Valuation Rolls for Argyllshire, 1688, 1751 and 1802

A pilot investigation into 18th century landownership in the Highlands and Islands by computerised data processing of the valuation rolls of Argyllshire for the years 1688, 1751 and 1802. Argyll is the best served of Scottish shires with respect to extant records which list, describe and evaluate the estates of heritors (landowners) according to each parish and territorial division within the shire.<br> Whilst the valuation rolls do not serve as a useful indicator to changing rental as against fiscal expectations in a Highland shire, they do serve to demonstrate continuity and change in the shift from clanship to commercial landlordism during the 18th century; a vital time of estate re-orientation characterised variously as agricultural improvement or rural clearance.