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Collection D522/1 - Achany Estate, Sutherland
Identity area
Reference code
GB 232 D522/1
Title
Achany Estate, Sutherland
Date(s)
- 1794-1957 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.6 metres
Context area
Name of creator
Achany Estate
(1794-1957)
Administrative history
James Matheson (afterwards Sir James Matheson of the Lews) purchased the Achany Estate from Sir John Gladstone of Fasque in 1844. In addition to the main estate holdings at Lairg and Ullapool, the sale also included the Estate of Blackwells, Dingwall, which Gladstone’s wife, Anne Robertson, had inherited from her father Andrew, a solicitor and former Provost of Dingwall. Upon Sir James Matheson’s death in 1878, the estate passed to his widow, Lady Mary Jane Matheson (d.1896) and thence to his nephew Donald Matheson (d.1901), whose son, Duncan (d.1930), and grandson, ? (d. 1934) inherited in turn. Duncan and Duncan acted as local factors for the Blackwells portion of the estate, to which these records predominately relate.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Title deeds, inventories etc. 1884-1921; feus and rentals 1794-1956; property development 1877-1951; property maintenance 1868-1923; courts and litigation 1886-1938; valuations and assessments 1906-1931; general administration 1879-1957
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into series
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper records
Finding aids
Item level catalogue available from Highland Archives, Inverness
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Achany Estate (Creator)
- Matheson, Sir James Nicolas Sutherland, laird of Lewis (Subject)
- Matheson, Jane Mary Percival, Lady Matheson (Subject)