The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-12 00:00:00

VALUABLE ESTATE IN SCOTLAND.
VALUABLE ANI) EXTENSIVE ESTATE IN THE
. COUNTY OF INVERNESS FOR SALE.
TO-BE EXPOSED TO SALE,
With
uin
Out Royal Exchange 'Coffee-house, Edinburgh,
pop Wartursnar, the 22d day of July, 1829, at Two
o'clock afternoon.
TUPSET PRICE 120,000/. ONLY.
HE ESTATE of CLANRANALD,
;:n'_e lying in the parish of South Uist and county of In-
iartess, consisting of the whole Island of Benbecula and
;greater part of the Island of South Uist, with the small
11 adjacent. This fine property extends about thirty-
.rrrniles in length from Not th to South, and Eight miles
breadth from East to West, containing 56.277 Scotch
t,'"r 70,746 Imperial Acres ef Land, whereof 14,537 Scotch
Zr,,18,274 Imperial Acres are Arable, 3,043 Scotch or
`',n26 Imperial Acres Low Pasture, and 33,696 Scotch
°Arr44'1?1,646 Imperial Acres Hill Pasture, or thereby. The
e Land is of excellent quality, yielding oats, barley,
and green g
.11 crops of the best description. There is an in-
telaaustible quantity of shell-laud and sea-weed (inde-
n.dent of the weed used for kelp) on the shores of the
I,,:adsteid' which not only supply abundant manure for the
brie texdy arable, but afford the means to the tenants of
cuitF:l'? 11144 Y hundred acres of waste land annually into
west %abort. The pasture is equal in quality to any in the
k lligilland'• The cattle reared on the Estate are well
flown in the south country markets, and have long com-
:rruled the highest prices given in the West of Inverness-
?er, • The Estate abounds in excellent harbouts, to which
e are good roads from the interior, and the public roads
through the island •ll as the farm roads, are in the
'sat condition. S'
as
Ile
Herrings annually frequent the numerous lochs inter-
itetiinge the propel ty, and the cod and ling fishery may be
ni
carrd on to any extent, the fishing banks being quite
111: gu"
'a• Deer are to be found on the hills of South
t 'lt. and the lands abound with grouse and other kinds of
114.44, with all sorts of water-fowl. There are trout in
:a fresh-water lakes, and abundance of salmon in the
404 t. packet sails twice a week from Loch Skipport in
4th Uist, in the middle of the estate, to Dunvegan in
*.,e, and there is an easy and constant communication
„L the Clyde and Liverpool at all seasons of the year, by
'44 of steam-boats and coasting vessels.
4€l6e rental of the Estate at Martinmas, 1828, was
13s. 3d., which may be greatly augmented by the
7,4ivation of waste land, and the partial introduction of
ILleil-farming, a very extensive tract of hill ground well
1-▪ '4lned for sheep grazing being at present in a great mea-
-44 unproductive.
AAbout 1300 tons of kelp of excellent quality are also
bout
manufactured on the shores of the Estate for the
iugett of the Proprietor, which, during the war, sold at
w 101. to 151. per ton, and new sells at about 5/. s'.
n, with every prospect of a rise.
amo The
Minister', stipend and schoolmaster's salaries
unt onlyold to /17/. 13s. Bd., and the teinds are valued.
The lands h part] of the Crown, and partly of subjeFlti
kPeri°ll; and one freehold qualification in the county wi
sold with the Estate-
There is a comfortable mansion-house, with a complete
,fteilling of offices, and a large garden inclosed by a stone
cwt
ten feet high, at Nunton in Benbecula, in one of the
gable
Pleasant situations in the Hebrides. In short, a more
or more improvable Estate has not for many years
feat for
Licred for sale in the Highlands, and no better invest-
eaPital is anywhere to be
f found.
e whole Estate will be exposed to sale at the upset
irt. of 120,0001. Should the Estate net be sold in one
t 7 it Will he exposed in thefollowing lots, at upset price each lot proportioned to the ullowin set rice of the whole
Watt above mentioned:-_ p p
h Lot I. The ISLAND of BENBECULA, with the
kall Isles contiguous, (excepting Upper and Lower_
:leatirnulls,) containing about
13,599 Scotch Acres, Of hick 4440 are Arable, 1446 Low
Pasture, and 7712 Hill
ktd Green Pasture.
The rental of this lot at Martinmas, 1828, was 17944
14 ; and there are annually manufactured on the shores
but 670 tons of kelp of the very best quality.
__Lot IL That PART of the ISLAND of SOUTH UIST
:4tentling from the Sound of Benbecula on the north to
f
',l•!e river Howtnore on the south, including the Island o
'itainuall in the Sound of Benbecula, nd cont.iining
I.l_°C!F Scotch Acres, whereof 4,667 area Arable, 1,351
°...vvyasture, and 5,283 Hill and Green Pasture.
was 882/.
istine Rental of this Lot, at Martinmas, 1828, 404 add there are annually manufactured on the Shores
I! 245 tons
of kelp.
N.-um! 1114 That PART of the ISLAND of SOUTH
tO 0._5 extending from the river of Howmore en the north
the north boundary of the farm of Upper Borinish on
B'2ll soh' _
containing about 17,125 Scotch Acres, whereof
e reo
eatt, "re Arable, 112 Low Pasture, and 14,802 Hill
?tL
f
The rice.
wet 4 £759 I 0
al tal of this Lot, at Martinmas, 1828,
UppZ• ................................ .. • •
,PaYable by Mr. R. M`Donald for
lthe,..Borinish,—the converted value
37 9 5
"`'it ba iin average, is

Total Rental £796 10 5
'aaree l'illautity of kelp annually manufactured on this
1.4 .4 about 150 tons.
i4talltii!V• That PART of SOUTH UIST extending
'4lO ,8011th March of Upper Borinish on the north to
igin:%°4 with the Estate of Boisdale on the south, con-
-33 en 4,249 Scotch Acres, whereof 3,217 are Arable,
The -Itbpasture, and 10,899 Green and Hill Pasture.
11,113. Rental of this Lot, at Martinmas, 1828, was
.4e abor'°s• Bd., and there is annuaily manufactured on
s ?iv'" about 230 tons of kelp.
'aer information will be given at Edinburgh by
44144/tinter, Campbell, and Cathcart, W.S., or Archi-
-44,4.4 atlif,at°,ll, Req., W.S. ; at Hamilton by Mr. Brown ;
l'Ar,""on by Mr. Mundell, Great George-street ; any
h
furnish Rentals and Reduced Plans of
lt e
Pa'ailld,tl,-;;and Mr, Dupcan Shaw, Factor fir C an-
.goNiat-tlztunteil. in Benbecula, will give directions for
Linda.
air?IlAV STONE, LUMBAGO, &c.
11-4-'1(1. MAENL 'ASNDPILLs are allowed to be
ttz,ovi t" Moat successful Preparation for effectually re-
ntr: 44d preventing the future recurrenee of those
l•itiltr.-'lllWhicli arise from an imperfect action of the
It
bi.l.4ris, as Gravel and Stone, Lumbago, Pains
.eeent ins‘ 'and Loins, Sic. composed of the mosit. ines-
the tutitcredients, this truly Valuable Medicine
.. retevo
tht'se trlring Patient from the excruciating torturesthcon_f
ttitutini-e14% without any violence or injury t 4:!
dull 41 "d requires no confinement or restraint oe.f
.diet
,Itannt its
anxi,.
It is one of the oldest Public Medicines
firmly rte peculiar virtues and efficacy have um-
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_ 01d rnaintained the highest reputation. ,
6,erttie b
tined
at 2s. 9d. and 11s. by Messrs. Butler,
sae.
dIE-stCheapxide, corner of St. Paul's, London ; k
prjr-`,'" buhlin • and Prince's-street, Edinburgh; and
41e0ybaTet,'Pal lltedicine-venders. Of whom may be had
121 toi"br't.B BRUNSWICK CORN PLAISTER, an
4lBoe-e, RernedY for eradicating Corns, Bunions, &e.
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at and ad.
9d,