Topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland > Volume 1

INTRODUCTION.
XXlll
It has been estimated by the late Sir John Sinclair, and his calculations were con-
finned by many of the parochial clergy, that the rental of estates in Scotland increased
at least from two to three fold, from the year 1660 to the year 1750. This increased
rental doubled previous to 1770, and in the next twenty years it again doubled. The
rental had thus increased from eight to ten fold in one hundred and thirty years ; and
again, from 1791 to 1841, it had increased two-and-a-half times on the average of ninety-
nine parishes taken indiscriminately to illustrate this increase, and of which a list is
subjoined ; and as Scotland contains only 919 parishes, it may be taken to have been
general. The land- rental of parishes in Scotland, it would thus appear, has increased
since the Restoration, in 1660, twenty to thirty fold ; or about two thousand per cent. !
County,
Aberdeen,
Ayr,.
Banff,
Berwick,
Real Real
Pariah. Rental in Rental in
1791-6. 1832-40.
fKineller, £900 £3,000
Dyce, 350 1,140
I Udney, 2,000 7,000
<j New Deer, 3,000 8,940
St. Fergus, 2,838 5,720
Lonmay, 1,465 5,393
King Edward, 2,285 5,770
Ochiltree, 3,000 8,176
Ardrossan, 2,970 7,800
Dairy, 6,350 17,712
Dalrymple, 1,570 5,192
Dunlop, 3,000 7,864
Monkton and Prest-
wick...... 2,000 4,509
•jMaybole, 346 2,400
West Kilbride, 2,528 9,662
Straiton, 3,000 9,000
Girvan, 3,200 12,000
Dumfries, ...
Edinburgh, .
Elgin,
Fife,
Ballantrae, 2,000
Stevenston, 1,170
Old Cumnock, 3,000
Kirkmichael, 2,500
Inveraven, 2,294
Swinton and Simprin, 4,030
Merton, 2,400
Eccles, 11,000 20,000
Longformacus, 1,700 4,000
Buncle and Preston
Ellim, 3,200
Whitsome and Hilton, 3,0t0
Coldstream, 6,000
Nenthorn, 2,040
Polwartb, 1,000
Chirnside 2,500
Edrom, 6,493 15,200
Cockburnspath and Old
Cambus, 4,500
Wamphray, 1,900
Applegarth and Sib-
baldine, 2,500
Tundergarth, 1,800
St. Mungo, 1,800
Ruthwell, 1,600
Cummertrees, 2,800
Dornoek, 1,700
Kirkpatrick-Fleming, . 2,870
Hoddam, 2,668
Glencairn, 8,500 11,175
Holywood, 3,000 7,436
Libberton, 10,000 28,000
, Knockando, 2,000 3,000
}Alves 3,000 6,000
Scoonie, 2,000 6,500
7,465
3,836
8,000
9,330
5,055
8,000
6,000
8,000
7,526
12,000
4,100
1,730
8,504
8,000
4,000
6,680
3,000
4,000
4,527
8,000
3,300
7,369
7,000
County
Fife,
Parish.
Real
Rental in
1791-6.
Forfar, .
Denino, £1,157
fLochlee, 385
Craig, 4,000
Hadding-
ton,
Kincardine,
Lanark,
Peebles, ...
Perth,
Renfrev
Roxburgh,
Logie-Pert, 1,800
Glammis, 3,000
Carmylie, 1,000
'Prestonkirk, 4,700
Dunbar, 8,000
Humbie, 2,700
■j Yester, 2,000
Dirleton, 6,000
Innerwick, 4,000
Bolton, 1,400
"Garvock, 1,000
Fordoun, 3,500
Laurencekirk, 2,000
Glenbervie, 1,000
"Bothwell, 5,500
Carstairs, 2,000
Blantyre, 1,400
Culter, 1,600
Cadder, 6,000
Cambuslang, 2,850
Crawford-John, 2,500
Dolphinston, 600
"Peebles 3,000
Innerleithen, 3,000
Manner, 1,685
Kirkurd, 850
Newlands, 2,500
Linton, 2,350
'Methven, 3,000
Meigle, 2,100
Rhynd, 1,600
Errol, 8,000
Kenmore, 2,800
Comrie, 2,600
Culross, 3,000
St. Madoes, 900
"Neilston, 4,200
"Roberton, 3,000
Makerston, 1,800
Linton, 2,113
Yetholm, 2,104
Crailing, 2,500
Hobkirk, 2,830
Eckford, 3,699
Ashkirk, 2,000
("Whithorn, 2,000
Wigton,....-3 Stonykirk, 3,169
( Wigton, 2,400
Real
Rental in
1832-40.
£3,123
984
9,500
5,000
9,262
3,000
10,500
23,400
6,300
8,000
10,227
9,500
2,888
3,000
11,400
5,775
4,300
10,661
5,000
2,579
5,200
14,000
7,897
5,925
1,700
7,000
7,298
4,145
1,900
6,300
6,560
11,000
5,000
6,000
24,000
9,360
12,000
6,289
4,000
16,475
6,500
4,000
5,514
5,620
7,000
7,095
8,676
4,479
9,000
12,000
4.500
Total Rental of 99 Parishes,.. .£287,139 £748,847