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Glenshiel & Kintail – Table

Glenshiel & Kintail Gordon(ES) = Gordon/Blaeu Extima Scotiae. Gordon(15) is important for locating farms in Glenshiel and along the south side of Loch Duich. Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Glenshiel   Cummisaig 1 davach

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Applecross and Torridon – Map

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Applecross Farms

Applecross Farms   RMS IV (1845) 1569* OPS II, II p 404 1569 ** RMS V (2042) 1591-2 GD128/23/1/3 1594 ER XXIII p 458 1596-7 RS37/6/137v 1638 Retours (Ross) (117) 1662 Comments ½ Bonnadell (Borredell) ½ Bonnadell ½ Boradill ½

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Applecross and Torridon – Summary Table

Applecross and Torridon Gordon(ES) = Gordon/Blaeu map of Extima Scotiae Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Applecross           Borrodale 5 bovates 1629 NG 7144 Roy(PC & FC) RS37/4/175v 1629; RS37/6/137v 1638.

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Applecross and Torridon – Summary Text

Applecross & Torridon   Principal Sources   Applecross   OSA Vol 3 No 56   RMS IV (1845) 1569 (original 1567) RMS V (1426) 1587, (2042) 1591-2 RSS I (2666) 1515 RSS II (3036) 1539, (3459) 1539-40, (3466, 3701) 1540,

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The ‘Fearanns’ of Ross – Map

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The ‘Quarters’ of Ross – Map

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The ‘Quarters’ of Ross

The ‘Quarters’ of Ross Sometimes farms appear in different quarters. I have pointed to these in the table. ER VIII 1476-9 p 592 ff RMS IV (1618) 1565* Parish Quarterium de Delne Quarterium de Delny   North of Cromarty Firth

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Ross – Summary Table

Summary Table for davachs in Ross Ratio d:m = Ratio of davachs to merklands. Parish/Area Davachs Merks(OE) Ratio d:m Pennylands Place-name evidence and Comments West Coast Kintail (incl. Glenshiel) 10 40 1:4 Yes, (162) Allt Peighinn a’ Chuirn, Allt Peighinn

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Ross in the Exchequer Rolls

Ross in the Exchequer Rolls   We are fortunate in that plenty of evidence concerning rentals for farms in Easter Ross has survived in the Exchequer Rolls. Between 1456 and 1588 we have the following:   1) ER VI pp

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