Kiltarlity and Convinth (United parish of Kiltality & Convinth). ST2 = S Taylor with R MacLean & Jacob King, Place-Names of the Aird and Strathglass, Inverness-shire, Kiltarlity Community Council, 2019. Map references such as Lovat355 1757 and GB084 1798-1800 refer…
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The Aird Text Summary
The Aird What follows is an attempt to tease out the ownership and assessment of the Aird. Firstly we should note the spelling variants, e.g. Ard, Arde, Aird Beufort, Beuforte, Bewfort, Bewfurd, Beaufort We also find references…
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The Aird Table
The ‘Quarters’ of the Aird RMS II (3799) 1512-1513 reveals that in 1403 there had been an indenture between William de Fentoun and Margaret de Ard, lady of Ercles. RMS II (178) 1430, on an original of 1415-16…
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The Fentoun Estate in the Aird
The Fentoun Estate in the Aird Lindsay Quarter (1) 1497-8 King’s Quarter (3) 1499 Ogilvy Quarter (8) 1501 Douglas Quarter (10) 1509 Total value of each farm ¼ Quhilbrane ext. 2½m ¼ Kilbryny 2½m Culbrwim Kilbirny 10m = 1 davach…
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Harris Text Summary
Harris Principal Sources Old Statistical Account, Vol X, No XXVIII, pp 342-392, by Rev. Mr John Macleod, published Edinburgh, 1794. New Statistical Account, Vol XIV, 1845 (on original completed in 1841) RMS II (2420) 1498 RMS IV…
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Harris Table
Harris Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Cliasamol 1d 1746 NB 0706 Bald 1d(1838). Linked with Soay and reckoned as part of Paible in Taransay? Possibly represented 1d of 4d of Paible, in which…
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Lewis Text Summary
Lewis Acknowledgement Some years ago, after a seminar in Glasgow, A. MacCoinnich was kind enough to share his research findings with me. They appear as Appendix D8 in A. MacCoinnich, Plantation and Civility in the North Atlantic World –…
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