Auchnagoul

Auchnagoul was a township, just up the glen towards Inveraray
It is now a collection of privately owned houses and farmland.

In 1865 the Duke of Argyll described it as "not very far from bring a model Highland village now"
THE DUKE OF ARGYLL AND HIS TENANTRY 1865
Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), Tuesday, October 17, 1865; Issue 8043

Discussing the layout of farm steadings - replacing the pigstys with dungheaps that are normally beside the house with gardens.

"With regard to the tenantry of this property some reference was made to this subject just four years ago, and reference was also made to the propriety of having gardens. I must say that, especially in some instances, very great and successful exertions have been made, and I would particularly instance the tenantry of the great toon of Auchnagoul.
I really was excessively delighted, and so was the Duchess, the other day in visiting that important toon, to find the houses so extremely tidily and nicely kept, and the gardens so nicely kept; and I think I may say without exaggeration that, although there may be some shortcomings yet, the toon of Auchnagoul is not very far from bring a model Highland village now.

In 1875, when Queen Victoria visited her daughter Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, she went on a carriage drive from Inveraray to Furnace and back along the shore road.
As they passed the townships of Auchnagoul and Auchindrain the Duke described them as being of few left of their kind in Scotland.
This excursion is described in glorious detail in Queen Victoria's diary - More Leaves

The newspaper articles illustrate how much work has been done at the Township in the middle of the 1800's and the very close and intimate involvement and interest in these communities along the glen by both the Duke and the Duchess of Argyll. Both are reported to have visited Auchnagoul particularly, repeatedly to develop a new way of living to move the township on from the very primitive lifestyle in the earlier part of the decade.
The Duke's detailed description of the townships that he gives to the Queen later can be interpreted in various ways when read alone, but in conjunction with these newspaper reports it could be said that he was PROUD of Auchnagoul and Auchindrain. They were examples of how the improvements in agriculture could be incorporated into an old structure of both community and of buildings, with the goodwill and hard work of the tenants. Improving the agriculture was not just an economic interest to the estate but also a passionate interest and area of study for a number of the Dukes.

From the newspaper archives it is clear that the hills around Auchnagoul to Clunary were very popular grouse moors . the shoots are repeatedly reported in a variety of papers in the latter part of the 1800's. Not enough research has been done to download all the newspaper reports from the free archives, nor do we have the funds for the full and updated pay to view ones.

The image below is one given to us by a current resident .. we have no idea what age it is, why they are grouped like this, or what the occasion is.
If you have any ideas .. please let us know.

To view more detail of this image check out this album on flickr.

Valuation Rolls

Proprietor: His Grace The Duke of Argyll

1855 - 56 Valuation roll¹

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1856 - 57 Valuation roll²

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1857 - 58 Valuation roll³

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Croft Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1858 - 59 Valuation roll⁴

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1859 - 60 Valuation roll⁵

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1860-61 Valuation roll⁶

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1861-62 Valuation roll⁷

description	Tenant	Occupier	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Tenants	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Tenant	7 - 10 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Tenant	15 - 0 - 0

1862-63 Valuation roll⁸

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald & James Munro	Occupiers	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1863-64 Valuation roll⁹

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1864-65 Valuation roll¹⁰

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1865-66 Valuation roll¹¹

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McVicar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McVicar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald McVicar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Ferguson	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro Junior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1866-67 Valuation roll¹²

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McVicar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McVicar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Dugald Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Archibald McVicar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1867-68 Valuation roll¹³

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
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1868-69 Valuation roll¹⁴

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
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1869-70 Valuation roll¹⁵

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan McViccar	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Donald McViccar, Junr	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
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1870-71 Valuation roll¹⁶

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
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1871-72 Valuation roll¹⁷

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	27 - 0 - 0
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1872-73 Valuation roll¹⁸

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	9 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	27 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar, junior's heirs	Occupiers	9 - 0 - 0
"	Peter Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar, senior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1873-74 Valuation roll¹⁹

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Dugald Campbell	Occupiers	9 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander & James Munro	Occupiers	9 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	27 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar, junior's heirs	Occupiers	9 - 0 - 0
"	Peter Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	9 - 0 - 0
"	Malcolm Sinclair	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar, senior	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	18 - 0 - 0

1874-75 Valuation roll²⁰

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	James Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Sinclair	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil M'Vicar	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0

1875-76 Valuation roll²¹

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	James Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Sinclair	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil M'Vicar	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0

1876-77 Valuation roll²²

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	James Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Sinclair	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil M'Vicar	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0

1877-78 Valuation roll²³

description	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	James Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Alexander Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Donald M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Sinclair	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0
"	Neil M'Vicar	Occupier	12 - 0 - 0
"	Donald Munro	Occupier	24 - 0 - 0

1878-79 Valuation roll²⁴

description	situation	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	Farm	James Munro	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Alexander Munro	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Donald M'Vicar	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil Munro	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan Clark	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Sinclair	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil M'Vicar	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Munro	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0

1879-80 Valuation roll²⁵

description	situation	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	House & Croft	James Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Alexander Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Donald M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan Clark, crofter	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Sinclair, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0

1880-81 Valuation roll²⁶

description	situation	Occupier	Tenant	yearly rent or value
Auchnagoul	House & Croft	James Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Alexander Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Donald M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Duncan Clark, crofter	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Sinclair, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0
"	"	Neil M'Vicar, crofter	Occupier	12 - 3 - 0
"	"	Donald Munro, crofter	Occupier	24 - 6 - 0

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