1845

The parish extends from east to west upwards of 35 miles, and varies in breadth from 5 to 20. It is bounded by the parishes of Creich, Assynt, and Lochbroom, on the north and west; and by Eddertoun, Rosskeeñ, and Fodderty, on the east and south. At the east end, where the church and manse are situated, it is very narrow, but it widens gradually to the western extremity, where the boundary between it and Assynt, and the counties of Ross and Sutherland, is a small rivulet called Alltan-na’n-Cealgach,, or the burn of the deceitful, which flows from a long lake, with low and uninteresting banks, called Loch Boarlan. The reason of this rather extraordinary name having been given to the burn, was, that, in determining the boundary between the parishes of Assynt and Kincardine, the witnesses encroached considerably on the Assynt side, and made oath that they stood on Ross-shire ground, having earth from Kincardine in their shoes! At this extremity the “forest of Balnagown” (a Leafless one !) is situated; it is a hill of great extent, and remarkable for the large size of it8 deer. The parish of Kincardine is partly in the county of Ross, and partly in that of Cromarty.

1799

Extent and Situation – The parish of Kincardine extends, from east to west, upwards of 30 miles, and its greatest breadth is near 20. At the east it is very narrow; but widens gradually to the western extremity, where the forest of Balnagown is situated, which is of great extent, and remarkable for the large size of its deer. The parish is situated in the presbytery of Tain, synod of Ross, and counties of Ross and Cromarty. It consists of several straths and glens, and of course abounds with hills and rivers. The soil, in such an extent of ground, naturally varies.