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Morrison, Alexander (1985) Rural Settlement in the Scottish Highlands, 1750-1850: a Comparative Study of Lochtayside and Assynt Morrison, Alexander (1985) Rural settlement in the Scottish Highlands, 1750-1850: a comparative study of Lochtayside and Assynt. PhD thesis. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5112/ Copyright and moral rights for this thesis are retained by the author A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Glasgow Theses Service http://theses.gla.ac.uk/ [email protected] RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, 1750-18.50: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LOCHTAYSIDE AND ASSYNT VOLUME 2 FIGURES AND APPENDICES ALEXANDER MORRISON Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Glasgow, Februaryp 1985. VOLUME 2 FIGURES 1. Lochtayside Relief and Drainage@ 2. Cross-section and Transect of Lochtayside. 3e Lochtayside around 1600. 49 Lochtayside in Late/Post Medieval Times, 59 Lochtayside in the Mid-Eighteenth Century. 6. View from Taymouth (Pennant). 7- View from Killing (Pennant). 8* West end of Loch Tay* 1. Settlement Pattern and Territorial Divisions on Lochtayside, 1769. 10. Farms in Officiary of Terartar. 11. Ballindalloch'and Marrag-ness, 1769. 1 12. Ardvoile and Ballemoree 13. Remains'of'northernmost cluster on Ardvoile,, I 14. Tommachrochar, 1769.1 15. Cluster A on Tommachrochar. 16* Blarliargan, 1769. , Surviving remains on Blarliargan and Rheninchuleigh. 18. Surviving remains on W and E Kuiltyrie. 19. Remains of Cluster F in Blarliargan. 20o Surviving part of Cluster D in Blarliargan, 21. Remains of northern part of Cluster A in Blarliargan. 22. Remains of Cluster B in Blarliargan. 23- Wester and Easter Kuiltyrie, 1769. 249 Remains of Cluster B on Wester Kuiltyrie. 25. Remains of Cluster A in Easter Kuiltyrie. 26. Wester Carawhint 1769. 27- Part of Marragdow cluster on Wester Carawhin. 27a. Croftantayan, 1769.. 289 The farms at Lawersp 1769. 29a SurviviUg structures of five Lawers farms* 30- Cuiltirannich, 1769.1.1 (Lawers). 31* Remains of part of Cluster B on Cuiltirannich 32. Miltown or Parks of Lawersp 17690 33- Cluster B on Miltown of Lawersi 34* Miltown of Lawers (Late l8th/Early 19th Century). 35. *The 101d Villaige of Lawers' (End of 19th Century). 35a. Buildina'A, Old Villaae-of LawerSe 36. Farms on the left bank of, the Ardeonage Burn. 37- Farms in the valley of the Ardeonage/Newtown Burns. 38. Newt own Farm, 1769. f 35- Cluster A on Newton Farm. 40. Cluster B on Newton Farm. 41. Remains of Cluster A on Suckoch. 42. Newtown Farm* 43- Clus-ter A on Newtown Farm. '' 43aFarms in eattern Ardeonage*and western Ardtalnage, 1769., idester 44. Tullich and Tomindason. 45. Farms in*the officiary of Ardtalnage, 1769. 46s The farm of Craigg Avdtalnage. 47. Remains of Cluster B on Craig Farm. 48. Surviving remains on Tomindason, etc, 49., Glentalnage and Glencloy, 1769. 49a-Structures above head dyke on South Lochtayside. 50. Assynt Relief Drainageo . and 51o Cross-section and Transect of Assynt. 52. Assynt around 1600. 53o North-west Scotland in the mid-17th centuryo 549" The 'Ancient Mvisiýhl of Assynt. 55. The farm townships of Assynt in the mid 18th century. 56* The-Parm townships of Assynt, 1774. 57. Assynt sheelings,, 1774. 58. Farms in the Stoer Peninsulaq Assyntq 1774. 58a. Clashnessie and neighbouring farms,, 17749 599 The township of Clashnessie, 1774. 60. Surviving remains on Clashnessies 61. Clashnessie - Cluster C on Fig. 60. 62. Clashmore and Bellachlatach, 1774. 63- Clashmore, surviving remains. 64. Clashmore, settlement cluster. 65. Clachtoll 1774 - Clachtollosurviving remains. 66. - Auchmelvich, 1774., 67. Auchmelvich, surviving remains* 68. Achmelvichl Group X (Fig. 67)- 69. Remains on former 'Glananter Sheeling'. 70- Sketch of surviving remains on former 'Glananter Sheeling'. 71- Building E in former 'Glananter Sheeling'. 72. Culack, 1774. 73- Culack, surviving remains. 74. Batachrianan, 1774. 75- Batachrianan, surviving remains. 76* Patachrianan - buildings in Cluster A# Laynp. 1774. 77- Stonecruby and 78. Farms to the east and south of Loch Assynt, 1774. 79e Eastern end of Loch Assyntp 1774. 80. Kirktown and"Inchnadamph, surviving remains. 81- Post-1774 buildings on Kirktown Sheeling B. 82@ Representations of bui ldings on John Homels Plans* 83. Representations of buildings on John Home's Plans. 84. John Home's sketches re-drawn. 85. Remains of horizontal mill near Achmelvich. 86. Lix in 1775- 87- Middle East Lix surviving remains* . and - (EL/III)s 88. East Lix - north cluster 89. Strath Naver settlements prior to the evictions. 90. 'The Heights of Strathnaverl, 1811. 91. Rosal, surviving remains. 92. Rosal - northern cluster, complex A* 93- Strath of Kildonan, c*1810-15* 94. Kilphedirl' deserted Clachano' ý95o Settlement remains'in the Strath of Kildonan. 96. Kilphedir - Iron' Age settlement. 97o Glentarkenp 1810. 98. Easter Glentarken - Cluster Ce , gge Some Highland x-'L;ýral settlement'patterns. APPENDICES le Statistics of Lochtayside Farms, 1769. 2. Crofts and Pendicles on South Lochtayside, 1769.1 Head Dykep 1769. 3- Lochtayside - Size of Farms and. Height of i 4. South Lochtayside. Rents and Valuationo 1769.1 5. Details of Lochtayside Settlement Clustersq 1769. 6, Heights of Settlement Clusters and Head Dyke, Lochtayside, 1769. 7- Example of Breadalbane Rental, 1718. 8, Lochtayside Charter, 1734. go Tack of Succoch, 1771- 10* Crofters and Cotters on Lochtayside after 1769. 11. Renderings of Names of Lochtayside Farms. 12. Statistics of Assynt Farmsp 1774-5- 13o Assynt Rentals and Tenanciesp ý774-75- l3a-Tenants' Shares of Farms in Assynt. 14. Size and Population of Assynt Farms. 15- Population of Assynt, 1755-1861. 16. Non-Tenant Population in Assynto' 1774-75- 17- Non-Tenant Population in Assynt, 1774-75 - Proportions* 18. Details of Assynt Settlement Clusters, 1774-75- 19. Heights of Settlement Clusters in Assynt, 1774. 20. Sheelings in Assynt, 1774. 21. Areas of Assynt Sheelings, 1774. ? 22. Distance of Assynt Sheelings from Main Settlementsp 1774. 23. Heights of Assynt Sheelings, 1774. 24. Homets Obsex-vations on Assynt Farms, 1774. 25. Renderings of Naffies of Assynt Farms. 26o Building Sizes in the Highlands. 27- Some Highland Settlement-Cluster Sizes,. 1750-1850. 28* References to Houses and Settlements in Scotlandy 1436-1911. 29. Scottish Units of Measurement* Figures 1 to 99 p 0 -T7, 4-) CH 0 4ý 0 ITT U) H Cd Cd T TTT, -T- - z ! 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