Scottish Placename Help.Completed Thanks.

[Gadget]

It could be a small pre-crofting township which has disappeared in the Clearance history, Jen. As you probably know, many townships just disappeared then.  Also, it could be the Gaelic name for it 

I'm off to the Crofting counties tomorrow and will try and ask a crofter friend of mine,  who knows the area well, if he can work it out.

I've also got a few books up there  on the Clearance history, so I'll see if anything is mentioned.


Gadget

[Gadget]

Here's an 1824 map of Skye if anyone wants to help pour over it:

http://www.nls.uk/maps/atlas/thomson/514.html


It's a lovely map - just click on it and zoom/pan about


Gadget

[Gadget]

Peinstaphen 

It's across the Bay from Galtrigle just south of Halistra and north of Stein on the Vatternish peninsular of Skye.

Gadget

[Gadget]

It's not on the modern maps but this is where it is approximately:

Click for Map



Gadget

[Gadget]

Here's a bit about it:

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/70708/details/skye+peinstaphen/

Interesting snip:

The farm of Peine Staptine is first documented in a rent roll of 1683 of the MacLeod estate (R C MacLeod 1928, Vol.I) and in 1788 when there were four married couples, fourteen children and five unmarried adults (SRO GD 9/3 Abstract Minutes of the British Fisheries Society 1786-1788), living on the farm. It appears to have been reorganised as a crofting township in the first half of the 19th century in conjunction with Hallin (see NG25NW 11).

And I've just remembered that the Glendale Martyrs were from Duirinish:

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/info/History/TheCroftersStruggle

If you'r interested in the social history of the area,  Google Glendale Martyrs and there will be lots of links


Gadget

[GMac78]

 
You've definitely cracked it gadget. Thanks very much for persevering, i was on the point of giving up. Kudos.

Gordon.

[Little Nell]

Way to go, Gadget!

Nell

[Gadget]

I like old maps and then there was my smattering of most of the Celtic languages and b mindedness that it wouldn't defeat me 

Pen in Welsh is head and so it is in Gaelic - more usually Ben but enough of a link 

Slange var

Iechyd da

 

Gadget

[genjen]

Brilliant bit of sleuthing. Well done.