The book Arran; - Cook Clan

62 THE BOOK OF ARRAN
as pertaining to the office of sheriff, which Stewart was to
retain. But the Tenpenny lands and ' the nine merk land
of Tonrydder alias Knightslands with the island of Pladow,'
their towers, fortalices, etc., passed for the time being to the
Hamiltons.
Apparently MacDonald's claim continued a difficulty and
a source of trouble in the isles, for seven years afterwards
we have the contract, already referred to, between the Duke
of Chatelherault and ' James M'Onele of Donnawik,' whereby,
in return for the Saddell lands, MacDonald resigns all claim
to any lands in Arran, except Corriegills and Clachlan, and
promises neither to annoy the island himself nor allow others
to do so.^ The two Corriegills continued a sheriff appanage ;
Kildonan Castle and its forty shilling land go back, for a
short term, to an Ardgowan Stewart in 1618,^ but sixteen
years later this Archibald Stewart resigns them and they
are passed on to Archibald MacDonald of Sanda. In 1662
there is infeftment of ' Augustine Macdonald, heir of provision
of Archibald Macdonald of Sanda, his father, . . . in 40
shilling lands of old extent of Kildonan in the island of
Arran.' ^ So the property went on being shuttlecocked
between Stewarts and others ; for the MacDonalds gave
place later to the Stewarts of Kilquhilly in Bute, and these,
by sale, to the Marquis of Bute, who represented the old
family of the sheriffs.* But not even there was rest found.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century Headrick
mentions Kildonan, Pladda, and the Corriegills as being in
possession of the Marquis,^ from whom these estates were
2023.
' Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis, p. 88.
2 Argyll Sasines, vol. i. fol. 71, de novo, 1619; liegistrum Magni Sigilli,s.i., No.
' Abridgement of Inquests at the Chapel Royal— Inquisitiones Specials, 64. It seems
that about 1565 or later MacDonald of Dunyveg gave the Tenpenny lands to his
cousin John, second son of Angus lleach('of Islay') of Sanda.
—
The Clan Donald,
vol. iii. p. 388. It is a complex story, and some essential details are lacking.
* New Statistical Account— Bute, vol. v. p. 66.
' View of the Island of Arran, by Rev. James Headrick, 1807, pp. 63, 106, 107.