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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0043925
Shelfmark:
RHP4517
Holding Institution:
National Archives of Scotland
Title:
A Plan of the Farm of Culman Belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Stair
Creator:
Dalrymple, John, 5th Earl of Stair (d.1789)
Creator Role:
Landowner
Creator:
McCartney, William (active 1780s)
Creator Role:
Surveyor
Creator:
Earl of Dumfries (active 1780s)
Creator Role:
Landowner
Date:
1700-1789
Description:
This map of the lands of Culman farm, belonging to the Earls of Stair, near Castle Kennedy, in Wigtownshire, is drawn in brown ink, with the field boundaries variously marked in red and yellow, and the type of crop or nature of the land marked by various patterns. The sheet is oriented with east at the top. The surveyor is named as William McCartney, and the National Archives have dated the map to the 1780's. It may be associated with the agricultural improvements carried out by the 5th Earl of Stair, John Dalrymple, who died in 1789. These improvements are mentioned by Rev. Peter Fergusson, in Sir John Sinclair's 'Statistical Account' (1791-1799), in the chapter on the parish of Inch, within which these lands lie, the volume containing the parish of Inch being published in 1792. The title is contained in a cartouche in the top left hand corner, and in the bottom left hand corner, there is the scale statement and scale bar, and surveyor's signature. Each parcel of land has a code letter, and a table of 'References' in a box in the bottom left hand corner, gives the agricultural use of the piece of land corresponding to each letter. The map also notes the neighbouring properties of Mahar, Mark, Kirkminnoch, and the Freugh lands of the Earl of Dumfries.
Work Type:
Manuscript map/plan
Measurement:
48.4 x 90.7cm (1' 7 1/16" x 2' 11 11/16")
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Castle Kennedy
Subject Place:
Culmain
Subject Place:
Freugh
Subject Place:
Inch
Subject Place:
Kirkminnoch
Subject Place:
Mahar
Subject Place:
Mark
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Wigtownshire
Reference:
Adams, Ian H., Descriptive List of Plans in the Scottish Record Office, v. 4, HMSO Edinburgh, 1988, p.101.
Reference:
Sinclair, John, The Statistical Account of Scotland, v.3, Edinburgh, 1792, pp.134-135.
Rights Statement:
Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes):
123084230
Repro Notes:
left half
Repro Title:
A Plan of the Farm of Culman Belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Stair [1 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0043925c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00002327
Repro Capture Date:
24/02/2001 10:34:00

A Plan of the Farm of Culman Belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Stair [1 of 2]

A Plan of the Farm of Culman Belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Stair [1 of 2]