On August 1 , 1699 , Bickerstaffe surrendered his copyhold lands in Chirton to Sir William Blackett who sold the hall to Archibald Campbell , 1st Duke of Argyll .
On August 1 , 1699 , Bickerstaffe transferred his copyholds - lands in Chirton to Sir William Blackett , who sold the hall to Archibald Campbell , the 1st Duke of Argyll .