| Administrative History | By 1836, Dundonnell Estate had been sold by the trustees to Murdo Munro Mackenzie of Ardross. This family had come back from Australia. After the death of George Mackenzie of the 1st MacKenzie dynasty, a son, Kenneth, took over the estate. He died young and even before his death the estate was burdened with debts and in the hands of trustees. Under this Mackenzie of Ardross there were clearances from Kildonan c1840 and Keppoch, Dundonnell. Twenty families were sent to settle on strips of poor rocky soil described in the Napier Report as mostly black moor and heather. |