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Ulva & Gometra Map

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Ross of Mull Map

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South Mull Map

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North Mull Map

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Mull Summary Table

  Summary Table – Mull   North Mull Pennylands merklands Ratio ouncelands Treshnish 8 10 1d:1¼m Mornish 10 12½ 1d:1¼m Quinish 16 20 1d:1¼m Mishnish 16 20 1d:1¼m Aros 16 20 1d:1¼m Ungistaffard 10 12½ 1d:1¼m Learballeneill 32 40 1d:1¼m

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Iona Summary

Iona   We have little detailed land-assessment evidence for Iona and what we do have is ambiguous. In 1509 (ER XIII p 214) and 1561 (CRA p 1) Iona was given as a £20 or 30m land. In 1587-8 (CRA

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Ulva & Gometra Table

Ulva & Gometra   Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Ulva £10/15m 1509 Blaeu 15 denariat nuncupatis (ie called 15 pennylands) in RMS IV (801) of 1553. 16d(1674), 14½d(1751). 20m Ulva (HP I p 316

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Ross of Mull Summary

The Ross of Mull   The Ross of Mull provides a good example of the attrition of the Norse pennyland valuation that once extended along most of the west coast. The Ross belonged to the monastery of Iona and was

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South Mull Table

South Mull   Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Gribun Ex Iona nunnery. Winschear 1d 1574 c. NM 4432/NM 4433? Kingsheyer(1574), Winschear(1616), Eingschyer(1617), Kingschyir(1635), Englishaw(1672), Kingishair(1674).1d(1616, 1617, 1623, 1624, 1629, 1672, 1674) Balmeanach 1d 1574

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Ross of Mull Table

Ross The entries in the 1674 rental are sometimes not complete. Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Ross £20 1509 £20 in 1509(ER XIII p 214) & 1561(CRA p 1), 1635(AS II (550)), 1637(HP I

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