| Description | The Stent Roll is a valuation of properties, mills and fishings within the burgh which were subject to payment of cess, or land tax. On 9 April 1712, the Town Council ordered that a valuation be made of these properties under the terms of 1712 Land Tax Act. The resulting Stent Roll lists the proprietors of taxable land within each quarter, their occupations and the assessments to be paid towards the land tax.
The Freedom Lands consisted of the area of land between the Inner Marches and Outer Marches granted to the Town Council by successive royal charters from 1319 to 1638. A map showing the extent of the Freedom Lands can be found in 'The Freedom Lands and Marches of Aberdeen' (Aberdeen, 1929). From 1551 various estates on the Freedom Lands were feued out by the Town; their assessments are given below.
The Lands of Old Milne belonging to the Heirs of William Taylor
Assessment: £50 0s 0d
The Lands of Froster hill belonging to Andrew Ritchy, merchant
Assessment: £260 0s 0d
The Lands of Barkmilne belonging to Walter Melvill, merchant
Assessment: £92 4s 2d
The Lands of Hislehead belonging to Dr Chalmers
Assessment: £163 13s 4d
The Lands of Cuntesswells belonging to John Sandilands
Assessment: £797 16s 8d
The Lands of Overboddom belonging to Mr Robert Irvine
Assessment: £10 13s 4d
The Lands of Rubislaw belonging to the heirs of Mr George Skeen
Assessment: £654 3s 4d
The Lands of Calseend belonging to Mr Alexander Fraser, Regent
Assessment: £152 6s 8d
The Lands of Old Cruives belonging to Mr Patrick Sandilands of Cottown
Assessment: £77 0s 0d
The Lands of Auchmull belonging to the Minister of Glass
Assessment: £29 6s 8d
The Lands belonging to the Minister of Newhills
Assessment: £447 11s 6d
The Lands of Tulloch belonging to [the] Laird of Crabstone
Assessment: £156 0s 0d
The Lands of Kingswells belonging to Alexander Jaffrey
Assessment: £377 6s 8d
The Lands of Shethocksly belonging to Alexander Taylor
Assessment: £381 3s 4d
Crofts at the Gallowgate
The Gallowhill crofts belonging to John Gray, merchant, is yearly
Assessment: £216 3s 4d |