1st Duke of Gordon

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HIS GRACE AS LORD OF LOCHABER.
The rehabilitation of the Duke at the hands
of the State had a remarkably reactionary result
on hie domestic policy as a Highland chief,
especially in his treatment of the Mackintoshes,
Macphersons, and Camerons, for his regained
access to power quite turned His Grace's head for
a time. Though the Duke was not actually High-
land, he was the superior of a number of Highland
olans, located in Badenoch and Lochaber, stretch-
ing away in a south-westerly direction to Loch
Linnhe. The enormous extent of the ducal
kingdom is forgotten by most people today, but
it included a great area and a congeries of clan6.
In Lochaber alone, his holding was colossal.
Even in the time of the 4th Duke, when the
Gordon estates had been curtailed, it included
110,494 acres. There is a huge map at Gordon
Castle (8e feet 8 in. by 10 feet 8 in.), showing
this as the extent of the Lochaber holding of
the 4th Duke in 1T67. It is hand drawn and
bears the title, " Plan of Lochaber, containing a
part of the estate of His Grace Alexander Duke
of Gordon, exhibiting the free rent and feus
lying im. the parishes of Kilmaleg and Kilmani-
vaig and County of Inverness," both of which
contributed liberally and loyally to the four
regiments raised by the 4th Duke. The acreage
of the various holdings at that period was as
follows : —
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Achinashien
51
2294
2345
Anit
30
2234
2264
Auchindale Beg
63
779
842
Auchindale More ...
46
883
929
Barhogie
15
720
73 1
Blarchirin
52
2
507
2470
3 31
Blarmakfuldach
141
6
737
1320
2204
Blarour Beg
27
450
700
1177
Blarour More
5!5
739
540
1304
Camaskie
43
1
931
729
1704
Clachineik
32
470
f02
Clush Fern
22
4
868
300
1194
Coriechuli and Ach-
achar
41
12,020
12,061