Hello list My Mackenzie family and some of my Mackays lived at Achevely, Achillie, Ardochie, Ardachu, Ardchu. My great, great, great grandparents were Kenneth Mackenzie, son of Colin Mackenzie and Barbara Gordon, and Mary Jenny. Kenneth’s twin sons, William and Colin, were born at Achevely, Rogart. His daughters, Jane and Barbara were then born in Ardchue. In 1813 he was again in Achevely where his son Angus was born according to the Old Parish Records. Enquiries in Sutherland brought the following information regarding Achevely: In 1938 and in records in the Sutherland Estate Office the precise place was written as Acheillie. 50 years prior to that it was written as Achillie. In 1833 it was written as Achvalie or Achvelly. It has been proven that Achavelly and Acheveby are one and the same place through the use of tenant’s names in the Estate office. On old maps this spot is named Acheileidh. In 1750 it was written Achvilie, and in the 1764 records it is Echevilie. A croft on the spot is known as Inshure, Inschure, Inchure. Nearby is Achu, Ardchu, Ardachue. It has been assumed that the family did in fact not move. The 1881 census in Rogart shows Angus Mackenzie, son of Kenneth and Mary, as tenant of ten acres at Ardochie. Living with him was his sister, Susanna, a spinster, and his nephew William Mackenzie, son of his brother, John. Was Ardochie Ardchue? In 1750 Ardchu did not exist but Inchoraig did. Inchoraig and Inschure – same place? The modern map shows only Ardochu, Rogart. I believe this is the spot where not only Ardachue and Ardochy stood but also Inchoraig and Achevely. From the Estate Papers we know that there were quite a few families at Ardchu, or Ardachu as it was then written, in 1825. Niel Mackay, John Murray, Niel Sutherland, William Sutherland, James Campbell, Roderick Macdonald, Hugh Mackay, Kenneth Mackenzie and William Murray, were all crofting in Ardchu. I have information on some of these families but would love to find out about the James Campbell family. Anyone know them? With so much marrying within the small communities of Sutherland many of these families link together. Would be interesting to know what became of them. Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ <http://www.highlandhearts.com/> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01