New Spalding Club > Records of Invercauld MDXLVII - MDCCCXXVIII [1547- 1828]

CRATHIE & RRAEMAR.
PROPRIETORS of, from 1635 to 1795.
The following extracts from an old valuation give a very vivid
view of the proprietary condition of the country at the earlier of these
dates ; whilst the progress made on the Invercauld Estates towards a
very different condition, during the next century and half, is sufficientl}'
indicated by the writs, already noticed, referring to the several acquis-
itions made during the interval.
"Be decreet of Valuation produced. Dated 17th of June 1635 the
rents. Stock, and Teinds of the lands lying within the parish of Crathie,
belonging at the time of 'said valuation to the persons after mentioned
amount to the particular sums of monej' following, viz. : —
Scots.
" The rents, stock and Teinds of the divoch of land of
Abcrgeldie pertaining to Alexander Gordon, compre-
hending Ballochalloch, Mill Croft, Lynbeg, Camlit,
Bovaglie, Dremnapark, Balnacroft, Tulloch, Choguir,
Chactanturne (Clachnaturn ?), and mains of Aber-
zeldie 250 o o
Balmorall pertaining to James Gordon of
Balmorall SS o o
Balmorall pertaining to him . . . . 44 o o
Twa oxengate of the lands of Inerzaldie
pertaining to him . . . . . 22 o o
One oxgate of lands pertaining to John
Macgerine . . . . . . 1 1 o o
One oxgate of Inverzaldie pertaining to
David Donaldson 1 1 o o
The Smith's Croft of Inverzaldie, being one
oxgate pertaining to James Farquharson 11 00
The twenty oxengate of land of Aberardour
pertaining to Robert Farquharson of
Invercauld ...... 200 o o
Tullochbeg, pertaining to Donald Farquharson
of Monaltrie' 48 6 8
I This was the father of the famous Donald Og or Younger of Monaltrie, of whom many
romantic legends are told and who was slain in Aberdeen 1645: see "Spalding's Troubles"
in loco ; and to whose memory a Brass Plate has been placed in Drum's Aisle, St. Nicholas
Church, by his last male representative, the late Andrew Farquharson of Whitehouse.