People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 3/14/5 (Melr. Lib., no. 37)

Description
Duncan, son of Gilbert of Carrick for Melrose Abbey; he has given, and granted, and by this his present charter has established, to Melrose Abbey, two saltworks in a suitable place within the feu of Turnberry (AYR), and the 8 acres of arable land near the saltworks most useful to them, and pasture for all the animals of the saltworks, in pure and perpetual alms, free and quit from all custom and secular exaction, because their wood that they used to have at Greenan (AYR) for a saltworks was utterly burnt and destroyed.
Firm date
1179 X 13 June 1250
Dating Notes
Roger of Scalebroc’s charter (_Melrose Liber_, i, no. 34), based on earliest date when Herbert could have become dean of Glasgow × death of Earl Duncan of Carrick.
Source for Data Entry
Melrose Liber, i, no. 37
Trad. ID
Melr. Lib., no. 37
Calendar number
3/14/5
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
1179 X 13 Jun. 1250 Gift of two saltworks in the feu of Turnberry (AYR), and 8 acres of arable nearby yes