228 CowHiLL Estate. 



land of Nether Killilung-, The merkland of Lochfool, The 

 half merkland of Muircroft, The fyve shilling land of 

 Newtoune, The fyve shilling; land of Birkhill, The merk- 

 land of Muirsyd, The lands of Marchthorn and Black- 

 croft, The Croft called Nairns Croft, The ten shilling- 

 land of Tounhead, The merkland of Glengower, and 

 other merkland pertaining to the fyve shilling land of 

 Marchthorne, The ten shilling land of Cardiesland and 

 Langmyreside. 



These items classed as a whole embraced everything in 

 the parish that at that date (1667) belonged to the then pro- 

 prietor of Cowhill Estate, and their annual value was stated 

 by the Commissioners to amount in cumulo to 787M 6s 8d. 

 The farm and lands of Abbey were acquired by Cowhill at a 

 later date, and were entered in the Valuation of 1667 as a 

 separate possession at 112M 6s 8d under the description of 

 " The merkland of Greystoneflatts with the Abbey Yards," 

 such being the form in which their value was stated in the 

 Ancient Valuation of Alexander III. 



Power was given to the Commissioners, on the applica- 

 tion of any Heritor at a subsequent date, to subdivide the 

 Valued Rent of 1667 and to allocate it upon its constituent 

 parts, and Nether Killylung, Muircroft, and Cardiesland and 

 Langmyreside having been sold, it became expedient to have 

 this done. Accordingly on 7th March, 1758, on the Petition 

 of Dugald Maxwell, the then proprietor of Cowhill, the 

 cumulo rent stated in the Valuation of 1667 at 787M 6s 8d for 

 the whole estate was allocated by the Commissioners as 

 follows : — 



Upon the Mains of Cowhill and Over Killylung 



Upon Lochfoot 



Upon Marchthorn and Blackcroft... 



Upon Glengower 



Upon Birkhill, Carlingcroft, and three-fourths of 



Blackcroft, and one-half of Tounhead 

 Upon Moss-side and the other half of Tounhead... 

 Upon Muirside 



