232 CowHiLL Estate. * 



The half merkland of Hulton and the 8 Hulton acres on 

 the banks of the Nith. With 



The 30s land of Hulton, 

 and the half merkland of Over Killylung-. 

 With the Fishings in the River Nith. 



Mr Johnston died in 1826, and was succeeded by his son 

 Captain (afterwards Vice-Admiral) Charles James Johnston. 

 In 1849 the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Co. 

 (afterwards the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Com- 

 pany) acquired from Admiral Johnston a strip of the Mains of 

 Cowhill, extending to 8.0593 Imperial acres at the price of 

 ;^i520 13s 6d, and in 1852 there was sold to Mr A. Harley 

 Maxwell, the then proprietor of Portrack, for the sum of 

 ^500 a small portion of the half merkland of Hulton. 



Admiral Johnston died in 1856, and the Trustees acting 

 under his Testamentary Settlement exposed his property for 

 sale by public roup in the following year. It was purchased 

 for ;^30,540 by Mr William Johnston, of the Bengal Civil 

 Service (the Admiral's son), who forthwith resold the follow- 

 ing parts thereof at the prices stated •-• 



The detached farm and lands of Abbey for •■■;^35oo o o 



The lands and farm of Muirside, as now owned 

 by Mr Graham, having included therein cer- 

 tain parts of the lands and farm of Summer- 

 hill, i.e., those parts thereof lying to the 

 south-west of the public road, consisting of 

 4 enclosures and extending together to 

 68.045 Imperial acres, at the price of ... 8412 o o 



The lands and farm of Glengower, along with 

 certain parts of the lands and farm of Bell- 

 field, consisting of two enclosures, now part 

 of the Farm of Lower Portrack, which 

 extend together to 43.904 Imperial acres, at 

 the price of ... ... ... ... ... 5215 o o 



And the lands and farm of Druidpark (originally 



part of Muirside) at the price of ... ... 1750 o o 



^18,877 o o 



