Estate: Denny

Denny, Stirlingshire
1616 - 1707

The barony of Denny, beside the River Carron in Stirlingshire, was bought by the Master of Wigtown in 1616, after the Lords Fleming had served for many years as bailies of Temple Denny.

Early connections

In 1515 John, 2nd Lord Fleming, had a life tack of Temple Denny with its bailiary from Lord St John, and in 1585 John, 6th Lord Fleming, was made bailie of the barony of Denny by Lord Torphichen. In 1587 he recovered the bailiary from the Lindsays and Livingstones, who had taken it during his forfeiture.

Acquisition

The 1st Earl of Wigtown had sasine of the barony in 1609 and sold it to John Cleland of Tannochie on 31 December 1615. Four days later, on 3 January 1616, his son John, Master of Wigtown, bought it back from Cleland, to be held of the king for a feu of twelve pounds.

Estates within the barony

Denny, with Temple Denny, the mill of Denny, the Stoniewood corn mill on the Carron, Myetthill and Doups.

Holding the barony

In 1619 the Master redeemed a wadset on Denny and acquired the mill of the barony from James Inglis, Provost of Glasgow, and the Stoniewood mill from John Cuthell. In 1634 he resigned the barony for a new infeftment to his son John and his wife Lady Jean Drummond. In 1661 a heritable bond was corroborated on Harbertshire, Denny and Catscleugh, and in 1705 Parliament granted the 6th Earl weekly markets and four annual fairs at the Kirk of Denny.

Disposal

By 1707 John, 6th Earl of Wigtown, still owned the lands of Denny, but the Earl of Mar had a right to them by gift. No later record of the barony is found in the family papers.