Kilmun and Dunoon

Kilmun and Dunoon

 

Name	Value	Date	Grid Ref	Map Sources	Other forms, comments etc
(Dunoon parish)
Toward	9m	1538-9	NS 1367 etc	Pont(14) Blaeu(Bute)	See below. Towart Naltdarroch was part of Bordland of Dunoon.
Ardyne	4m	1538-9	NS 1168	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	4m consistently except 3m in 1751 With Auchinfour as 12m (£8) in 1522.
Killellan	3m	1525	NS 1069	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	=Killenane 3m(1751), Argyll VII (62)
Achafour	8m	1538-9	NS 1170	Pont(14)
Auchavoulin	(6m)	1535	NS 116681	Blaeu(Bute) Langlands(1801)	See below
Corlarach	1½m	1668	NS 1272	Langlands(1801)	Included ‘Backane & Glenfyne’
Bachan		1668	NS 1273	Langlands(1801) OS(1865)	Part of Corlarach above
Glen Fyne		1668	NS 1173 etc		Part of Corlarach above
Innellan	4m	1540	NS 1470/1570		Part of Bordland of Dunoon
Knockamillie	7m	1751	NS 152709	Pont(14) Langlands(1801) OS(1864)	Argyll VII No 135 & note 1 p 554 7m (1751) included Newton & Burn mackinnon
‘Stelag’	3m	1599			Argyll Retours(6) 1599, associated with Knockamillie.
Newton			NS 1470	Langlands(1801)
Burnmakiman			NS 1472
Cluniter	5m	1652	NS 1572	Pont(14) Blaeu(Bute) Langlands(1801)	Chamlettir(AS I (346) 1652). Connection with Whithorn Cathedral? AVR entry suggests it includes ‘Cretchorrich’ (=Croft + Corrach?). Roy(PC 4) marks Corach in correct position. Clenlether(Blaeu – Bute).
Croitchorrach			c. NS 158739	OS(1864)
Garrereiff	4m	1629			Appears as part of the Kilbride estate between Innellan & Kilbride in 1629, 1649 & 1663. = Garhallow?
Garhallow	5m	1571	NS 1674/1675	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	Part of Bordland of Dunoon. OS(1864) marks S Garhallow at c. NS 161743 & N Garhallow at c. NS 164751.
Kilbride	4m	1550	NS 1676	Pont(14)	RMS IV (467) + toiseachdeorship. Part of Bordland of Dunoon.
Auchamore	5m	1629	NS 165766	Pont(14) Langlands(1801) OS(1864)	Just W of Dunoon (Langlands), part of Bordland of Dunoon
Dunoon	4m	1568	NS 1776	Pont(14) Blaeu(Bute)	Dwnwne(1568)
Dunloskin	5m	1550	NS 1677/1678	Pont(14) RHP 3131	Beg & More (2½m each), part of Bordland of Dunoon. (May have included mill of Ardenslate (½m))?
Ardenslate	6½m	1564-5	NS 177783	OS(1864)	More often 6m and included Halftown(1½m), =Erdonesleder of RMS I App 2, Index A, No 1822?
‘Dalling’	½m	1751	c. NS 1879	Langlands(1801)
Hafton	1½m	1751	NS 1779		=Cammezrannich(Pont(14))? Halftown(1751)
Ardnadam	5m	1550	NS 1680	RHP 3131 RHP 3137	4m in several later documents. Part of Bordland of Dunoon.
Finbackan	1½m ¼d	1592-3 1402	NS 158801	Pont(14) Langlands(1801) OS(1864)	RMS II (3136) No 7 – ¼d Fynvaccane to parish church of Dunoon and its rectors. Finbracken in OS(1864).
Dalinlongart	5m	1639	NS 1482	Pont(14) RHP 3131 RHP 3137	=Dolloullfort of RMS I App 2, Index A, No 1822?
The Coitt	½m	1674	c. NS 1582	Langlands(1801)	Pendicle of Orchard (A Maclean: Chronicles of Cowal pp 133-4) Cothouse Inn at NS 154830 in OS(1864).
Stronsaul	1½m	1649	NS 1379	RHP 3137
Clachaig	3m	1631	NS 1281	Pont(14)
Garrachoran	1m	1751	NS 1181	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	10s(1618), 15s (1673)
Corrachaive	1½m	1696	NS 1081	Langlands(1801)
Glenlean	2½m	1675	NS 0883	Pont(14)
Balagowan	2m	1751	NS 1381	Pont(14) RHP 3131
Ballochyle	2½m	1618	NS 1382	RHP 3131 RHP 3137	2m in AS II (31) of 1618, 2½m elsewhere, = 2½m Gallocheill of RMS II (3623) 1511?
Orchard	5m	1511	NS 1582	RHP 3131 RHP 3137	5m(1511, 1650, 1664, 1666), 4m(1563, 1654, 1751)
Dergachy	(2½m)	1511	NS 1383	RHP 3131	RMS II (3623) says 2m 5s 8d – probably a simple mistake. 3m(1649).
Corarsik	3m	1632	NS 1384/1385	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	2m(1751), 1½m Corichaiss(1621)?, 1½m Currischaw(1662, 1666)
Stronlonag	½m	1629	NS 1186		¼m(1662, 1666)
Glen Tarsan	1½m	1629	NS 077855	Pont(14) OS(1865)	See below
Garrachra	5m	1751	NS 0888/0988	Langlands(1801)	3m(1723), = Glen Murchen?
‘Glenmurchen’				Pont(12 & 14)	=Glenmakmurcho RMS II (3623) 1511? = Garrachra?
Glenmassan	3m	1629	NS 0987	Pont(14)	Sometimes with Stronlonag & Glen Tarsan as a 5m unit
Achnaclach	2½m	1662	NS 1186	Pont(14) Langlands(1801) RHP 6038	Now called Stonefield. 2m(1666)
Inchnarousk	5m	1511	c. NS 1384/1385	Langlands(1801) RHP 6038	Now equals Benmore (A. McLean, Chronicles of Cowal p 118).
Curr	1½m	1751		Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	Just S of Coirantee in Pont & Langlands. Probably included in Inchnarousk valuation.
Coirantee			NS 1389	Pont(14) RHP 6038
Bernice	2m	1672	NS 1391	Pont(14) RHP 6038	3m(1751)
Stuck	3m	1675	NS 1393	RHP 6038	=Stuckadow(3m) of AS I (600) 1675? 3m(1751)
Letherlochhake	½d	1240			HP II p 122
	(134m)
(Kilmun parish)
Ardnablaich	1½m	1638	NS 141911	Pont(14) Langlands(1801)	Near mouth of Allt na Blathaich (on S side) in OS(1865). See below.
Coylet	2m	1751	NS 1488	Langlands(1801)
Inverchapel	2½m	1511	NS 1486	Pont(14)	Not to be confused with Inverchapel in Glen Finart.
Uig	2½m	1511	NS 1484	Pont(14) RHP 6038	4¾m(1658), 2m(1751), Ex chaplainry of college of Kilmun
Achinlochir	3m	1450	NS 1483	Langlands(1801) RHP 6038	=Rashfield now
Kilmun	3m 1½d	1572 1270	NS 1682	Pont(14)	GD 1/426/1/24 Paisley Register pp132-4
Finnart	5m	1751	NS 1682/1681 NS 1781	Pont(14 & 16) Langlands(1801) RHP 6038	3m(More) & 2m(Beg) in 1751. Beg is W of More in RHP 6038. Ex chaplainry of college of Kilmun (RMS VI (1218) 1601). OS(1864) marks Finnartbeg immediately E of collegiate church at Kilmun.
Strone	½d 3m	1240 1751	NS 1880/1980	Pont(14 & 16)	Strohon(1240) HP II p 122
Stuck	(1¼m)	1629	NS 1981	Pont(16) Langlands(1801) RHP 6038	S of Blairs, N of Strone(Langlands) Between Stronn & Blairebeg(Pont). Different to Stuck by Loch Eck. RHP 6038 marks it c. NS 196817.
Ardnablaich	1¼m	1620	c. NS 1882/1883		Linked with Stuck & Blairbeg & maintenance of ferry. See below.
Blairbeg	2½m	1751	NS 1882/1883	Pont(16)	3¾m with Stuck in AS II (290) 1629. S of Blairmore in RHP 6038
Blairmore	3m	1751	NS 1982/1983	Pont(16)	6m with Gairletter in RMS II (346) 1450, Ex college of Kilmun
Gairletter	3m	1751	NS 1884/1984		6m with Blairmore in RMS II (346) 1450
Stronchullin	3m	1636	NS 1884	Pont(16)	S of Ardintenny, N of Garvelettis in NAS CS 46/1913/May No 6 pp 337-342, 1673.
Ardentinny	3½m	1660	NS 1887	Pont(16)	3m(1751)
Inverchapel (in Glen Finart)	(3½m)	1660	c. NS 1888	Pont(16) Langlands(1801)	See below
Glen Finart	½d	1240	NS 1888/1889	Pont(14 & 16)	Glenfynport(1240) in Highland Papers II pp 121-2
Sligrachan	2½m	1529-1549	NS 1690	Langlands(1801)	Two – Over & Nether. 2½m(1636, 1673, 1751), 2m(1663).
Craighoyle	2m	1751	NS 1790	Langlands(1801)	1m each Upper & Nether (1751). However GD 1/426/1/23/64 for 1562 offers half of Craigquhoill extending to 6s 8d.
Cluanie	1m	1751	NS 1889	Langlands(1801)
Coille Mheadhonach	2m	1751	NS 1790	Langlands(1801)	Coilimenoch(1751)
Stronvochlan	3½m	1636	NS 1888		3m(1663), 3½m(1673), 2½m(1751)
Port Dornaige	½m	1751	NS 2089	Pont(16)	= Portindornock ½m in 1751?
	(54½m)

 

 

Toward

The point at Toward was divided into 3 farms by 1538-9. Toward Easter or Toward Fleming or Toward Altdaroch or Towart M’Gorrie was 3m; Little Toward or Toward Houstoun or Toward Glaik was 3m and the remainder of Toward was also 3m. Appears as Towart & Towart Point in Blaeu’s map of Bute. Pont(14) marks Altderrach. In 1751 the valuations were Towardinuill (3m), Kewnstown (3m), Castletown (3m) and Carstown (3m).

 

Auchavoulin

Before 1535 this was church property belonging to the chaplainry of the Holy Trinity, ‘Castelwell’ (RMS III (1533)). The Achavoulin estate is consistently described as £5 (7½m) and apparently consisted of Meikle & Little Achavoulin (6m), Corlarach, Backane and Glenfyne(1½m). Auchavoulin was renamed Toward after 1817. Old Auchavoulin House is now by Castle Toward (Argyll VII No’s 154 & 158). Appears as Achoullyn in Blaeu’s map of Bute.

 

Ardenslate

Historical Manuscripts Commission 4th Report p 478 No 76 refers to 1d Ardinslatt etc in 1404. Cf RMS I App 2, Index A, No 1822.

 

Glen Tarsan

According to the Minutes of the Synod of Argyll (Vol I p 50) Glen Tarsan was to be transferred from Inverchaolain to Kilmun in 1642. In the 1751 Valuation Roll it still appears under Inverchaolain so I have not included it in the totals above.

 

The same minute makes clear that Inshnarousk, Curre, Berniss, Stuk, Auchunaclach, Stronlonaig, Glenmessan and Garchra were all then in Dunoon parish.

 

Ardnablaich

The situation with the two Ardnablaichs is confusing. There was an Ardnablaich on the East shore of Loch Eck and another a few miles away on the West shore of Loch Long. The former seems to have been 1½m in 1638 (AS II (618)), the latter 1¼m in 1620 (AS II (97)).

 

Inverchapel (Glen Finart)

RMS II (2385) 1497 refers to

terras de Inverquhapill in Glasinfurd … et dimedietate unius mercate terre (vocat. Pordewry) in territorio de Inverquhapil occupate per quendam procuratorem, cum baculo Sancte Munde, Scotice vocato Deowray

(lands of Inverchapel in Glasinfurd [Glen Finart] … and half a markland (called Pordewry) within Inverchapel occupied by a certain procurator [church official] with [who keeps] the staff of St Mund, called in the vernacular Deowray [Dewar]).

 

‘Strathache’ (Strath Eachaig) is defined as 100m (Old Extent) in Argyll Retours(101) of 1503. The 2d ‘Strachachie’ is referred to in Historical Manuscripts Commission IV p 478 No 79 of 1407. Unfortunately neither of these can be pinned down to properties on the ground. Highland Papers II pp 121-2 of 1240 mentions ½d Letherlochhake and ½d Strohon. The former just means ‘Leth-tir’ or the slopes of Loch Eck so it is difficult to know which particular farm is being referred to. The latter is probably the Strone at NS 1980 where the Holy Loch meets Loch Long.