Edderachylis Principal Sources RMS II (238) 1440 RMS III (2048) 1539 RMS IV (1635, 1669) 1565 RSS IV (1371-2) 1551, (3060) 1555 RSS V Part II (2718, 3141) 1566 Records of the Parliaments of Scotland (online),…
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Edderachylis Table
Eddrachylis Blaeu (E.S.) = Blaeu (Extima Scotiae). Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Ex Durness parish Oldshoremore 2d ½ davach 1634 1704 NC 2058 Acc.10225/286/9 RS37/5/171r 1634. GD84/1/15/13. Davoch of…
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Durness Text
Durness Principal Sources OSA Vol 3 No 79 RMS II (2506) 1499 RMS III (2048) 1539 RMS IV (1635, 1669) 1565 RMS V (277) 1581 on original of 1580 RSS II (624) 1530, (4157) 1541 RSS…
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Durness Table
Durness Under ‘Map Sources’ references such as ‘Forbes 1820’ or ‘B&S’ (Burnett & Scott) refer to maps viewable within the National Library of Scotland Digital Map Library on the internet. Some can be seen under ‘County’; others under ‘Estate Maps’…
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Durness Farms
Durness This table lists the farms in two separate documentary trails for the settlements of Durness. It is not comprehensive. Important farms such as Balnakiel also need to be included. The top half represents the 15 davach estate of the…
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Dornoch Text
Dornoch Principal Sources OSA Vol 8 No 1 RMS I (132) 1363, Appendix 2 Index A No 1439, Index B No 30 RMS II (1404) 1478 on original of 1455 RMS IV (1635) 1565, (1669) 1565 on…
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Dornoch Table
Dornoch Under ‘Map Sources’ entries such as ‘Dep.313/3617/49’ or ‘Acc.10225/73’ refer to maps in the National Library of Scotland which appear in their online Digital Map Library. See accompanying text file for fuller descriptions. The Cathedral dignitaries were supported by…
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Fernebuchlyn
Fernebuchlyn, Ferincoskry and the boundaries of Sutherland (See also the text file ‘The Geography of Sutherland’). Trying to pin down the location of Fernebuchlyn – a place-name dating from the early thirteenth century – invokes a discussion of the…
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