Dates: 1760s

2021.53.50

Digitised copy of Observations by Major Campbell and Mr Burrell concerning the island of Tiree, 1769. Contains details of a proposed scheme drawn up by Major Donald Campbell and Mr John Burrell for the Marquess of Lorne (later the 5th Duke of Argyll). The proposed scheme includes the division of farms, the enclosure of land and improvements, There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.48

Digitised copy of Content of the different farms in the island of Tiree by James Turnbull, 1769. Turnbull records the acres and ‘R. Falls’ of infield, outfield, meadow, pasture, moss, blown sand, water or lochs, and the total in each farm. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.47

Digitised copy of Content of the different farms in the island of Coll by James Turnbull, 1769. Turnbull records the number of mail lands for each farm, as well as the acres and ‘R. Falls’ for infield, outfield, meadow, pasture, moor, moss, blown sand, lochs or water, and the total in each farm. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.46

Digitised copy of Number of inhabitants in the island of Tiree by James Turnbull, 1768. In this document, Turnbull records: number of mail lands; holding of horses, cows and sheep, soums; sousing of rye, barley, oats; increase of rye, barley oats; number of tenants and hinds (men and women);  number of cottagers in each farm (men and women); number of men above twelve years of age excluding the tenants and cottagers; number of women above twelve years of age excluding the tenants and cottagers; number of boys below twelve years of age; number of girls below twelve years of age; total inhabitants in each farm; numbers of manufacturers in each farm (included in the preceding columns) men weavers, women weavers, lint dressers, carpenters, blacksmiths, tailors, total of manufacturers in each farm. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.45

Digitised copy of Comprised estimate of the office houses built in Tiree by Donald Campbell, late factor, 1769. Contains an ‘estimate of the values of the office houses which were built, contiguous, to His Grace the Duke of Argyll’s house in Tiree’.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.44

Digitised copy of the Cash paid by the factor of Tiree to Asknish, 1769. The document is headed ‘Cash from the Factor of Tiree’. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.43

Digitised copy of List of arrears for crop 1769. Contains a note of the rent arrears for Hough, Miln [mill] of Crossapoll, Hienish [Heanish] and Vaul in 1769. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.

2021.53.42

Digitised copy of the Inventory of papers left by Donald Campbell, late factor of Tiree, 1768, showing an inventory of papers sent by the factor, Donald Campbell. There is no transcript available for this item.

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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.