Were there carucates and bovates in Renfrewshire? The contention here is that carucates and bovates were not part of the earliest land-assessment system in this part of Scotland. We have carucates (Englished from Latin carrucata or carucata) and bovates…
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Early Christian Renfrewshire
Early Christian Renfrewshire This summary does not pretend to be an exhaustive discussion of Early Christian Renfrewshire. It merely draws attention to a number of place-names and dedications that enhance our picture of the religious situation prior to the…
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Crukysfu etc.
Crukysfu etc We have three assessments of major units of land in Renfrewshire. We learn of the 100m unit of Eaglesham, the (possible) 100m unit of Erskine and the £100 (150m) unit of Crukysfu. These estates would have been…
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Nummatas as pennylands in Scotland
Nummatas as pennylands in Scotland Source Date Location Text Comment RRAN II (1196) 1107-1118 Castleacre Priory, Norfolk lx. et xij. solidatas et iiii nummatas terre Presumably = 72s 4d land Haughmond (915) 1190-97 Worcestershire xii nummatas terre = 12d land…
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Towards a general theory of land-assessment in Scotland
Towards a general theory of land-assessment in Scotland The whole tenor of this blog is that such a theory should be empirical or evidence-based. The starting point therefore should be the evidence – not the work of previous researchers. There…
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Taxt Rolls
Taxt Rolls There are two methods of calculating ‘Auld Extent’ within the Scottish system of merklands. One, which I have largely followed in this blog, is to build the evidence from the bottom up, by accumulating all the individual assessments…
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The valuations of 1366
The valuations of 1366 In summer 1366 there was much activity in connection with the raising of taxes to pay for the king’s ransom. A Parliament was held at Scone in July. The proceedings are available to us in…
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The Return to the 1366 Parliament
The Return to the 1366 Parliament Sheriffdoms Ancient Extent(£sd) A.E.(d) Verum Valorem(£sd) VV(d) Ratio (AE:VV) % of sheriffdoms % of bishoprics % of Scotland Clackmannan £331-0-8 79448 £243-14-8 58496 1.36 0.69 0.52 Kynros £65-0-0 15600 £38-14-8 9296 1.68 0.13…
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