Acharn
in GlenKinglass
GD112/13/2 Breadalbane papers
Title Papers relating to Marches
Dates 1632-1906
Estimate of a proposed barley mill, proposed to be erected near present corn mill of Acharn, and served by said corn mill water or lade, 1790. ??likely to be the one in Taymouth.
1841
Piece: SCT1841/504 Place: Ardchattan-Argyllshire Enumeration District: 11
Civil Parish: Ardchattan Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island:
Folio: 11 Page: 1
Address: Auchacarn Acharn
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MCLAREN William M 35 Ag Labourer Outside Census County (1841)
MCLAREN Sarah F 30 Argyllshire
MCLAREN Mary F 4 Argyllshire
MCLAREN Ann F 2 Argyllshire
MCLAREN Niel M 4m Argyllshire
MCNICOL Duncan M 20 Ag Labourer Argyllshire
MCDONALD Margret F 25 Female Servant Argyllshire
mentioned in Brian Doogans briliant Breadalbane Forest paper https://theses.gla.ac.uk/6486/1/2004dooganphd.pdf
1871
map https://maps.nls.uk/view/228776005 - Acharn is up GlenKinglas - middle of map in the top third.
1936 Hansard -
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1936/nov/10/sheep-farm-glen-kinglas-estate
Mr. ELLIOT A question on the same subject was addressed to my predecessor on 17th December, 1935, by the hon. Member for Springburn (Mr. Hardie). I am 685informed that on Whitsunday, 1933, two sheep farms, Acharn and Inverliever, situated in the isolated mountainous district of Blackmount and Loch Etive, fell vacant, the tenants leaving of their own accord. Repeated efforts to let the farms were unsuccessful and they remained in the hands of the landlord, the Earl of Breadalbane, for 2½ years until Martinmas, 1935, when he was able to sell them to the trustees of the late Edward Hermon. As the trustees did not wish to take over the sheep stocks, Lord Breadalbane was obliged to sell the sheep in open market, which entailed a loss to him of £2,900. The number of sheep sold was 3,400 exclusive of lambs. There is no question of the sheep having been disposed of by Lord Breadalbane to make room for deer, or of a policy of clearance of sheep. Lord Breadalbane would have been glad to have found tenants for the farms. I understand that the new proprietors do, in fact, propose to keep a stock of sheep at Inverliever.
§Mr. JOHNSTON Is it not the case that at Acharn and Inverliever there are deer on the farms?
§Mr. ELLIOT I think there is no question of anybody having turned off tenants or substituted deer for sheep. It was found impossible to let the farms.
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