MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043866
Shelfmark:
RHP89849
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
Survey of Kilkivan Glebe Exclusive of Church Yard
Creator:
Anonymous
Date:
1728-1748
Description:
The paper of this map has darkened and there are stains, but the clear handwriting in not difficult to read. Its shows the lands belonging to the church at Kilkivan, Campbeltown, Argyll, and indicates the position of the manse, its garden, which is shown surrounded by trees, and the roads and ditches leading away from it. The field names are all in Gaelic and are given prominent positions. In the lower half of the sheet is a table which lists the fields by name, along with their acreage 'in Scotish measure'. The total acreage in given at the bottom of the sheet, in both Scottish and English measure Kilkivan was one of the four ancient parishes of the area, which were united into one at the end of the 17th century. At the same time, the settlement lost its name of Kilkerran, and became Campbeltown. Kilkivan is an anglicisation of Cill Caomhan or St Kevin's church.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
23 x 37.5cm (9 1/16" x 1' 2 3/4")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Pen and ink
Subject Place:
Argyll and Bute
Subject Place:
Campbeltown Battery
Subject Place:
Kilkivan Church
Subject Place:
Scotland
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
78225342
Repro Title:
Survey of Kilkivan Glebe Exclusive of Church Yard [1 of 1]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043866c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002193
Repro Description:
Scanned within mylar envelope.
Repro Capture Date:
05/02/2001 14:34:00

Survey of Kilkivan Glebe Exclusive of Church Yard [1 of 1]

Survey of Kilkivan Glebe Exclusive of Church Yard [1 of 1]