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Feuing ofChurch lands in the sixteenth century The map illustrates the pattern of feuing in a particular barony, that The feu charters of Kinloss abbey as a whole span the peof Strathisla in Banffshire belonging to the abbey of Kinloss which riod from the paternalist government of Abbot Thomas Chrystal to was itself situated in Morayshire. Strathisla lay in the fertile valley the comrnendatorship of Edward Bruce.The abbey was erected into of the river Isla and its tributaries the Aultmore and Paithnick bums, a temporal lordship in favour of Edward Bruce, by charters of 1601 even the lower slopes of Knock and Lurg Hill being under cultivaand 1608. One hundred out of the 104 extant charters were granted tion. The land was cultivated by numerous tenants on the fixed runby Waiter Reid, who was abbot in 1553-83. By the mid-sevenrig pattern. At the centre of the barony stood the tower of Strathisla, teenth century, the area was peppered with the small tower houses the administrative headquarters, and the parish church of Keith, a of the bonnet lairds of Strathisla. mensa! kirk of the bishop of Moray. ••Killesmond Kilbady• Windyhills. Creyleto. Balnamoon 000 o 0 'Echeris' Westertown. o Edingight Knockbog 000 'OCK\ILL 000 00 00 Crannach 26 24 " -:. ."" 00 000 o • Knock ••Kinminitieo. o Newmill paithnict • Fortry.~~ • Berryleys 0 Gallowhill o·Floors larmore Muiryfold• • Braco /////A Keith/'.Lparish // Kirk Strathis/a Thornton• Garrowood • Haughs. I!!I 0 0 • Cantly of Grange Tower of Strathisla ';,';,Millegan.0 .00 o Nethermills -;;.. G " 2 o n Social distribution of 000 Occupant Feuars • Non-occupant Feuars occupier feuars in the barony of Strathisla (actual numbers) Distribution of feuars ..L--'-'--'~~~ Social distribution of non occupier feuars in the barony of Strathisla (actual numbers) % 50 100 90 80 40 70 60 50 "0 .(jj COl 30 0"0 C"en 20 .~ ~ Location map 10 0 o..L-L...J.---'--'---L---' Percentage of feus feuars (percentages) Social distribution of granted to occupiers Feuing of lands in the barony of Strathisla MHBS 291

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