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Proprietor and land Valuation
Page 1st Merks
Glencairn parish
Maxweltown 4 merk & the half merk land of Auchenstrone, Three merkland of Ballinny. Two merkland of Craiglirian the Two & a half mk [merk] Land of Martour the 2 mk [merk] Land of Drumloss Two and a half merkland of Burnfoot three merkland of Hill. Fifty shilling Land of Peeltown three merkland of Shankingtown the five merkland of Maxwelton, the Three pound land of Bellyboughts and Corseford. The thirty shilling Land of Breckonside the Forty shilling Land of Straithead. [continued]
The forty shilling Land of Auchenfedderick the forty shilling land of Dardarroch, The half merkland of Clarnstown The two merkland of Castlefairn. The Miln The Merkland of little Laggan, the Merkland of Meikle Laggan and the two merkland of Gordystown stand valued in the old Valuation Book in Cumulo at 3400.0.0
Item the Merk and half merkland of Dibbin stand there valued per se at 150.0.0
Item the thirty shill: [shilling] Land of Breckonside at 90.0.0
[Sub total] 3640.0.0

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Valuation of the Sheriffdom of Dumfries Comprehending the Stewartry of Annandale and five Kirks of Eskdale
Presbytery of Penpont

That by an Act of the Commissioners of Supply dated the sixteenth August Mvij C & forty three [16 Aug 1743] the foresaid Valuations were divided and the Land tax and all public burdens appointed to be uplifted out

[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

Transcriber's notes

Note. "Prior to 1707, 1 merk equalled two thirds of a Scots pound, i.e. £0.13.4, which was equivalent to £0.1.1 sterling."

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