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Proprietor Land Valuation Totals
PARISH OF ESKDALEMUIR AND WESTERKIRK CONTINUED.
Date of Decrees NAMES OF LANDS.
1808. Oct. [October] 4. The Lands of Burnfoot, valuation 150 merks, divided as under :-
That part belonging to the Duke of Buccleuch 90.0.0
That part belonging to Sir John Johnstone 60.0.0
150.0.0
1813. April 30. The Lands called Raeburn's Lands of Raeburn, Raeburnhead, and Yettbyre, valuation 1760 merks, divided as under :-
The Lands of Raeburn, Moodlaw, and others belonging to Mr Scott, 1193.0.0
The Lands of Yettbyre, and Yeards, belonging to Mr Beattie 567.0.0
1760.0.0
1827. April 30. The Commissioners, by their decree of this date, divided the valuation of the lands of Watcarrick situated in Eskdalemuir, from the Duke of Buccleuch's cumulo valuation of 10748 merks, under these parishes, and appointed the same to be stated per se in Eskdalemuir, at 442.0.0
Thereby reducing his Grace's said cumulo to 10306 merks.
In the former Valuation Rolls of this County, the Lands in these parishes have been classed promiscuously under one title "Eskdalemuir and Westerkirk." The Commissioners therefore directed their Clerk, in framing the new Roll, to class the several Lands under the respective parishes in which they are situated.
PARISH OF EWES
NAMES OF LANDS.
1804. June 14. The Lands of Tarras, valuation 1100 merks, divided as under :-
That part thereof, called Cooms, belonging to John Elliot 550.0.0
That part called Lodgegill, belonging to the Duke of Buccleuch 550.0.0
1100.0.0
PARISH OF GLENCAIRN
NAMES OF LANDS.
1740. May 31. The Lands that pertained to John McGlashan of Dalwhat, viz. the Two merk half Merkland of Dalwhathead ; the Two Merkland of the Mains of Dalwhat, and the Two Merk Half Merkland of Marwhirn, valued in cumulo at 562 merks, divided as under .-
Dalwhathead, and Mains of Dalwhat, 388.0.0
Marwhirn 174.0.0
1743 Aug. [August] 16. The Estate of Maxwelltown, viz :- The Four Merk and Half Merk Land of Auchenstrowan, The Three Merkland of Balinnie, Two Merk Land of Craiglirian, The Two Merk Half Merk Land of Martour,, The Two Merk Land of Drumloff, The Two Merk Half Merk Land of Burnfoot, The Three Merk Land of Hill, Fifty Shilling Land of Peelton, Three Merk Land of Shankiestoewn, The Five Merk Land of Maxwelltown, The Three Pound Land of Bellyboughts and Corsefurd, The Thirty Shilling Land of Braikenside, [continued]
The Forty Shilling Land of Straithhead, The Forty Shilling Land of Auchenfedderick, The Forty Shilling Land of Dardarroch, The Half Merk Land of Clarneston, The Two Merk Land of Castlefairn, The Miln, [continued]
PARISH OF GLENCAIRN CONTINUED.
NAMES OF LANDS
1743. Aug. [August] 16. The Merk Land of Little Laggan The Merk Land of Meikle Laggan, and the Two Merk Land of Gordiestonm stood valued in cumulo at 3400.0.0
The Merk Land and Half Merk Land of Dibbin, at 150.0.0
And the Thirty Shilling Land of Braikenside, at 90.0.0
Making together 3640.0.0
And the above aggregate was, by decree of the Commissionerss of this date, divided as under :-
The Lands of Bellyboughts, Corsefurd, Shancastle or Shankieston, The Two Merkland of Neise, One Merkland of Ballinnie, Two and a half Merkland of Martour and Little Dibbin, The Lands of Auchenstrowan, The Lands of Craiglirian, The Lands of Drumloff, The Lands of Strangshalloch, The Lands of Castlefairn, The Miln and Miln-Lands of Gilligappock, The Lands of Hill, The Lands of Peeltoun, and the Five Merk Land of Maxwelltown, all holden of a subject 2516.10.0
Thr half of Dunreggan alias Burnfoot, The Acres of the Templand Meadow, The Lands of Braikenside, The Lands of Straith, alias Straithhead, The Lands of Bankhead, alias Auchenfedderick, The Lands of Wallietoun, The Lands of Gordiestoun,The Lands of Dardarroch and Clarenestoun, and the Lands of Meikle and Little Laggans, which are holden of the Crown, 1123.3.4
Making together the above cumulo of 3640.0.0
1765. Oct. [October] 29. And by another decree of the Commissioners of this date, the valuation of the above Lands, holden of the Crown, was farther divided as under :-
The Lands of the half of Dunreggan alias Burnfoot. The acres of Templand Meadow, The Lands of Braikenside, The Lands of Straith alias Straithhead, The Lands of Wallistoun, The Lands of Gordiestoun, and the Lands of Dardarroch and Clarenestoun, belonging to Sir Robert Laurie, Bart., then deceased, 795.6.8
The Lands of Bankhead and Meikle and Little Laggans, disponed to Lieut. [Lieutenant] -Colonel Sir R. Laurie of Maxwellton, Bart, [Baronet] 327.10.0
Making together the above second cumulo of 1123.3.4
So that the valuation of the said whole Lands, was appointed to be stated as under :-
The above Lands holding of a subject 2516.10.0
The above Lands holding of the Crown 795.6.8
The above Lands holding of the Crown, disponed to Lieut. [Lieutenant] -Colonel Sir Robert Laurie 327.10.0
Cumulo as above 3640.0.0
1787. May 23. And by another decree of the Commissioners of this date, the said valuation was farther divided as under :-
The Lands of Bellyboughts 121.0.0
The Lands of Corseford 111.0.0
The Lands of Shancastle or Shankieston 151.6.8
The Lands of Craiglirian 181.10.0
The Lands of Drumloff 151.0.0
The Lands of Hill, alias Gilligappock, with the Miln and Miln-lands of Gilligappock 290.0.0
The Lands of Maxwelltown 259.6.8
Carried Forward 1265.10.0
All which Lands then belonged to Sir Robert Laurie, of Maxwelltown, Bart. [Baronet]

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