HIGHLAND PAPERS VOL2 - RENTAL OF THE SEAFORTH ESTATES
DATA AS AT 1726
KILDEN, ETC.
Rental of the dues of Kilden, etc, and Drumglast and Balnaine in the parishes of
Dingwall, Fottertie, and Urray, the former at present in possession of Mr. Kenneth
Mackenzie of Portsay, and the other in the hands of the widdow and children of
Mr. Alexander Mackenzie of Ardoch deceased, formerly part of the estate of
Seaforth, but not now included in the beforegoing rental.
|
Tenant Names |
Habitation |
Parish |
Muttons Number |
Hens Number |
Victual B.F.P.L. |
|
Gilbert Fraser |
Beakanord |
Dingwall |
|
|
18,
0, 0, 0 |
|
Gilbert Fraser |
For a mill |
Dingwall |
|
|
20,
0, 0, 0 |
|
William Fraser & Alex
Roy |
Bainafedag |
Dingwall |
|
|
10,
0, 0, 0 |
|
John Beaton |
Little Ussay |
Dingwall |
½ |
7 |
7,
2, 2, 0 |
|
George & William Clark |
Little Ussay |
Dingwall |
½ |
6 |
7,
2, 2, 0 |
|
George Clark |
Kilden |
Dingwall |
1 |
12 |
11,
3, 0, 0 |
|
Colin Mathewson |
Kilden |
Dingwall |
1
|
12 |
14,
0, 0, 0 |
|
Donald Clark alias
McKinnith |
Kilden |
Dingwall |
1 |
12 |
11,
3, 0, 0 |
|
Angus Beaton |
Kilden |
Dingwall |
1 |
12 |
11,
3, 0, 0 |
|
Alexander Mackenzie |
Little Ussay |
Dingwall |
- |
1 |
1,
3, 0, 0 |
|
Roderick McKa |
Kilden |
Dingwall |
- |
- |
11,
3, 0, 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
|
|
5 |
71 |
126 |
Notes:
The estate was in the possession of Col. Alexander Mackenzie, be that Mr. Kenneth
Mackenzie of Portsay on the 15th day of February 1725/26 obtain’d a Decree of Mails
and Dutys against the tenants hereof.
Deductions – per annum…
To the minister -----100m
To the schoolmaster ---- 20m
The repair of the mill is commonly upwards of £10 sterling every third year ---60m
The river and sea have carryed away as much arrable land and grazing as amounts in
Value to about a bolls, and the estate is lyable to further diminition by waters.