Barons in Scotland

Ayton Castle, Scottish Borders, caput of the feudal barony of Ayton. Built in 1851 in the Scottish Baronial style by William Mitchell-Innes, then feudal baron of Ayton, to the design of James Gillespie Graham

In Scotland, a Baron is the head of a "feudal" barony (also known as prescriptive barony). This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was the "caput" (Latin meaning 'head'), or the essence of the barony, normally a building, such as a castle or manor house. Accordingly, the owner of the piece of land containing the "caput" was the Baron or Baroness. The Court of the Lord Lyon recognises a person possessing the dignity of baron under certain conditions,[1] this being the status of a minor baron, but not a peer. Scottish feudal baronies may be passed to any person, of either sex, by inheritance or conveyance.[2] Scotland has a distinct legal system within the United Kingdom. Historically, in the Kingdom of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, as the Sovereign’s Minister in matters armorial, is at once Herald and Judge.

The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is a Lord of Parliament.

History

Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure was, from 1660 until 2004, the feudal description of the only genuine degree of title of UK nobility capable of being bought and sold (along with the Caput, or property), rather than passing strictly by blood inheritance.

Statutes of 1592 and the Baronetcy Warrants of King Charles I show the non-peerage Table of Precedence as: Baronets, Knights, Barons and Lairds, Esquire and Gentlemen.

A General Register of Sasines was set up by Statute in 1617, with entry in the Register giving the prescriptive right (right by normal or correct usage), after so many years, to the "caput" or essence of the Barony. The individual who owned the said piece of land containing the caput was hence the Baron or Baroness. Uncertainty over armorial right was removed by the Lyon Register being set up by Statute in 1672, such that no arms were to be borne in Scotland unless validly entered in Lyon Register. Up until 1874 each new Baron was confirmed in his Barony by the Crown by Charter of Confirmation. Up until 28 November 2004 a Barony was an estate of land held directly of the Crown, or the Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. It was an essential element of a barony title that there existed a Crown Charter erecting the land into a Barony, recorded in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. Often the original Charter was later lost, however an Official Extract has the same legal status as the original Charter.

From the Treaty of Union of 1707 - until 1999 - a unified Parliament of Great Britain (since January, 1801, known as the Parliament of the United Kingdom), at Westminster, was responsible for passing legislation affecting private law both north and south of the Scottish border. In 1999 the devolved Scottish Parliament was established, and Private law measures can now be passed at Holyrood, the seat of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Using a prescriptive feudal grant allowed developers to impose perpetual conditions affecting the land. The courts became willing to accept the validity of such obligations, which became known as real burdens. In practical and commercial terms, these real burdens were like English leasehold tenure.

Abolition of feudal tenure

The first Scottish Executive was committed to abolishing the anachronism of the feudal system. On 28 November 2004 the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 came into full force and effect, putting an end to Scotland's feudal system. Under Scots law, a Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure is now "incorporeal feudal heritage", not attached to the land and remains the only genuine, prescriptive, degree of title of UK nobility capable of being bought and sold – since under Section 63(1) of the Act, the dignity of Baron is preserved after the abolition of the feudal system.[3][4]

After 28 November 2004 under Scots law, a Scottish Barony, which was previously Scottish heritable property (real property), became incorporeal heritable property (not attached to the land). Prior to the Act coming into effect, Scottish Feudal Baronies (including Lordships and Earldoms) were the only genuine title of UK nobility capable of being transferred following the sale of land containing a "caput" (or the sale of a feudal superiority).

Most baronies were created (erected) prior to 1745 but one was erected as late as 1824.

Since the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 came into effect, the Lord Lyon, who is the Chief Herald of Scotland, has restored a more traditional form to the coat of arms of a Baron. Barons are now identified by the helm befitting their degree. A new policy statement has been made by the Lord Lyon to this effect.[1]

Independent Scots legal advice should always be taken before entering into any contract that claims to offer a Baronial title for sale.

The holder of the dignity of a Barony may petition the Lord Lyon for a grant of arms as he falls under the jurisdiction of the Lyon's Court. A policy statement has been made to this effect by the Lord Lyon.[1] The Lyon Court has no jurisdiction in relation to the transfer of, or legal "trade" in, feudal titles. Any prospective purchaser should seek specialist independent Scots legal advice.

Usage

An English barony is a peerage (yet the abolition act of 1660 allows for some remaining non-peer baronies not converted by writ to remain as feudal baronies of free socage "incorporeal hereditament" similar to a lordship of the manor), but whether Scottish barons rightfully rank as peers is disputable.[5] They are known as minor barons currently treated as noble titles of less than peerage rank. The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is "Lord of Parliament".

The feudal baronial title tends to be used when a landed family is not in possession of any United Kingdom peerage title of higher rank, subsequently granted, or has been created a knight of the realm. The name recorded by the Lord Lyon as part of any grant of arms or matriculation becomes the holder’s name for all official purposes.

The holder of a Scottish barony (e.g., "Inverglen") may add the title to his existing name (e.g., "John Smith, Baron of Inverglen") or add the territorial designation to his surname ("John Smith of Inverglen, Baron of Inverglen"); some of the oldest Scottish families prefer to be styled by the territorial designation alone ("Smith of Inverglen").[6][7][8] Formal and in writing, they are styled as The Much Honoured Baron of Inverglen. A baron may be addressed socially as "Inverglen" or "Baron," and introduced in the third person as "John Smith of Inverglen, Baron of Inverglen" or "The Baron of Inverglen". When referred to informally in the third person it is incorrect to refer to him as "Baron Inverglen" or "Lord Inverglen", as these would imply a peerage title (i.e. Lord of Parliament)[9] A married couple may be styled "The Baron and Baroness of Inverglen", "Inverglen and Madam Smith of Inverglen", "Inverglen and Lady Inverglen", or "The Baron of Inverglen and Lady Inverglen."[6] The oldest son of a feudal baron may be known by his father's territorial designation with the addition of "yr" (abbreviation for "younger"), as in "John Smith of Inverglen, yr" and the eldest daughter if heir apparent is entitled to use the courtesy title "Maid of [Barony]" at the end of her name.

The United Kingdom policy of using titles on passports requires that the applicant provides evidence that the Lord Lyon has recognised a feudal barony, or the title is included in Burke's Peerage. If accepted (and if the applicant wishes to include the title), the correct form is for the applicant to include the territorial designation as part of their surname (Surname of territorial designation e.g. Smith of Inverglen). The Observation would then show the holder's full name, followed by their feudal title e.g. The holder is John Smith, Baron of Inverglen.[10]

Scottish heraldry

A Scottish Baron's helmet.

The former Lord Lyon declined to award the following baronial additaments to the arms of those feudal barons registering arms now that the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 is in force. However, the current Lord Lyon has confirmed in a recent policy statement that he will officially recognise feudal barons or those possessing the dignity of baron who meet certain conditions and will grant them arms with a helmet befitting their degree.[1] Scottish Barons rank below Lords of Parliament, and, while a noble, are not conventionally considered peerage titles; unlike others, the title can be hereditary or bought and sold.

In showing that Scottish barons are titles of nobility, reference may be made, amongst others, to Lyon Court in the Petition of Maclean of Ardgour for a Birthbrieve by Interlocutor dated 26 February 1943 which "Finds and Declares that the Minor Barons of Scotland are, and have both in this Nobiliary Court, and in the Court of Session, been recognised as 'titled' nobility, and that the estait of the Baronage (The Barones Minores) is of the ancient Feudal Nobility of Scotland".

Sir Thomas Innes of Learney in his 'Scots Heraldry' (2nd Ed., p. 88, note 1) states that 'The Act 1672, cap 47, specially qualifies the degrees thus: Nobles (i.e. peers, the term being here used in a restricted seventeenth-century English sense), Barons (i.e. Lairds of baronial fiefs and their "heirs", who, even if fiefless, are equivalent to heads of Continental baronial houses) and Gentlemen (apparently all other armigers).' Baronets and knights are evidently classed as 'Gentlemen' here and are of a lower degree than Barons. The Scottish Head of Baronial Houses, includes all the various styles and titles which designate the territorial nobility i.e. baron of X.

Barons may also wear two eagle feathers when in traditional dress.[11][12] If the baron is a member of a clan it is advisable to consult the clan chief on clan customs and traditions. The Lord Lyon only gives guidance and not governance on the wearing of feathers and recommends consulting with a clan chief.

Chapeau

Previously, between the 1930s and 2004, when new arms were granted or a matriculation of existing arms took note of a barony, the owner was given a chapeau or cap of maintenance as part of his armorial achievement on petitioning for the same. This is described as "gules doubled ermine" for barons in possession of the caput of the barony. An azure chapeau is appropriate for the heirs of ancient baronial families who are no longer owners of the estates. This chapeau was a relatively recent armorial invention of the late Lord Lyon Thomas Innes of Learney. Accordingly a number of ancient Arms of feudal barons do not display the chapeau, and now it is no longer granted.

At the Treaty of Perth 1266, Norway relinquished its claim to the Hebrides and Man and they became part of Scotland. In 1292 Argyll was created a shire and “The Barons of all Argyll and the Foreigners’ Isles”, which had preceded the kingdom of Scotland, became eligible to attend the "Scots" Parliament – appearing in the record of the parliament at St. Andrews in 1309. Historically they have a chapeau, "gules doubled ermines", ermines being white tails on black.

The chapeau, if part of the armorial achievement, is placed into the space directly above the shield and below the helmet, and may otherwise be used on a visiting card, the flap of an envelope or to ensign the circlet of a crest badge as used on a bonnet.

Feudo-baronial mantle

Particularly Scottish in character is the Feudo-baronial Mantle or robe of estate - described as gules doubled silk argent, fur-edged of miniver and collared in ermine fastened on the right shoulder by five spherical buttons or. This may be displayed in a pavilioned form, draped behind the complete achievement of arms - or the armorial shield alone - tied open with cords and tassels and surmounted by the chapeau. Again, Lord Lyon is no longer granting these robes.

Helmet

The helmet is now the chief mode of recognition of a Scottish baron. The Lord Lyon has adopted a steel helm with grille of three grilles, garnished in gold, as the current baronial additament. Alternatively, a feudal steel tilting helm garnished in gold, that may be shown affronté, may appear, or a helmet of some other degree if the baron holds a higher rank, such as a lordship of parliament.

Supporters

Supporters, are now usually reserved for the holders of the older baronies (chartered before 1587) and those that have been in continuous family ownership. In England, supporters are reserved for the peerage, and a Scottish baron who approaches the English College of Arms is not allowed supporters. A compartment has occasionally been granted to barons, representing their territories, even in cases where there are no supporters.

Badge and Flags

A badge – distinct from the crest – as a separate armorial device, is not necessarily a feature of the arms. The badge may be used by the "tail" or following of a landowner baron. The grant is linked to the baron’s pennon, a heraldic flag, in the livery colours that carries a large representation of the badge. The pennon is blazoned in the grant or matriculation. The livery colours are usually the two most prominent colours of the arms themselves.

A Standard – an elongated shape, tapering from 1.2 m down to 60 cm, with the fly edge split and rounded (lanceolate). The length is according to rank, from 7.5 m for the Sovereign down to 3.5 m for a Knight, Baron or Chief. It bears the Arms as on the shield, with the tail parted per fess with the Crest, Badge and/or Supporter, plus the motto on one or more Ribands. The Standard is set before the Baron/Chief's tent (as it’s a “Headquarters” flag and does not indicate that the Armiger is in residence) rather than carried like the banner. A Standard requires a separate grant by the Lord Lyon and is only made under certain conditions.

A Guidon – one-third shorter than a Standard and tapering to a round, unsplit end at the fly. These are assigned by Lord Lyon to individuals who have Supporters to their Arms, and to others who have a following – those in a position of leadership or some official position.

A Pennon – a smaller, elongated flag 4 ft long with a pointed, rounded or swallow-tailed end, designed to be displayed on a lance, assigned by Lord Lyon King to an Armiger who applies for one. It is charged with the personal heraldic badge or some other armorial ensign of the owner.

A Banner – a square or rectangular upright representation of the Arms designed for carrying in warfare or tournaments, but now flown as a “house flag” when the Armiger is in residence and is NOT the flag of the Clan or Family. Originally, conspicuous gallantry in battle was marked by cutting off the tail of the Standard or Pennon, turning it into a Banner. Strictly speaking, the sizes and shapes are:

Square banner – Sovereign, 1.5 m square; Dukes; 1.25 m sq; Earls, 1.1 m sq; Viscounts and Barons, 1 m sq; Baronets and feudal barons, 0.9 m sq; other Armigers, 70 cm wide x 85 cm high

Rectangular banner – typically in the ratio 3:2, or 5:4 when flown as the “house flag” of an Armiger.

Carrying flag – this should be sized as follows (width x height): Peers, 1.2 m x 1.5 m; Feudal Barons, 90 cm x 115 cm; Chiefs, 85 cm x 110 cm; Chieftains, 80 cm x 90 cm.

A Ensign may be occasionally granted and blazoned. This is a square flag, smaller than the flying banner, and carrying the full embroidered achievement (arms, crest, motto), again fringed in livery colours.

A Pipe banner – rather similar to a Banner, but of a size to fit on the longest drone of the pipes (usually 45 cm) and richly decorated with gold fringing, tassles and the like. The pipe banner for a Chief who is also a Peer or a Feudal Baron should have a rounded end extending beyond the length, and any other Chief a split rounded end. A feudal baron is authorised two pipers.

List of Feudal Baronies (created before 1707)

Below is a list of some Scottish feudal baronies created before 1707; this list does not include Scottish feudal baronies created between that year and 1824, when the most recent creation of a Scottish feudal barony occurred.

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BaronyCountyCreatedBaronSucceeded
AbbotshallFife Harold Robert Peerenboom
AbergeldieAberdeenshire John Howard Seton Gordon1963
AbernethyPerthshire HE Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, GCMLJ, FRSA2008
AboyneAberdeenshire James Martin Donald
AdenAberdeenshire1333 Alexander Charles Cumine Russell2015
AiketAyrshire
Alford Kerry Alfred Hamer
Anstruther & Balcaskie Sir Ralph Hugo Anstruther
ArbroathAngus Alan Frank Bartlett
Ardblair & Gask Perthshire Laurence Philip Kington Blair Oliphant1979
ArdgourArgyllshire Giancarlo Bonifazi1998
ArdgowanRenfrewshire Professor Stephen Kerr
ArdrossanAyrshire1357
Ardgrain[13]Aberdeenshire
ArdochDumbarton Thomas Andrew Wilson Neilson Mackay1987
ArndillyMorayshire David Ronald Menzies
ArnisdaleRoss and Cromarty William Paterson
ArnotFife Benjamin John Howard Gray
ArranAyrshire Willi Ernst Sturzenegger1995
AuchendarrochArgyllshire Keir Charles Campbell
AuchindoirAberdeenshire Alisdair John Barlas
AuchinleckAyrshire Valentine Bennett
AuchmacoyAberdeenshire David William Sinclair Buchan
Auchtermuzie
AuchterutherstrutherFife Abigail Busch Reisinger
AuchreochPerthshire Martin Melvin Cruikshank1976
AytonBerwickshire Ian Liddell-Grainger2007
BalcaskieFife Major Timothy Edward Lumisden Strange
BaldoonWigtownshire Christopher Busch Reisinger
BalfluigAberdeenshire Mark Iain Tennant
BallencrieffEast Lothian [14]1974
BallencrieffWest Lothian Junaid Abbas Bhatti
BallindallochBanffshire Clare Nancy Russell
BallumbieAngus Robert Williamson1997
BalmedieAberdeenshire van Huykelom van de Pas von Ortenburg
BalquhainAberdeenshire Nelson Lee Len Ying1995
BalvenieBanffshire Hammond Burke Nicholson1995–2006
BanchoryKincardineshire Kenneth Ian Rush Lumsden
BannockburnStirlingshire The Stafford Trust2005
Barnbarroch James Edward Vans
Barnis ForbesAberdeenshire Daphne Romy
Barra Ian Roderick Macneil1970
Bathgate
BearcroftsStirling1697 Charles A Cree of Castle Stewart 2011
Beauly
BiggarLanarkshire Charles Russell Clayton Ross
BenholmKincardine Roderick Strachan
BrigtonAngus1761Marion Elizabeth Charlotte Macmillan Douglas1938
Blackburn Prof Ranjit Kumar Chandra
BlackfordPerthshire Richard Welkowitz1999
BlackhallRenfrewshire1395Robert Brown Gillespie, OBE2002
Blair Alfred Hill Glenn1997
Blairbuis Timothy Busch Reisinger
Bognie, Mountblairy & FrendraughtBanffshire Alexander Gordon Morison
Bombie Kirkcudbrightshire Professor Barrie Owen Pettman
Botile (Buittle)Kirkcudbrightshire1315
Braemar
Buchan ForestKirkcudbrightshire Timothy Busch Reisinger
Lordship and Barony of Buncle and PrestonBerwickshire Olivier Fuchs of Cockburn
Buquhollie & FreswickCaithness Ivor John Spencer-Thomas
BusbyeWigtownshireearly 16th centuryHouston family until 18th century
Byres
CambusnethanLanarkshire1315 Terence Alvis of Lee1988
CarmichaelLanarkshire Richard John Carmichael
CarnoustieAngus James Langan
Carnysmul Carnysmule Carnymul Carnesmole Carnysmolle (Kirkinner)WigtownshireApril 1372
CarstairsLanarkshire Christopher Busch Reisinger
CartsburnRenfrewshire1669 Dr. Pier Felice degli Uberti2010
Castle Stewart
CaversRoxburgh Professor Andre Nathaniel-Rock, Baron of Cavers
ChirnsideBerwickshire
ClackmannanClackmannanshirec1334
Clary Hope Reisinger Cobera
CleghornLanarkshire Andrew Macmillan
CloseburnDumfriesshire Luis Kirkpatrick
Clugstoun ClugistounWigtownshireprior 1471
ClunyAberdeenshire Cosmo Alexander Linzee Gordon2010
ClunyFife Stuart Gordon Crane1997
CockburnBerwickshire Olivier Fuchs2008
Cockenzie Robert Adam Garrison
Coigach[15] Wester Ross1511Christopher Anthony Devonshire-Ellis2011
Coldingham[16]BerwickshireDr Peter Leando 2012
Coldingknows (see Cowdenknowes)Roxburgh1634 Mark John Harden
Coll-Earn & Elphinstone Stirlingshire Bailey Bruce McCune1988
Colstoun East Lothian Ludovic Davis Broun-Lindsay
Corrachree Aberdeenshire Alexander Richard Barlas
Corsewall Timothy Busch Reisinger
Corstorphine 1431Michael John Milne2005
Cowdenknowes RoxburghJan 15 1634Mark John Harden2002
CoxtonMorayshire1686Sir David Charles Kenneth Gordon Innes
Craichlaw Crachlew Crauchlew Crachlow Craichlew CraichloWigtownshireprior 14 July 1459
CraighallFife Roger Alexander Lindsay
CraigieAngus (Forfar)1666Rabbi Robert Owen Thomas2011
CraigievarAberdeenshire Sir John Alexander Cumnock Forbes
CraigmillarEdinburgh1511Captain Brian Lawrence Williamson
CrawfordFife
Crichton Midlothian Henry Burn-Callander
CrimondAberdeenshire Raymond Alexander Carnegie
CromarAberdeenshire
CromartyCromartyshire John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale
CrommeyBanffshire Michael Thomas Innes1978
Cruggleton CrigitounWigtownshire1325 or prior
CulbinMorayshire William Busch Reisinger
CumbernauldLanarkshire1314
CushnieAberdeenshire Alan Trantor Robertson 2004
DairsieFife Christopher Bentham Ruffle
Danira and Comrie
DelvinePerthshire15th century Dr Lars J C Lindberg 2008
DenboigFife Kenneth Lee MacLean
DennyStirlingshire16th century Alessandro Pompili2011
DinnetAberdeenshire J. M. Marcus Humphrey
DirletonEast Lothian1220Camilo Agasim-Pereira2002
DolphinstounEast Lothian Dr Julian Gawain Clifford Wills2000
DrumKincardineshire David Charles Irvine
Duart & MorvernArgyll 1631Sir Lachlan Hector Charles MacLean1990
DudhopeAngus1542
Dunconnel Sir Charles Edward MacLean
DuncrubPerthshire Douglas Henry Smith
DunureAyrshire Brendan Roy Clouston1997
EarlshallFifeMajor Paul Veenhuizen
EchlinEdinburgh Rainer Alexander Leonard Mackenzie Kensy2002
EdingightBanffshire John Berowald Innes
Elie & St MonansFife Richard Joseph Vipiana
EsslemontAberdeenshire Charles Iain Robert Wolrige-Gordon1976
EyemouthBerwickshire John Churchill1682
Fairholm & KirktonLanarkshire James Christopher Stevenson-Hamilton
FetternearAberdeenshire Martin Edwin Thacker2001
Fingalton
Finlaystone MaxwellRenfrewshire Nicholas Frederic Papanicolaou
FreuchWigtownshire4 August 1559 or prior
FulwoodRenfrewshire1314Camilo Agasim-Pereira2002
GalaSelkirkshire John Philip Henry Schomberg Scott
GariochAberdeenshire12th century
GarliesKirkcudbrightshire30 November 1263 Timothy Busch Reisinger
GarrallanAyrshire John Robert Douglas Boswell
GarthlandWigtownshireprior 8 August 1637
GartlyAberdeenshire David Charles James
GartmoreStirling William Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham1996
GiffenAyrshire Ryan Montgomery1987
GlassertonWigtownshire23 October 1542 or prior
Glencammon Timothy Busch Reisinger
GlenfallochPerthshire Norman Ross
GlengarnockAyrshire
GlenluceWigtownshireprior 12 Sep 1628Oon Daniel
GourdiePerthshire George Alastair Smyth Cox
Gourock Renfrewshire Claire Darroch-Thompson2011
Gordon Easter or GordounBerwickshire1150 Morange Michel
GrandhomeAberdeenshire David Romer Paton
GrantullyPerthshire Henry Steuart Fothringham
GreenanAyrshire Hope Reisinger Cobera
GreenockRenfrewshire Harry Olof Sandberg
GrougarAyrshire1321David Ian McLean
HailesEast Lothian1343S. Malin of Hailes2008
Haliburton and LambdenBerwickshire Richard Bruce Bernadotte Miller
HallruleRoxburghshireOlivier Fuchs of Cockburn
HolydeanRoxburghshire1128Taylor Forrester Moffitt
HorsbrughPeeblesshire Michael John Baylis Chenery1995
InchdrewerBanffshire Olga Roh2014
IncheWigtownshire16 November 1528 or prior
Innermessan or InvermessanWigtownshire20 April 1566 or prior
InnerwickEast Lothian Victor Charles Verekar Cowley
InneryneArgyllshire Ronald Busch Reisinger1998
InnesMorayshire James Wilson Mitchell2004
Jedburgh ForestRoxburghshire3 Feb 1602Richard Bruce Bernadotte Miller2010
Kelly Aberdeenshire Bruce Wayne Kneller2004
KemnayAberdeenshire Susan Letitia Burnett1978
Kilbernie
KilcoyRoss-shire Thomas Ian Robinson1969
KilmarnockAyrshire1316Eur Ing David Ayre2002
Kilpunt
Kilmaurs
Kincaid Heather Veronica Kincaid
KincraigFife James Gourlay
Kinghilt Kinhilt Kenhilt KilhiltWigtownshireprior 25 October 1632
KinnairdyBanffshire Colin William Innes1990
Kinnear Michael Jean Georges Pilette
KippenrossStirlingshire
KirkbuddoAngus1463Jean-Yves de Sainte-Croix de La Sabliere
KirkdaleWigtownshire Ramsey William Rainsford Hannay
KirklistonWest Lothian1618Andor László Oleg Vilmos v. Jaross2002
KirknewtonMidlothian Diana Theodora Adair Hargreave1992
krawfort Lanarkshire 1576
LagDumfriesshire1685Margaret Hamilton
Lambden (also known as Hassington)Berwickshire
LargoFife Ralph Hamilton Lownie2001
LathallanFife Jean Alison Spens1995
Lee Lanarkshire1272 Terence Alvis of Lee1978
LenzieEast Dunbartonshire1170
Lescure Ross McPherson-Smith
LeslieAberdeenshire David Carnegie Leslie
LeswaltWigtownshireprior 10 Nov 1426
LethendyPerthshire Charles Campbell Gairdner
LeysAberdeenshire James Comyn Amherst Burnett
Liberton (or Over Liberton)Midlothian Olivier Fuchs2009
Lochfergus Albert Edward Gazeley
The Superiority of the Lands of LochlandsAberdeenshire
Lochnaw (see Leswalt) Wigtownshire Gordon Stanley Clifford Park Wills Prestoungrange2004
LochrounellWigtownshireprior 1630
LoganeWigtownshire29 April 1576 or prior
LoncastellWigtownshire30 July 1551 or prior
MarchmontBerwickshire Roland Eugen Staehli1996
MacDonaldSkye Godfrey Bosville-Macdonald
MacDuff
Martyn-Kennedy alias FrethridWigtownshire10 January 1541-2 or prior
MearnsRenfrewshire David Leslie Thorpe2002
MelfortArgyll Hugh Campbell-Gibson1360s
MenieAberdeenshire Michael Woodley1995
MertounWigtownshire8 July 1504
MidmarAberdeenshire Richard Farrington Wharton
MiltonhavenKincardineshire William Alexander Newlands
MochrumWigtownshire11 August 1472 or prior
MontgomerieWigtownshire prior 25 October 1636
MouswaldDumfriesshire
MoyArgyllLorne Gillean Iain Maclaine
MurethWigtownshire28 January 1514 or prior
MyrtonWigtownshire Professor Mark Watson-Gandy
NewtonStirlingshire3 Apr 1685Philip David Pickering
Ochtercoull
OrmistonEast Lothian 31st August 1637 Brian Douglas Parsons 2003
Peaston (or Paistoun)East Lothian Robert Garrett Jackson of Paistoun2003
PenicuikMidlothian Sir John Dutton Clerk
PitcapleAberdeenshire Christopher Hugo Niall Burges-Lumsden
PitcruivieFife Douglas Meager Wallace Wagland1996
PitmillyFife Peter John Gybbon-Monypenny1987
PittenweemFife William Ronald Crawford Miller
PleanStirlingshire George Alexander Way1985
PlenderleithRoxburghshire1306 Clifford Dewey Michael Paul Harmon II2007
Pluscarden
Porterfield
PortlethenKincardineshire Maurice Charles Robert Taylor
PortrieWigtownshireprior 25 October 1636
Preston and PrestonpansEast Lothian1460David Ian McLean
PrestoungrangeEast Lothian Mathew Jonathan Clifford Wills of Prestoungrange2004
Primside and House SiteRoxburghshire
Quhithorne or WhithornWigtownshire6 September 1569 or prior
RachaneArgyllshire Michael Aquino
RannochPerthshire1 Sep 1502
RattrayPerthshire Philip Arthur Cumyn
RavenstoneWigtownshire Frank Andrew Renwick1983
RemistounWigtownshire5 February 1540-41 or prior
RenfrewRenfrewshire1398Prince Charles
RobertlandAyrshire5 March 1539/40 Brian Douglas ParsonsFeb 2005
RestalrigEdinburgh
RossieFife John Philip Oliphant
RuchlawEast Lothian Ronald Macduff Urquhart
RuscoKirkcudbrightshire Robert Graham Carson
Saulsait SaulsetWigtownshireprior 16 Feb 1629
Seybeggis or SeabegsStirlingshire15th century Dr. George M. Burden 2014
SeggiedenPerthshire
Smeaton HepburnEast Lothian George Bovill Rennie Gray
StoneywoodAberdeenshire Charles Henry Francis Mack2000
StrathdeeAberdeenshire1563
StrichenAberdeenshire 1515 Massimiliano Muzzi of Strichen2014
StruanPerthshire Alexander Gilbert Haldane Robertson1983
SwintonBerwickshire1098James Christopher Swinton
Teallach Dennistoun Gordon Teall
TranentEast Lothian The estate of David Garrison2001
TraquairPerthshire1491Catherine Margaret Mary Maxwell-Stuart
TroupBanffshire
UrquhartInverness-shire1230
UrquhartMorayshire 1587 Robert A. Cromartie of Urquhart-on-Spey 2004
TwynehameKirkcudbrightshire Delyse Sharpe1992
WellsRoxburghshire Bryce Lee West2009
Westside Gordon Kerr
WigtounLanarkshire19 Mar 1606
WormistonFife Michael Patrick Spens1970
YeochrieAberdeenshire Richard Downing Jacoby Stuart

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See also

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Court of the Lord Lyon". Lyon-court.com. Retrieved March 2015.
  2. Reid, Professor Kenneth (2003). The Abolition of Feudal Tenure in Scotland. Edinburgh: Tottel.
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