rental as a farm which, along with some other hill-farms, produced cheese and stirks rather than grain. However it is twice given as a 40s land which we can take as its ancient valuation.

RSS VIII (89) 1580-1 deals with making up a pension of £100 from various sources. The last is:

ane hundreth stane of cheis, makand sex scoir in the hundreth, of the superplus of the thrid of the abbacy of Paislay takin out of the landis of Auchinhayne in Glen within the parochin of Lochingyeoch, comptand the pryce of the stane of the said cheis to sex schillingis aucht penneis money.

(one hundred stone of cheese, reckoning six score (120) to the hundred, of the surplus of the third of the abbacy of Paislay taken out of the lands of Auchinhayne in Glen within the parish of Lochwinnoch, counting the price of the stone of the said cheese to six shillings eight pence money).

120 stone @ 6s 8d (½m) per stone = 60m (£40).

There are a number of references to the ‘long hundred’ of 120 in this area. This duodecimal view should inform our approach to all numbers in the historical context.

Moniabrock

Moniabrock is now the name of a farm but must once have been the name of a large estate. It is not called a ‘fee’ but a ‘terram’ or land. RMP pp 13-14 (WW Scott No 14, 1177 x 1199) is the charter of Alan, son of Walter, granting the land of ‘Moniabroc in Stragrif’ to Paisley. There is an English abstract in AHC Volume I No 4 p 30. (See also RRS II (378) 1195 x 1199, which is a charter of confirmation, including ‘Moniabrok in Stragriff’ by William I. It is printed in RMP p 253, WW Scott No 258 1194 x 1199). In fact Moniabrock is not in Strath Gryfe but it is close to the Locher Water which joins the Gryfe. The charter states that Alan had made Robert Croc, Henry de Nes, William son of Maid, and other worthy men, perambulate the bounds. They are detailed in the following terms:

sicut torrens qui currit subtus Craghenbroc descendit in Lughor (as the stream which runs beneath Craghenbroc falls into the Locher Water). There is no surviving place-name called Craig-na-broc (or similar) but both Moniabrock (NS 3563) and Barnbrock (NS 3564) have the same last element so it seems reasonable to conclude Craghenbroc would be nearby. The Locher Water runs between Moniabrock and Barnbrock – much closer to the latter. In the following paragraphs I refer to the parish boundaries of Lochwinnoch, which I think here matched the boundaries of the ‘land’ of Moniabrock. There is a small unnamed stream which runs north to join the Locher Water at NS 372635. It forms the eastern boundary of Lochwinnoch between the present farms of East Barnaigh (Lochwinnoch parish) and Lawmarnock (Kilbarchan parish). If this is the stream referred to in the twelfth century then perhaps Craghenbroc is now Castle Hill which is centred on NS 370630. Castle Hill has an ancient Earthwork, the details of which are available on the HES online database under Canmore ID 42322. Parishes such as Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch may sit on top of earlier family and tribal divisions going back to the early mediaeval period (at least). Castle Hill with its earthwork may have been something of a frontier post between Lochwinnoch and Kilbarchan.

et sic [sursum] per Lughor usque Cragmenan (and so [upwards] by the Locher Water as far as Craig Minnan). The Latin word ‘sursum’ (‘upwards’, in this context ‘upstream’) has been omitted in the printed version of RMP but is clear to read on page 50 of the NLS downloadable PDF). Craig Minnan is a prominent rock outcrop in NS 3264. The Locher Water does not actually drain from as far west as this. Its source is on Thornlybank Hill which is a little over a kilometre east of Craig Minnan.

et sic per unum wacellum de West de Gragmenan usque in Caldouere (and so by a stream-bed from west of Craig Minnan as far as the River Calder). We can see how it probably went from Ainslie’s map of 1796 – and indeed on OS Explorer 341 – where it forms the parish boundary of Lochwinnoch.

et per Caldouere usque ad torrentem qui dicitur Cloghari (and by the River Calder as far as the stream called Clochari). If we follow the River Calder down towards Lochwinnoch the most likely stream is the Cloak Burn which joins the Calder in NS 3459.

et per eundem torrentem usque ad rupem de Bardristrenach (and by that stream as far as the rock of Bardristenach). The ‘rupem’ or rock, or craig, was obviously a significant feature in the local topography. The first element of Bardristenach is the Gaelic bàrr which is a title given to a low hill, common in Renfrewshire, and other areas like Knapdale in Argyll. (The only such name, in the immediate locality, is Barrs of Cloak in NS 3460 but I’m not sure if this name is old, or perhaps just hides a memory of an old name). I’m guessing at the second element in Bardristenach but wonder if it might be driseach which is ‘thorny, full of brambles or briers’. The difficulty is that there were other ‘Bar-‘ names in the area (e.g. Barnaigh) and brambles are not exactly uncommon.

et per proximum sicum subtus illam rupem usque in rivulum de Logan (and by the next sike [ditch or small stream] beneath that rock as far as the stream of Logan). This is the most inscrutable part of the text. There is no burn called Logan surviving on the map. There have been centuries of drainage schemes in Renfrewshire which means that the original or ‘natural’ hydrography of the area can be difficult to establish. Boundaries often reflect ‘old’ water courses. There is a good illustration of this in the OS 25” map of the boundary between Lochwinnoch and Kilbarchan just south of the Locher Water (Renfrewshire Sheet XI.6 1856). The boundary is shown running along the ‘Track of Old Course of Stream’.

What were the relevant local burns? At the west there was the Cloak Burn. This ascends to north and, in the mid nineteenth century, went up to a small dam called Boghead Dam. Further north from this it was called the Kaim Burn. To the east there was a burn called Blackditch Burn, in its lower reaches, but which became Chapelton Burn as it ascended north past an old chapel site and Holy Well. It reached up to near what is now called West Mitchelton (NS 3660). This burn can be seen clearly on the Castle Semple Estate Plan but is not named there. Further east again is St Bride’s Burn which is marked by Pont (c. 1580-95) and which forms part of the western boundary of Clochodrick in the late eighteenth century. The way in which the Cloak Burn and St Bride’s Burn converge until they are quite close to each other is shown clearly on Pont(33), Gordon(55), and Blaeu’s map of Renfrewshire.

Let us return to ‘Bardristrenach’ which was apparently a prominent local ‘rupem’ or craig or rock outcrop of some sort. Some nearby place-names illustrate the ambiguities of locating this. Beside the Kaim Burn we have Peockstone. Just north are Gockstane Wood and Sandieston. Peockstone and Sandieston are more likely to be examples of a ‘toun’ than a ‘stone’ but these two elements are not always easy to distinguish. Gockstane (i.e. cuckoo stone), however, would certainly be a stone and is not an uncommon place-name. For further discussion of this place-name see under Doccanlie above.

There remains the difficulty of tracking the boundary east from the Cloak/Kaim Burn to St Bride’s Burn. There is one piece of evidence in the Paisley Rental which may help. On p lxxviii (original p 25) there is an entry which probably dates to between 1460 and 1472. Cameron Lees gives it as:

Cam logan Cera que est in manibus emote logan assedatur Johanni Langmur pro xi solidos a duos anni terminos cum servicio debito et consueto plegio

We can compare this back with the original manuscript where it appears in a rather disorganised list of properties which jump between Kilpatrick, Lochwinnoch and other Paisley estates. The first thing to notice is that the entry has been almost completely scored out or cancelled. The words in the marginal heading ‘Cam logan’ have actually been written twice, with the lower pair rubbed out so that only the second word is legible. I am not even sure whether they do say ‘Cam logan’. The first word in the sentence which follows is very hard to read. Cameron Lees gives it as ‘Cera’ (wax) which doesn’t make any sense in the context of what follows. It could be ‘terra’ (land) which would certainly make sense – but seems to be wanting a letter. The rest of the entry does make sense:

‘which is in the hands of Emote Logan leased to John Langmur for 11s at two annual terms with service owed and wont, pledge …’ (‘Emote’ is probably for Emma and the bare word ‘pledge’ at the end just means that the name of John Langmur’s guarantor or surety was not known to the scribe).

Members of the Logan family are often found in the Paisley Rental and it would be perfectly logical to suggest that ‘Cam logan’ is merely the name for that part of Kaim farm which belonged to the Logans. Both ‘The Came’ (Kaim) and ‘Came hill’ (Kaim hill) appear in the Paisley Rental on a number of occasions. (The latter should be disregarded in the present context because it is a separate location in the lordship of Glen). Unfortunately I can find no other trace of Emma Logan, or indeed any Logans at all, in the numerous entries about Kaim and Kaim hill. The evidence is so scrappy that I think we have to put it to one side, tempting though it is to try and tie the family name Logan, with the name of a missing burn called Logan, and the hill-farm of Kaim which must have been close to this elusive boundary line.

There is one other way of approaching this enigma which is to list and study all the Paisley properties in this area. If we can establish their southern boundaries we may be able to recover the southern boundary of the Moniabrock estate in the late twelfth century. These properties included Moniabrock itself, and, working anti-clockwise, Tandlemuir, Cloak, Balgreen, Langcroft, Kaim, and the various parts of the huge farm of Barnaigh.

et per rivulum illum usque ad divisas de Cloghrodric (and by that stream as far as the boundaries of Clochodrick). Clochodrick (probably ‘cloch/clach Roderick’ or Roderick’s stone) is now a farm (NS 3761), within which this stone is a prominent feature.The western boundary of Clochodrick in the late eighteenth century was St Bride’s Burn. This was probably also true in the twelfth century. We may never be sure of the exact course of the southern boundary to the Moniabrock estate but it went up the Cloak Burn and, at some point, went cross-country eastwards until it met St Bride’s Burn. The two burns are, in places, less than two kilometres apart.

et sic per divisas de Cloghrodric usque ad predictum torrentem qui currit subtus Craghenbroc. (and so by the boundaries of Clochodrick as far as the aforementioned stream which runs beneath Craghenbroc). And so we follow the boundaries of Clochodrick northwards. A glance at OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, surveyed in 1857, will help us here. A boundary line runs upstream by St Bride’s Burn before cutting north just east of Hill of Barnaigh. It then runs NNE skirting the western edge of Marshall Moor in NS 3762. It joins a burn on the east side of Castle Hill and so runs into the Locher Water. If we ascend the Locher Water in a WNW direction we pass just by Barnbrock farm. We have now done the full circuit of bounds and are back at the beginning again. We cannot claim that the course just described exactly matches the bounding set out in the late twelfth century. But it matches well with the boundaries of Lochwinnoch parish in its northwestern section. The ‘land’ of Moniabrock has eastern and northern boundaries which correspond with the boundaries of Lochwinnoch. To the west, Lochwinnoch stretched further than the River Calder, and to the south it stretched to Castle Semple Loch and beyond.

Other estate boundaries can help with these definitions. We have a Castle Semple Estate Plan dating from about 1782. It may have been produced by John Ainslie. Part of the boundary in the northwestern section is the ‘Cloke Burn’ which is the same as our Cloak Burn above. Boundaries could remain unchanged for centuries so the Cloak Burn which served as a southern boundary for the Moniabrock estate in the twelfth century also served as a north-western boundary for the Castle Semple estate in the eighteenth century. The Castle Semple Estate then included the farm of Clothoderick (Clochodrick) and we can follow the course of St Bride’s Burn northwards. (Unfortunately it is not named but there is no mistaking it). It runs north on the southwest side of Greenside and peters out on the high ground west of Marshall Moor. The hill above Greenside (now nameless on the map) is called Barr Hill. The northernmost edge of the map is damaged but the estate probably ended close to the Locher Water. However, we have to remember that this northernmost section of the Castle Semple Estate would have been a late addition. The Barnaigh farms belonged to Paisley Abbey during the mediaeval period.

On the basis of the description in the twelfth-century charter, the Castle Semple Estate Plans, and other maps, I offer the following tentative summary. In the late twelfth century the farms of Moniabrock and Clochodrick were larger. Moniabrock would have included Midhouse and Ward, Clochodrick would have included Greenside. (Moniabrock and Clochodrick are both Gaelic names and earlier than the names of their English-named subsidiaries). The northernmost farm of the older Lochwinnoch estate, which lies immediately south of Barnaigh, is named ‘Backward’ on CSEP(1). This is located on the north side of Gouk Hill and its field boundaries can be traced quite well in OS 6” 1^st edition Renfrewshire Sheet XI, 1857. The early boundary therefore, went up the Cloak Burn, followed the north-west boundary of Peockstone farm, the northern boundary of Backward, the northern boundary of North Park of North Mitcheltoun and met St Bride’s Burn. St Bride’s Burn was the SW boundary of Clochodrick which then included the various parts of Greenside. After reaching St Bride’s Burn the boundary then swung north and followed the march with Kilbarchan parish. For a good visual representation of the boundary with Kilbarchan see the ‘Map of Kilbarchan Parish’ facing p 1 of MacKenzie’s ‘Kilbarchan – a Parish history’.

We should also consider the possibility that we should include the boundary of Mitchelton as described in 1509 – see under Calderhaugh below. Might the ‘sike’ described above in 1177 x 1199 be the same as the ‘old ditch’ described below in 1509?

The charter includes fishing rights on Lochwinnoch, and half the fishery at its exit (i.e. the north-east end, from which the Black Cart runs). See also RRS II (378) 1195 x 1199, which is a charter of confirmation by William I. That is printed in RMP p 253, WW Scott No 258 1194 x 1199). The fishing concessions are specifically mentioned.

The charter is then confirmed and added to in RMP p 253 (WW Scott No 259, 1215 x 1221). (Also in Handlist, Alexander II, No 51). This is a confirmation to Paisley from Alexander II of the land of Moniabrok, and the land ‘inter Machyt et Keldouer’ (between the Maich Water and the River Calder) in forest. (The heading clarifies that it is only the latter land which is in forest – not Moniabrok). Forest then was not necessarily wooded. It designated an area of ground that was not used for cultivation, but kept for hunting. Pasture might be available within the forest, but subject to regulation. The two waters run roughly parallel to each other and the intervening space includes Queenside Muir and Mistylaw Muir. Much of this is hill ground and was probably only ever used for grazing. It was only south and east of Dunconnel Hill that there was any farming – and these farms appear frequently in the Paisley Rental under the heading of the Lordship of Glen. The Maich Water runs into the north end of Kilbirnie Loch and forms the boundary with Ayrshire for much of its course.

There is one more charter to notice in this group of documents concerning the Lochwinnoch area. That is RMP p 254 (WW Scott No 260, 1283 x 1286). (Also given in AHC Volume I, No 7, with an English abstract on pp 34-35). It establishes ‘liberum transitum’ (free passage) on the water of ‘Kertloucwynhok’ (another name for the Black Cart was ‘Cart Lochwinnoch’) between James Stewart’s ‘yar’ (yair or fish-trap) at ‘Hachindunan’(Auchendunan), near the exit from Lochwinnoch, and the monk’s yair at ‘Lyncleyft’ (Lincleave), about 7 kilometres downstream. The ‘free passage’ involved here was not that of people but of water and fish, specifically migratory fish such as salmon and sea-trout. A yair is a type of fish-trap, as is a cruive (another word used in earlier times), and there are widespread references to these before the Industrial Revolution. Monasteries had a particular requirement for fish because of their religious observations. We know that Paisley Abbey watched out for its fishing resources. The fishing on the Leven in Lennox was important, but so, apparently were the Black Cart and Lochwinnoch. On page clxvii of the Rental we are told that the monastery had a boat on Lochwinnoch which, with the fishing, was set to James Glen. The same page tells us of the fishing of the water of Blaxton (Blackstone) with the ‘crewis’ (cruives). Blackstone is a little way downstream of Lincleave. We have other references to ‘Hachindunan’ but fortunately it is mapped for us on the Castle Semple Estate Plan of c. 1782. It was then called Auchendinning and lay on the east side of Kenmure.

Over 200 years later we read of an incident which shows that the monastery continued to have problems with powerful laymen. RMP pp 61-3 (W.W. Scott No 54, 28 December 1504) is a letter of James IV telling his local sheriffs that he wished to see John, Lord Ross of Halkhed, and others, on charges of intromitting with monastic property. The Abbot and convent of Paisley claimed that John, and others, had occupied, laboured and manured the lands of Moniabrock and Thornle – without lease or licence. The financial losses were detailed. Furthermore, John had unjustly retained the teinds from these lands. Also in AHC Volume I No 30, with an abstract.

Finally, a word about the Moniabrock estate and its importance for dating ‘Auld Extent’. We have seen how Moniabrock was likely granted between 1177 and 1199. In the Paisley Rental (1460-1550s) there are numerous land valuations but we only come across the phrase ‘auld extent’ twice. Once is in the context of the kirkland of Largs; the other is Moniabrock (page cxxxv). The whole point of land-valuation was that it was an assessment for the purposes of taxation. It seems most likely that it would have been established before Paisley monastery was founded in the 1160s. There would be no point in settling a secular system of taxation on monastic properties. It seems more probable that Paisley’s properties were already valued before they were acquired; in which case the Moniabrock estate had valuations set before 1177 x 1199. The farm of Moniabrock itself is described as 40s (3m) ‘auld extent’ (and the words are clearly written).

Land-assessment and a currency system do not have to go hand-in-hand. It seems plausible that Scottish landowners might reckon in poundlands and merklands before a separate Scottish coinage was established in the 1130s. However, a new currency, of 160 pence to the merk, and a new assessment system based on the concept of ‘marks of land’ or merklands, seem likely to be contemporaneous. It is very unlikely that merklands were assessed as if on a blank slate of landscape. It is much more likely that the Scottish authorities took the existing land-assessment units, whether davachs, carucates, or other, and set down a conversion rate. One ‘old unit’ – whatever that was – would be equated with ‘x’ merklands, and all the subdivisions would follow on arithmetically.

Cloack

Meikle and Little Cloack are both Ex Paisley Abbey. Little is always called Little; Meikle is sometimes just Clouchok, Clook, (or similar) and paid in cheese and stirks. On p xci of the Paisley Rental we have two undated references to parts of Meikle Cloack being 20s lands and one of these is named as ‘Bawgren’. (This will be be Balgreen). Clook is described a 40s land in 1522 and again before 1550. The two parts together (i.e. Meikle + Little) made 50s.

Clook was the subject of a dispute in May 1548 (AHC Vol. 2 No 132 pp 15-16). The Action was brought by the tenant, John Luif (Love), against Margaret Boyle and Ninian Symple, son to William, Lord Symple (Semple). Both Margaret and Ninian claimed the rent. Margaret was the widow of William Montgomery and produced a lease to the late William from the Abbot and Convent of Paisley, dated 29 April 1525. It was subscribed by William Steward, ‘scribe’ of the Regality of Paisley. That was enough for the Lords of Council who declared in favour of Margaret Boyle.

We can cross-reference this Action with the Paisley Rental. On page cxxxv of Cameron Lees’s transcription we see a lease of part of ‘Clookis’ (a 40s land) to ‘Wilelmo mungumbry’ (William Montgomery) paying annually 60 stones cheese and 3 stirks. On page clx we see a further entry for ‘Clook’. The whole farm was 40s land and paid 100 stones cheese and 6 stirks. However it was divided into two parts each paying 60 stones cheese and 3 stirks so plainly we are dealing here with a ‘long hundred’ where 100 stones actually meant 120 stones. Given the rents were equal we can safely say each part was a half of Clook or a 20s land. One half was set to ‘Wilelmo Mungumry’ or William Montgomery.

The original behind Cameron Lees’ transcription can be found on p 165 of the downloadable PDF file from the NLS. What cannot be seen in the transcription is the fact that the entries for Clook were made at different times – as evidenced by the change in ink colour. The first entry for each part of Clook was probably made in October or November 1525, which is the date of a beautifully written rental heading on p cxli (Cameron Lees) or p 137 (downloadable PDF). The ink colour for these entries was brown. However there is a second entry for each part of Clook – in ink that is black. The half of Clook that was formerly set to John Atkin (or Aitkin) was set to James Aitkyne in 1545, at the same rent. The half that was formerly set to William Montgomery is now set, with William’s agreement, to his first-born son John, paying as previously. However William was to enjoy it for the rest of his life. (This was a way of maintaining continuity. John, the son, was secure in the lease, but was expected to look after his father). This lease was granted in Edinburgh on 23 August 1547. In sum, it appears that William Montgomery got a lease from the Abbey of half Clook in April 1525, about 6 months before a full new rental was entered into the monastic rental book. In August 1547 a new lease was made out to William’s son, John. By May of 1548 William was dead and his widow, Margaret, had sub-let the lands to John Love.

Balgreen

The name ‘Balgrein’, and dates 1579 & 1591, appear on a graveslab in Lochwinnoch Churchyard. See Archaeological and Historical Collections, Volume 2, p 213 & Plate III, right. The name on the slab is ‘John Atkin’ (Aitkin) and this family name occurs frequently amongst the tenants of Clook in the Paisley Rental. On p xci (Cameron Lees) we are told that part of Mekil Clochog – specifically the 20s land of ‘Bawgren’ – was set to a John Atkyn.

Queenside (Hill)

The Paisley Rental shows Queenside paid a rent of 40s in 1460. In 1484, 1522 and 1545 that rent had become 48s. However the reason for the increase was that 8s was reckoned as the equivalent to 24 ‘soums’ which the abbot had a right to on the lands of Queenside. A ‘soum’ was a grazing right – typically a single soum was calculated as the grazing of a single cow with its ‘followers’ (i.e. calves). Souming was practised widely throughout Scotland but there were local variations. So, the number of ‘followers’ might vary in different parts of the country depending on whether you included one-year-olds only, or also two, even three year-olds. Other animals such as sheep and horses were calculated in relation to the soum for a cow. A horse would eat more, a sheep eat less, and so the total number of animals, and mix of animals, could be calibrated to the supposed grazing capacity of the ground. The whole system could be become very elaborate. It is probable that the abbot of Paisley had an ancient right to graze 8 cattle on Queenside in summer. As the years progressed the abbot may not have required to make use of this facility – but he then exacted the cash equivalent of 8s for 24 soums. Queenside without the soums was 40s.

Calderhaugh

Purves p 162 gives Cauldershauch as £5 (7½m).

Stewart f 50r gives Calderhauch as £5 (7½m). This is the undivided total of 100s.

Calderhaugh was one of those many places in Renfrewshire where, after division, the parts became known by the names of those families who possessed them e.g. Calderhaugh-Broun and Calderhaugh-Semple.

We have a document in the Paisley Register (RMP pp 430-431, W.W. Scott No 388, 26 April 1509) which tells us of the resolution of a boundary dispute. It is also printed, along with an abstract, in AHC Volume I, No 45. On the one side were Robert, Abbot of Paisley, with his convent, on the other were Robert Symple (Semple) of Fowlwod and Richard Brown of Cultermayns, lairds of ‘Caldorhawch’. The boundary, as described in the AHC abstract, was:

Beginning at the water of Calder where it enters Lochwinnoch, and so upwards … between the lands of Bar and Calderhauch as far as the Garpolburn [Garpollburn in RMP], and so from the Waterholm [Wattyrholme in RMP] upwards by the Calder water as far as the burn of Clook, and going up the said burn as far as the lands of Lord Semple, of Mechelton, as the stones were erected and the old ditch drawn out [Latin: ‘antique fosse … extente’, so perhaps ‘enlarged’ or ‘dug out’] by the said judges, as a mark of perpetual marching; and the said judges ordained and finally discerned these boundaries so divided, to remain for ever without contradiction of parties.

The definition starts where the Calder Water enters Lochwinnoch in NS 3558. It then runs up the Calder, past the Garpel Burn which, along with Garpel Bridge, are still marked on OS Explorer 341 in NS 3459 and NS 3458. The boundary branches off at Cloak Burn which joins the Calder in NS 3459 and is named in NS 3559 (Explorer). It then goes up the Cloak Burn as far as Mechelton (Mitchelton). We now run into some difficulty because Mitchelton in 1509 may have been more akin to an estate name rather than simply one farm, such as West Mitchelton, which is located today in NS 3660. CSEP(1) c. 1782 marks Little Mitcheltown, North Mitcheltoun and South Mitcheltoun as three units which together cover a considerable area. Little Micheltown is the westmost of the three and is actually separated from most of North Mitcheltoun by the intervening farm of Cowanstoun. If this was the situation in 1782 it would be unwise to claim knowledge for 1509. Is it possible that Mitcheltown in 1509 included both Cowanstoun and possibly even Peockston – marked separately to Mitcheltoun in 1782? If that was the case then possibly we should look at this boundary definition in conjunction with the definitions of Moniabrock and Clochodrick described under Moniabrock above. There, too, the Cloak Burn was a boundary.

It may be that we will never find a clear answer to this. Ideally, some field archaeologist of the future may locate the old ditch and the boundary stones erected in 1509. The reference to the ditch as being ‘old’ (antique fosse) in 1509 suggests that the ditch was an integral part of an even older boundary. Perhaps this original boundary was redug, and reinforced by some carefully-placed boundary markers, to visibly restore an ancient division.

ER IX p 664 1455 is a sasine to Jonet (Janet) and Helen Parkis of Caulderhauch and Achingruthy. See also ER VI pp 104-106, 1455.

Calderhaugh-Broun

ER XIII p 659 1508 gives a sasine to Richard Brown of Caldourhauch and Auchingreuch.

Dundonald (41) 1529 gives 50s Brouns-Calderhaugh and Auchincreuch.

RSS III (2387) 1547 refers to the non-entrance of the lands of Caldourhauch-McDonelie, Langlie, and 10s AE of Knokberknot.

ER XVIII p 479 1549 gives 50s AE Brownis Calderhaugh.

RMS IV (1367) 1559 gives 50s AE Brownis-Calderhauch.

Dundonald (42) 1613 gives 50s Brouns-Calderhaugh.

Renfrew Retours (29) 1610 gives

20s Calderhauche

10s Cruik & Johnishill

10s Langli

10s Knokarnoch – all AE

Renfrew Retours (76) 1629 gives 50s AE Brounis-Calderhauche viz:

20s Brounis-Calderhauche,

10s called Cruikis & Johnishill

10s Langley

10s Knockbrakknoch.

(This is largely repeated, with spelling variants, in Renfrew Retours (189) 1690).

Dundonald (45) 1634 gives 5s 8d of 10s land of Langlee, a part of the 5s land of Brouns-Calderhaugh. (I think 5s is just a mistake for 50s).

Half of 15s AE of 50s Browns Calderhauche in RS53 ff 48v-49r 1642.

Renfrew Retours (176) 1677 gives half-part 5s AE Brumscalderhauch. (I think this will be a repeated mistake of 5s for 50s).

So, Brown’s part of Calderhaugh was itself a composite consisting of 5 different places as given above.

Calderhaugh-Sempill

ER IX p 678 1477 gives a sasine to John Sempill which includes Calderhauch and Auchincruth.

ER XVIII p 472 1549 50s AE

ER XVIII p 527 1551 40s AE (I think this will just be a mistake)

RSS IV (1822) 1552 50s AE Calderhauch

AHC Volume II, No 182 of 3 March 1564-5 gives 50s AE Caldershauch with fishing of the ‘wattir mouth’ (i.e. river-mouth) of Calder. See also No 191 1584.

Renfrew Retours (26) 1608 50s AE Calderhauche; also (111) 1641

Renfrew Retours (67) 1625 50s Caulderishauche with fishery at mouth of R. Calder

Dundonald (220) 1671 50s Cadorhaugh-Semple, also (221) 1672

Renfrew Retours (189) 1690 gives 50s Caldershaugh-Sempill.

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