The 1955 Kintyre Estates Sale

In July 1955 The Kintyre Estates of The 10th Duke of Argyll were offered for sale by auctioneers Knight, Frank &
Rutley of London in Campbeltown Town Hall.

A price is noted for each property and the name of those properties for which ‘no sale’ was reported is under-lined and
followed with an asterisk * .

The 28,857 acres of properties were divided into 5 main sections - Glenlussa, 10,689 acres; Machrihanish, 8,714
acres; Southend, 6,220 acres; Bellochantuy, 2,038 acres and, finally, some town properties in Campbeltown itself
and accumulating a total assessed rental of £13,195 per annum.

GLENLUSSA totalling 10,689 acres - Low Peninver £2,000; New Peninver * £2,110; High Peninver £800;
East and West Laggan £800; Craig View £800; Crossibeg £4,000; Ballochgair N/A; High Smerby £2,500;
Kilmichael £4,250; Auchaleek £4,750; Calliburn * £1,750; Drumgarve £950; West Skeroblingarry * £1,750;
East Skeroblingarry £1,550; Low Park * £1,350; High Park * £800; High Ranachan * £2,750; Low Ranachan
£1,500; Balnagleck £4,000; Drum £6,250; Largiebeg * £1,300; East Darlochan £4,750; Durrie * £700; Aros
£4,500; West Backs £5,000 and East Backs * £4,000. The expectations total £64,910 but £16,510 of property is
listed here as having ‘no sale’ and the ‘net value’ realised is thus reduced here to £48,400.

MACHRIHANISH totalling 8,714 acres - Bleachfield £4,500; East Drumlemble £6,150; Ballygreggan £4,000;
Dalivaddy * £2,000; Belloch £3,600; Little Dalrioch £750; Auchencorvie £2,250; Kilwhipnach £2,900;
Homeston * £2,000; Lochorodale £3,300; Ballybrennan £2,750; ‘Kill. & Breck.’ £4,000; Kilirvan Pendicle (land
only) £150; Keprigan £1,850; High Cattadale £2,750; Low Cattadale £2,000; South Carrine £3,000; North
Carrine £3,000; Coulinlongart £2,000; Amod £1,250 and Dalsmirren * £1,150. The expectations total £55,350
but £5,150 of property is listed here as having ‘no sale’ and the ‘net value’ realised is thus reduced to £50,200.

SOUTHEND totalling 6,220 acres - Feochaig * £1,100; Glenhervie £3,400; Polliwilline Shoreton £3,500;
Benton Polliwilline £1,750; West Polliwilline £1,000; D. Kildavie £2,400; Low Kildavie £2,300;
Knockstapplemore £1,500; Glenmucklach * £1,000; Dalmore £2,000; Christlach £2,500; Kilblaan £1,500;
Dunglas £3,200; Pennyland £1,200; Blasthill * £3,600; Brunerican £4,300; Machrimore Mill £1,800; Smithy
£300; Mill and 4 Cottages * £350; Muneroy Glebe £300; Post Office House £350 and Dunaverty House £500.
The expectations total £39,850 but £6,050 of property is listed here as having ‘no sale’ and the ‘net value’ realised is
thus reduced to £33,800.

BELLOCHANTUY totalling 2,038 acres - Putechantuy £2,000; Putechan Lodge £1,350; High Bellochantuy
£1,600; Corputechan £2,000 and Bellochantuy Hotel * £1,300. The expectations total £8,250 but £1,300 of
property is listed here as having ‘no sale’ and the ‘net value’ realised is thus reduced to £6,950.

CAMPBELTOWN Town Properties - Seafield * £700; Glenadale £1,000; Orange Lodge £625; Railway
Sidings £210; Railway Line near Limecraigs £20; Gallowhill £3,450; Gortnaglea £1,600; Crosshill £1,550;
Low Glenramskill £700 and New Orleans £350. The expectations total £10,205 but £700 of property is listed here
as having ‘no sale’ and the ‘net value’ realised is thus reduced to £9,505.

Given the foregoing results, Glenlussa £48,400; Machrihanish £50,200; Southend £33,800; Bellochantuy £
6,950 and Campbeltown £9,505 the sale realised £148,855 with a further £29,710 of property being left for later
disposal through private arrangements. Sale proceeds would net nearly £180,000 - just enough, in 21st-century
terms, to buy, perhaps even furnish, a bungalow with a fairly big lawn and put a second-hand ‘Roller’ in the garage !

The list here was compiled by Carradale’s Duncan Ritchie and ‘added up’ by Donald Kelly in Muasdale in 2002.