Baronage of Scotland
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In Scotland, the titles of "baron" or "baroness" refer to holders of a barony within the Baronage of Scotland, a rank of the ancient Scottish nobility. These are hereditary titles of honour,[2][3] traditionally granted by Crown charter as free baronies. Their legal recognition is upheld by various institutions, including the Court of the Lord Lyon,[4] the Scottish Parliament,[5] institutional writers[6][7] and official sources such as the Scottish Law Commission.[8][9]
Although being historically referred to as feudal barons, this terminology has become obsolete. Following the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, which came into force in 2004, Scottish baronies ceased to be connected to land ownership. They became non-territorial dignities, or personal honours in law, with no associated land rights.[10] The correct modern usage is simply "baron".[11]
Scottish barons are recognised as noble[12] but are not peers and do not belong to the Peerage of Scotland. By contrast, an English barony is a peerage title, though under the Tenures Abolition Act 1660, some feudal baronies remain as baronies held by free socage. The peerage status of Scottish barons is disputed;[13] they are considered minor barons, holding noble titles of lower rank than peers. The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is a Lord of Parliament, which is a peerage title and ranks above a baron. Scottish barons are acknowledged as titled nobility, affirmed by the Lyon Court’s 1943 Petition of Maclean of Ardgour, which recognised barones minores (minor barons) as part of Scotland’s historic feudal nobility.[14]
Scottish baronies are unique among British noble titles in that they may be succeeded by alienation, not solely by inheritance. Unlike peerage titles, they are not governed by strict succession rules and have remainders to "heirs and assignees", as stated in Crown charters. These titles are also excluded from the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925, since they are not newly created honours but existing dignities recognised in law.
The heraldic privileges associated with baronies are regulated by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, who retains authority over arms in Scotland. A Scottish barony may be inherited or alienated to any individual, regardless of gender.[15] The institution of the Scottish baronage predates the Scottish peerage, and the two continue to coexist.
History
[edit]Scottish baronies were historically the only form of British nobility held by prescriptive feudal tenure, capable of being disponed with the land or the caput (seat) rather than passing solely through hereditary succession. The earliest formal structuring of the Scottish table of precedence appears in 1592 statutes and King Charles I's warrants, which positioned barons as ranking below baronets and knights, but above lairds, esquires, and gentlemen. Sir Thomas Innes of Learney explained that the 1672 Act, cap. 47, classified ranks as peers, barons (if without a fief, equivalent to heads of Continental baronial houses), and gentlemen (including all other armigers).[16] In this framework, baronets and knights were considered gentlemen and thus ranked below barons. Though a barony was not a peerage, it was recognised as a noble dignity, and titles such as "Baron of X" reflected the territorial nature of Scottish nobility.
The General Register of Sasines, established by statute in 1617, allowed baronies to be legally registered, granting prescriptive rights to the caput over time. Possession of the land containing the caput conferred the title of baron or baroness. In 1672, the Lyon Register was created to regulate armorial bearings; no arms could be legally used in Scotland unless recorded therein, resolving disputes over heraldic rights.
Until 1874, new barons were confirmed by the Crown through charters of confirmation. By law, a Scottish barony required a Crown charter erecting the land into a barony, recorded in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. Even if the original charter was lost, an official extract carried the same legal weight. Barons held their estates directly of the Crown or the Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, and the barony’s legal status depended on this superior feudal relationship.
Scottish barons were part of the political structure of pre-Union Scotland. They sat in the Parliament of Scotland as members of the Second Estate. In 1428, lesser barons were permitted to elect commissioners to represent them, due to the burdens of travel. These representatives joined the Third Estate alongside burgh and shire commissioners, though the barons retained their personal right to attend until the Union of 1707. Greater barons often gained peerages over time, becoming lords of parliament, earls, or dukes, while lesser barons retained local influence, particularly through baron's courts and administrative roles.
Following the 1707 Acts of Union, legislative power affecting Scottish private law transferred to the unified British Parliament at Westminster. This arrangement remained in place until the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999. During this period, landowners often used “prescriptive feudal grants” to impose perpetual obligations - called real burdens - on land, which were recognised by courts and functioned similarly to English leaseholds.
The first Scottish Government (or Executive) was committed to abolishing the feudal system. This culminated in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, which came fully into effect on 28 November 2004. With the Act, the feudal system was abolished, and baronies became incorporeal hereditaments[17][18] - intangible in status, similar to hereditary peerages, baronetcies, and coats of arms. Although baronies no longer conferred any legal right to land, the Act explicitly preserved their status as a dignity.[19][20][21] This marked the end of the ability to acquire a barony by purchasing land containing the caput.
Baronies are now fully “floating”[clarification needed] under Scots law and can be freely assigned or bequeathed. If a baron dies intestate, the dignity is inherited according to the pre-1964 rules of succession, preserved for titles and dignities by the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964.[22][23] The Court of the Lord Lyon, as the heraldic authority of Scotland, continues to regulate the heraldic aspects of baronies. The holder of a barony may petition the Lyon Court for a grant of arms and is entitled to bear the appropriate helm and additaments befitting the dignity.[24] However, the Lyon Court has no jurisdiction over the legal assignation of baronies, which is a matter of civil law.[citation needed]
Most Scottish baronies were created prior to 1745, though some were erected as late as 1824. One of the oldest surviving baronies, the Baron of the Bachuil, is exceptional in that it does not depend on land ownership. Instead, the title passes with possession of an ancient staff known as the Bachuil Mór, once belonging to Saint Moluag. The lawful possessor of the staff is recognised as the Baron of the Bachuil, irrespective of any landholding - a tradition predating the feudal system itself.[citation needed]
Although Scottish baronies are now entirely incorporeal in law, in some common law jurisdictions outside Scotland, particularly the United States, a barony may still be treated as a landholding entity. In these cases, land titled to “the Baron of X” is considered held in a fee simple attached to the barony.[25] This concept has not yet been tested in the Scottish courts.
Styles and forms of address
[edit]Scottish baronial titles are typically used by landed families not possessing a British peerage title of higher rank, a knighthood, or similar distinction. The name recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in a grant of arms or matriculation becomes the holder’s official name for all purposes. Holders of a Scottish barony may incorporate the title into their name as “John Doe, Baron of X” or “Jane Doe, Baroness of X”. If still in possession of the caput, they may use a territorial designation, such as “John Doe of X, Baron of X” or “Jane Doe of X, Baroness of X”. Some ancient Scottish families prefer to be styled solely by the territorial designation, such as “Doe of X”.[26][27][28]
Socially, they may be addressed as “Baron of X”, “Baroness of X”, or simply “X”. When introduced or referred to in the third person, the correct form is “John Doe of X, Baron of X” or “The Baron of X” for males, and “Jane Doe, Baroness of X” or “The Baroness of X” for females. It is incorrect to use “Baron X” or “Lord X”, as these imply a peerage title, such as Lord of Parliament.[29] Female barons, whether substantive holders or wives, may also be addressed as “Lady X” without the “of”,[30] following the social custom for female lairds or their wives.
In a heterosexual married couple where the husband holds the barony, the wife is granted a courtesy title. They may be styled as “The Baron and Baroness of X”, “X and Madam Doe of X”, “X and Lady X”, or “The Baron of X and Lady X”.[26] The husband of a baroness does not receive a courtesy title. The eldest son of a baron or baroness may use the territorial designation with the suffix “yr” (younger), such as “James Doe of X, yr”. The eldest daughter may be styled with “Maid of X” appended to her name, such as “Sandra Doe, Maid of X”.
For use on United Kingdom passports, the applicant must provide evidence that the Lord Lyon has recognised the barony or that the title is listed in Burke’s Peerage. If approved, the territorial designation is included as part of the surname, such as “Doe of X”. An observation[31] may note the full title, for example, “The holder is John Doe, Baron of X”.[32] In formal correspondence or on envelopes, the honorific prefix The Much Honoured (abbreviated as The Much Hon.) distinguishes Scottish barons and baronesses from peers e.g. The Much Honoured Baron of X or The Much Honoured Baroness of X.[citation needed]
Heraldry
[edit]Barons in Scotland may wear two eagle feathers when dressed in traditional attire.[33][34] For those belonging to a clan, the wearing of feathers is subject to consultation with the clan chief regarding clan customs and traditions, as the Lord Lyon provides guidance but does not govern this practice. From the 1930s to 2004, when new arms were granted or existing arms were matriculated with recognition of a barony, the owner could petition for a chapeau or cap of maintenance as part of their armorial achievement. This chapeau, described as gules doubled ermine, was used for barons in possession of the caput of the barony, while an azure chapeau was deemed suitable for heirs of ancient baronial families no longer owning the estates. The chapeau was a relatively modern armorial addition introduced by the late Lyon Innes of Learney. Consequently, many ancient baronial arms do not feature the chapeau, and it is no longer granted.
Following the Treaty of Perth in 1266, Norway ceded its claim to the Hebrides and Man, integrating them into Scotland. In 1292, Argyll was established as a shire, making barons of Argyll and the Isles, which predated the Kingdom of Scotland, eligible to attend the Parliament of Scotland, as recorded at the parliament in St Andrews in 1309. Historically, these barons also used a chapeau described as gules doubled ermines, with the notable distinction that ermines refers to white tails on a black field. A notable exception exists with the Barony of the Bachuil, which is allodial rather than feudal, predating Scotland and its feudal system from the Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata (AD 562). As an allodial baron par la grâce de Dieu (by the Grace of God), not by feudal crown grant, the Baron of the Bachuil is uniquely permitted to use a chapeau lined with vair (squirrel fur).[35]
List of titled nobles in the Baronage of Scotland
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List of Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland
[edit]Below is an incomplete list of Baronies created in the Scottish baronage. Titles in italics are subsidiary baronial titles held by the same baron. Titles linked and with The before the name is the holder's primary title.
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The Baron of Abbotshall | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Abergeldie | 1482 | 1963 | ![]() ![]() |
John Gordon, 21st Baron of Abergeldie | Formerly of Abergeldie Castle[36] | |
The Baron of Aden | 1333 | 2015 | ![]() ![]() |
Alexander Russell of Aden, Baron of Aden | ||
The Baron of Aiket | extinct | |||||
The Baron of Alford | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
Kerry Hamer, Baron of Alford | Died 2019[37] | ||
The Baron of Alforshire | ![]() |
Charles Cogdill, Baron of Alfordshiire and Trent | ||||
Baron of Trent | 2002 | |||||
The Baron of Anstruther | 16c | 2016 | ![]() ![]() |
Ryan Pannell, Baron of Anstruther | ||
The Baron of Ardblair | 1399 | 1979 | ![]() ![]() |
Laurence Oliphant, Baron of Ardblair and Gask | ||
Baron of Gask | 1981 | |||||
The Baron of Ardgour | 16c | 1988 | ![]() ![]() |
Giancarlo Bonifazi, Baron of Ardgour | ||
The Baron of Ardgowan | 13c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Stephen Kerr, Baron of Ardgowan | Died July 2004.[38] Previous baron was Sir Houston Shaw-Stewart of Ardgowan house,[39] held by family for 800 years[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Ardgrain | 2013 | ![]() |
Pepijn Hendriks, Baron of Ardgrain | |||
The Baron of Ardoch | 16c | 1987 | ![]() ![]() |
Thomas Mackay, 21st Laird and Baron (Mackay) of Ardoch | ||
The Baron of Arndilly | 17c | 2013 | ![]() |
David Menzies of Arndilly, Baron of Arndilly | ||
The Baron of Arnisdale | 17c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Arnot | 1507 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Auchreoch | 15C | ![]() |
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The Baron of Auchendarroch | 17c | 2001 | ![]() ![]() |
Keir Charles Campbell, 5th Baron of Auchendarroch [40] | ||
The Baron of Auchindoir | 15c | 1966 | ![]() ![]() |
Alisdair Barlas of Craig, Baron of Auchindoir | Family married the Barlas, Barons of Corrachree[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Auchinleck | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Auchmacoy | 16c | 2014 | ![]() ![]() |
Charles Buchan of Auchmacoy, Baron of Auchmacoy, Clan Chief of the Buchan[41] | Barony held for 19 generations[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Auchterhouse | 13c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Auchtermunzie | 1437 | ![]() ![]() |
Jose Fernando Gutierrez Eddy, Baron of Auchtermunzie[42] | |||
Baron of Auchterutherstruther | 17c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Abigail Busch Reisinger, Countess of Crawfurd-Lindsay, Baroness of Auchterutherstruthe | Father is Baron of Inneryne[43] | |
The Earl of Crawfurd-Lindsay | ||||||
The Baron of Ayton | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of the Bachuil | 9c | 2008 | ![]() ![]() |
Niall Livingstone of Bachuil, Baron of Bachuil 'By The Grace of God'; Head of clan MacLea[44] | Title predates the Kingdom of Scotland, without a feudal superior, making him the only person in the country with "By The Grace of God" in his passport, a phrase usually reserved for monarchy.[45] | |
The Baron of Badenscoth | 1823 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Balcaskie | 17c | 1995 | ![]() ![]() |
Timothy Strange, Baron of Balcaskie, Chief of Clan Strange | ||
The Baron of Balfluig | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
Mark Iain Tennant of Balfluig, Baron of Balfluig[46] | Married Lady Harriot Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of 7th Earl of Radnor[citation needed] | ||
The Baron of Ballencrieff (East Lothian) | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Ballencrieff (West Lothian) | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Ballindalloch | 17c | 1983 | ![]() ![]() |
Clare Russell of Ballindalloch, Lady Ballindalloch CVO[47] | Seat: Ballindalloch Castle. Appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, does not use baronial title; prefers to be known as Mrs Clare Russell, married to commoner[48] | |
The Baron of Ballumbie | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Balmachreuchie | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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Baron of Balmain | 1475 | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes | ||
The Baron of Balmore | 1478 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Balquhain | ||||||
Baron of Balquidder | 1774 | 2021 | ![]() ![]() |
Susan Livingston, 22nd Countess of Arran, Lady Balquidder | ||
The Earl of Arran | 2023 | |||||
The Baron of Balvenie | 16c | 2009 | ![]() ![]() |
Jeremy Nicholson of Balvenie, Baron of Balvenie | Died 5 March 2024.[49] Received the title and seat Balvenie Castle on the death of his Uncle in 2009. Was Chieftain in Clan MacNicol, honorary President of the Dufftown Highland Games[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Banchory | 18c | 1979 | ![]() |
Kenneth Lumsden of Banchory, Baron of Banchory | Died 2008. Was brother of Lumsden, Baron of Cushnie. Son owns Banchory & Leggart Estates 500 acres outside Aberdeen.[50] | |
The Baron of Bannockburn | 14c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Barnbarroch | 16c | 1998 | ![]() ![]() |
Family held lands in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex at time of domesday book in 1066.[51] | ||
The Baron of Barnis Forbes | 15c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Barnton | 14c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Barr | 16c | ![]() |
Campbell Neal, Baron of Barr | |||
The Baron of Barra | 16c | 2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Roderick "Rory" MacNeil of Barra, Baron of Barra, Chief of Clan Niall and 27th of Barra, The Macneil of Barra | Family descends (cf. Burke's Peerage) from the 4th-5th century Irish High King Niall of the Nine Hostages.[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Bathgate | 12c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Bavelaw | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Bearcrofts[53] | 1697 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Anthony Cree of Castle Stewart, Baron of Bearcrofts | Seat: Castle Stewart. In 1787 Robert Stewart reacquired Castle Stewart for his mother Christian Cree. In 1745 her father, Patrick Cree, Perth Lord Provost, when captured by Bonnie Prince Charlie, rejected a Jacobite Peerage.[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Bedrule | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Belton | c. 1468 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Benholm | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
Seat: Benholm Castle | |||
The Baron of Biggar | 1451 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Blackburn | 16c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Blackford | 17c | 1999 | ![]() |
Richard Welkowitz, Baron of Blackford | Died 2019.[54] | |
The Baron of Blackhall | 1395 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Blackness | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Blair | 15c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Blantyre | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Bognie | 1635 | 2013 | ![]() ![]() |
Alexander Gordon Morison, 13th Baron of Bognie, Laird of Frendraught and Mountblairy[55] | Conner Morison, Younger of Bognie [56][55] | |
Baron of Mountblairy | 1812 | |||||
Laird of Frendraught | 1676 | |||||
The Baron of Bombie | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Buittle | 1315 | ![]() ![]() |
Seat: Buittle Castle. Runs a baron's court.[57] Also a bishop in the Orthodox Church in Dumfries.[citation needed] | |||
The Baron of Brigton | 1761 | 1938 | ![]() |
Marion Douglas, Baroness of Brigton | She inherited Brigton estate from her grandfather, William Douglas[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Brough | ![]() ![]() |
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Baron of Buchan Forest | ![]() ![]() |
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The Lord of Garlies | 1263 | |||||
Baron of Blairbuis | ||||||
Baron of Corsewall | ||||||
Baron of Glencammon | ||||||
The Baron of Buquhollie and Freswick | 16c | ![]() |
Ivor Spencer-Thomas of Buquhollie and Freswick, Baron of Buquhollie and Freswick | Died 2001[58] | ||
The Baron of Byres | 1366 | ![]() |
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Baron of Calder | 14c | 1975 | ![]() ![]() |
James Sandilands, 15th Lord Torpichen | ||
The Baron of Cambusnethan | 1315 | 1988 | ![]() |
Terence Alvis of Lee, 23rd Baron of Cambusnethan | Previously was 33rd Baron of Lee; carried out major restoration to Lee Castle over a ten-year period before selling the castle E. Leslie Peter in 1987[59] | |
The Baron of Carmichael | 14c | 1981 | ![]() ![]() |
Richard Carmichael of Carmichael, 26th Baron of Carmichael, 30th Chief of Clan Carmichael[60] | Seat: Carmichael | |
The Baron of Carnoustie | 16c | ![]() |
James Langan of Carnoustie, Baron of Carnoustie | |||
The Baron of Carnwath | 2015 | ![]() ![]() |
Ranald Lockhart of the Lee, 27th of the Lee, Chief of Clan Lockhart, Baron of Carnwath, Braidwood, Walston, Dryden, Covington, Milntown, Westshield and Newholm | Family has held land in Lanarkshire since the 12th century | ||
Baron of Braidwood | ||||||
Baron of Walston | ||||||
Baron of Dryden | ||||||
Baron of Covington | ||||||
Baron of Milntown | ||||||
Baron of Westshield | ||||||
Baron of Newholm | ||||||
The Baron of Carstairs | 14c | ![]() ![]() |
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Baron of Baldoon | 15c | |||||
The Baron of Cartsburn | 1669 | 2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Pier Felice degli Uberti, 15th Baron of Cartsburn[61] | President of the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry | |
Baron of Castlehill | 1411 | 2018 | ![]() ![]() |
Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat | ||
Baron of Caskieben | 16c | 1985 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir Thomas Johnston of Caskieben, 14th Baronet | ||
The Baron of Castle Stewart | 1638 | 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
Charles Stewart of Calcruchie, Baron of Castle Stewart | ||
The Baron of Cavers | 16c | 2004 | ![]() |
Andre Douglas Nathaniel-Rock, Baron of Cavers | ||
The Baron of Chirnside | ||||||
The Baron of Clackmannan | 1334 | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
Martin, Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | Died 2020.[62] In 2005 joined House of Lords as a life peer, also acquired hereditary baronage title to pass down[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Cleghorn | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
Count Andrew Macmillan of Cleghorn, Baron of Cleghorn | Died 2014.[63] He was a Scottish Baron, Portuguese Count & Serbian knight.[64] | ||
The Baron of Clerkington[65] | 1369 | ![]() |
George Everly, Baron of Clerkington | |||
The Baron of Closeburn | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
Luis Kirkpatrick, Baron of Closeburn | |||
The Baron of Clugstoun | 1471 | |||||
The Baron of Cluny | 16c | 2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Cosmo Linzee Gordon of Cluny, Baron of Cluny | Seat: Cluny Castle[66] | |
The Baron of Cluny | 17c | 1997 | ![]() ![]() |
Stuart Crane of Cluny, Baron of Cluny | ||
The Baron of Cockenzie | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Garrison of Cockenzie, Baron of Cockenzie[67] | Brother of the late David Garrison, Baron of Tranent (appointed Baron-Ballie)[68] | ||
The Baron of Coigach[69] | 1511 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Christopher Devonshire-Ellis, Baron of Coigach | ||
The Baron of Coldingknows | 1634 | 2002 | ![]() ![]() |
Mark Harden of Coldingknows, Baron of Coldingknows | ||
The Baron of Elphinstone | 15c | 1988 | ![]() ![]() |
Bailey Bruce McCune of Coll-Earn and Elphinstone, Baron of Elphinstone[70] | Died 2004.[71] | |
The Baron of Colstoun | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
Ludovic Broun-Lindsay of Colstoun, Laird of the Barony | Seat: Colstoun House. 2000 acre estate, ancestral home goes back 900 years.[72] | ||
The Baron of Corrachree | 16c | ![]() |
Alexander Barlas of Corrachree, Baron of Corrachree | |||
The Baron of Corstorphine | 1431 | 2005 | ![]() |
Michael Milne, 34th Baron of Corstorphine | ||
The Baron of Coupar[73] | 1606 | 2024 | ![]() |
Edward Kirby Rutledge, Baron of Coupar | ||
The Baron of Cowie (Aberdeen) | ||||||
The Baron of Cowie (stirling) | 12c | 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
Alan Dennis, Baron of Cowie | [74] | |
Baron of Coxton | 1686 | 2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir Alistair Gordon Innes of Coxton, 13th Baronet | ||
The Baron of Craighall | 2002 | ![]() ![]() |
Roger Lindsay, Baron of Craighall | Died 2023.[75] Lord Lyon letters patent had very large Baron of Craighall recognition[76] | ||
The Baron of Craigie | 1666 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Owen Thomas, Baron of Craigie[77] | ||
Baron of Craigievar | 16c | 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir James Cumnock Forbes of Craigievar, 14th Baronet | ||
The Baron of Craigmillar | 1511 | 2009 | ![]() ![]() |
Brian Williamson, Baron of Craigmillar | Appointed to the Order of Saint Lazarus[78] | |
The Baron of Cranshaws | 15c | 2016 | ![]() |
Paul Anderson, Baron of Cranshaws | ||
The Baron of Crawfordjohn | 13c | 2003 | ![]() ![]() |
Travis K Svensson, Baron of Crawfordjohn | ||
The Baron of Crichton | 15c | ![]() |
Henry Burn-Callander, Baron of Crichton | |||
The Baron of Crimond | 16c | ![]() |
Raymond Carnegie of Crimond, Baron of Crimond | Died 1999[citation needed] | ||
The Baron of Cromar | extinct | |||||
The Baron of Cromarty | 17c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Crommey | 18c | 1978 | ![]() ![]() |
Michael Thomas Innes, Baron of Crommey[79] | ||
The Baron of Culbin | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Culcreuch | c. 1472 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Cushnie | 15c | 2004 | ![]() |
Alan Robertson of Cushnie, Baron of Cushnie | Previous baron was knight of Malta: David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden, Baron of Cushnie | |
The Baron of Dairsie | 18c | ![]() |
Christopher Ruffle of Dairsie, Baron of Dairsie | |||
The Baron of Dalziel | ||||||
The Baron of Danira and Comrie | ||||||
The Baron of Delvine | 15c | 2008 | ![]() ![]() |
Lars Lindberg, Baron of Delvine | ||
The Baron of Denboig | 1657 | ![]() ![]() |
Kenneth MacLean of Denboig, 14th Baron of Denboig | |||
The Baron of Denny | 16c | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Alessandro Assuero Egidio Umberto Pompili, Baron of Denny[80] | ||
Baron of Fullarton | 2020 | |||||
The Baron of Dinnet | 14c | ![]() |
J. M. Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Dinnet | |||
Baron of Dirleton | 1220 | 2000 | ![]() ![]() |
Camilo Agasim-Pereira of Fulwood and Dirleton, Baron of Fulwood and Dirleton | ||
The Lord of Fulwood | 1220 | 2002 | ||||
The Baron of Dolphinstoun | c. 1700 | 2000 | ![]() ![]() |
Julian Gawain Clifford Wills, Baron of Dolphinstoun[81] | ||
The Baron of Dowart | 1496 | 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
John Robert Kennedy, Baron of Dowart | ||
The Baron of Drum | 1323 | 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Laird and Baron of Drum, Chief of the Name[82] | ||
Baron of Drylaw | ||||||
Baron of Duart and Morvern | 1631 | 1990 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern, 12th Baronet, 28th chief of Clan Maclean | ||
The Baron of Dudhope[83] | 1542 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Drumduff | 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
James Chapman, Baron of Dumduff | |||
The Baron of Dun | 1382 | dormant | Barony held by National Trust for Scotland[citation needed] | |||
Baron of Dunconnel | 1400 | 1996 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir Charles Edward MacLean of Dunconnel, 2nd Baronet[84] | ||
The Baron of Duncrub | 17c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Douglas Henry Smith of Duncrub, Baron of Duncrub[85] | ||
The Baron of Dunure | 16c | 1997 | ![]() |
Brendan Clouston of Dunure, Baron of Dunure[86] | ||
The Baron of Earlshall | 15c | ![]() |
Paul Veenhuizen, Baron of Earlshall | |||
The Baron of Easter Gordon | 2007 | ![]() ![]() |
Michel André Denis Morange, Baron of Easter Gordon[87] | |||
The Baron of Echlin | 18c | 2002 | ![]() |
Rainer Alexander Leonard Mackenzie Kensy, Baron of Echlin[88] | German banker, known as Baron Rainer Kensy von Echlin [89][better source needed] | |
The Baron of Edingight | 16c | 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
John Berowald Innes of Edingight, Baron of Edingight[90] | Son of Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, and grandson of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, the previous Lord Lyons | |
The Baron of Elie and St Monans | 15c | 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
Mans Lidgren, Baron of Elie and St Monans | ||
The Baron of Entwistle | 1212 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Esslemont | 16c | 1976 | ![]() |
Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon, Baron of Esslemont[91] | Sovereign Grand Commander and Grand master mason of The Supreme Council of the Grand Lodge of Scotland: [92][93] | |
The Baron of Ethie | 1978 | ![]() ![]() |
Alistair Charles William Forsyth of that Ilk, Baron of Ethie, Chief of the Name and Arms of Forsyth[94] | Seat: Ethie Castle (restored by current chief) | ||
Baron of Eyemouth | 18c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough | ||
The Baron of Fetternear | 17c | 2001 | ![]() ![]() |
Martin Edward Thacker of Fetternear, Baron of Fetternear[95] | ||
The Baron of Fingalton | 1663 | 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
James Hawley of Fingalton, Baron of Fingalton | ||
The Baron of Finlaystone Maxwell | 17c | 2002 | ![]() ![]() |
Nicholas Frederic Papanicolaou, Baron of Finlaystone Maxwell[96] | Grand Master of several chivilary orders[97] | |
The Baron of Finzean | 17c | 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
Donald Farquharson of Finzean, 16th Laird and Baron of Finzean | Father was Sir Angus Farquharson of Finzean, mother was Lady Finzean (in her own right). Owns Finzean Estate 10,000 acres including 40 properties and seven very long-term tenanted farms in rural north-east Scotland[98] | |
The Baron of Fithie | ||||||
The Baron of Fordell | 1511 | |||||
The Baron of Freuch | 1559 | |||||
The Baron of Gala | 16c | 1997 | ![]() ![]() |
John Philip Henry Schomberg Scott of Gala, 13th Baron of Gala[99] | ||
The Baron of Garrallan | 14c | ![]() ![]() |
John Boswell of Garrallan, Baron of Garrallan | |||
The Baron of Garthland | c. 1637 | |||||
The Baron of Gartly | 15c | 1996 | ![]() |
David James of Gartley, Baron of Gartly | ||
The Baron of Gartmore | 15c | 1996 | ![]() ![]() |
William Graham of Gartmore, Baron of Gartmore | ||
The Baron of Giffen | 1371 | 1987 | ![]() |
Ryan Montgomery, Baron of Giffen, Trearne, Ramshead and Stane | ||
Baron of Trearne | ||||||
Baron of Ramshead | ||||||
Baron of Stane | ||||||
The Baron of Gilmerton | 1667 | 2020 | ![]() |
Alvise Figà Talamanca, Baron of Gilmerton | ||
The Baron of Glasserton | 1542 | |||||
The Baron of Glencoe | ||||||
The Baron of Glendowachy | ||||||
The Baron of Gleneagles | 1985 | ![]() ![]() |
Martin Haldane of Gleneagles, 26th Baron of Gleneagles, Chief of Clan Haldane[100] | |||
The Baron of Glenfaier | ![]() |
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The Baron of Glenfalloch | 14c | ![]() ![]() |
Norman Ross, Baron of Glenfalloch | |||
The Baron of Glengarnock | ![]() |
Jose Ricardo Mulino, Baron of Glengarnock[101][102] | ||||
The Baron of Glenluce | c. 1628 | ![]() |
Oon Daniel, Baron of Glenluce | |||
The Baron of Glentirian | ![]() |
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The Baron of Gogar | 16c | 2015 | ![]() ![]() |
Godfrey Devlin of Gogar, Baron of Gogar[103] | ||
The Baron of Gourdie | 16c | ![]() |
George Cox of Gourdie, Baron of Gourdie | |||
The Baron of Gourock | 18c | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Claire Nicola Darroch-Thompson, 9th Baroness of Gourock, Chief of Clan Darroch[104] | ||
The Baron of Grandhome | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
William of Grandholme, 10th Baron of Grandhome[105] | |||
The Baron of Grantully | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
Henry Fotheringham, Baron of Grantully | |||
The Baron of Greencastle | ![]() |
Stephen de Albergaria, Baron of Greencastle | ||||
Baron of Greenlaw | 1451 | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Greenan | 16c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Hope Busch Cobera, Baroness of Greenan and Clary[106] | ||
Baron of Clary | 17c | |||||
The Baron of Greenock | 18c | ![]() |
Harry Sandberg of Greenock, Baron of Greenock | |||
The Baron of Grougar | 1321 | ![]() |
Duke of Portland disponed the title in 1918 to David McLean.[citation needed] In 2015 he assigned it to his daughter (current baroness) on the occasion of her wedding.[attribution needed] | |||
The Baron of Haliburton and Lambden | 1451 | 2023 | ![]() |
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Baron of Hallrule | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
Olivier Fuchs, Baron of Cockburn, Hallrule, Over Liberton, and Buncle and Preston | |||
The Lord of Cockburn | 14c | 2008 | ||||
Lord of Buncle and Preston | 14c | 2009 | ||||
Baron of Over Liberton | ||||||
The Baron of Haddington | 16c | 2021 | ![]() ![]() |
Jacques Sluysmans, Baron of Haddington | ||
The Baron of Hartsyde | 1345 | ![]() ![]() |
Jean-Guy Philip Boisserolles de Saint-Julien, 20th Baron of Hartsyde[107] | |||
The Baron of Herbertshire | 1523 | 2018 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Horsbrugh | 15c | 1995 | ![]() |
Michael Michael John Baylis Chenery of Horsbrugh, Baron of Horsbrugh[108] | ||
The Baron of Houston | c. 1296 | 2016 | ![]() ![]() |
Johnny Sei Hoe Hon, Baron of Houston | ||
The Baron of Inchdrewer | 16c | 2014 | ![]() ![]() |
Olga Roh, Baroness of Inchdrewer[109] | ||
The Baron of Insch | 1528 | 2006 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert James Inglis, Baron of Insch | ||
The Baron of Invermessan | 1566 | |||||
The Baron of Inneryne | 10c | 1998 | ![]() ![]() |
Ronald Busch Reisinger, Baron of Inneryne[111] | ||
The Baron of Innes | 17c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
James Mitchell of Innes, Baron of Innes | ||
The Baron of Inverallochy | ![]() ![]() |
Jose Ramon Velez, Baron of Inverallochy | ||||
The Baron of Invercauld and Omnalprie | 2021 | ![]() ![]() |
Philip Farquharson of Invercauld, 17th Baron of Invercauld and Omnalprie, Chief of the Name and Arms of Farquharson[112] | |||
The Baron of Jedburgh Forest | 1602 | 2016 | ![]() ![]() |
Lance Miller, Baron of Jedburgh Forest and Lamden | Inherited titles from father[113][114] | |
Baron of Lamden | ||||||
The Baron of Keith Marischal | 1150 | 2025 | ![]() |
The Much Hon. Erik Almqvist (full name Sven Olof Erik Almqvist), 35th Baron of Keith Marischal,[115] | ||
The Baron of Kellie | 1619 | 2020 | ![]() |
Henry Hopkins Livingston, Baron of Kellie | ||
The Baron of Kelly | 2004 | ![]() |
Bruce Kneller, Baron of Kelly | |||
The Baron of Kemnay | 1978 | ![]() ![]() |
Susan Lettita Burnett, 9th Baroness of Kemnay[116] | Mrs Callum Smith Burnett (Letitia) [51] | ||
The Baron of Kerse | 2013 | ![]() ![]() |
Valerio Papajorgji, Baron of Kerse[117] | |||
The Baron of Kersland | ||||||
The Baron of Kilbirnie | 1600 | 2024 | ![]() |
Ian Young, Baron of Kilbirnie | ||
The Baron of Kilcoy | 16c | ![]() |
Seat: Kilcoy Castle | |||
The Baron of Kilduthie | 1966 | ![]() ![]() |
James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys, Baron of Kilduthie[118], Chief of Clan Burnett | |||
The Baron of Kilmichael | 1541 | ![]() |
Brooke Owen-Thomas, Baroness of Kilmichael, Kilmun and Innerwick | Previous Baron of Innerwick was Victor Cowley of Crowhill (1918–2008). | ||
Baron of Kilmun | ||||||
Baron of Innerwick | 15c | 2021 | ||||
The Baron of Kilmaurs | ||||||
The Baron of Kilpunt | 2007 | ![]() ![]() |
Morag Pauline Cadzow, Baroness of Kilpunt | |||
The Baron of Kilravock | 1293 | 2012 | ![]() ![]() |
David Rose, 26th Baron, Chief of Clan Rose | ||
The Baron of Kinblathmond | ||||||
The Baron of Kincaid | 15c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Kincraig | 16c | ![]() |
James Gourlay of Kincraig, Baron of Kincraig[119] | Died 2008.[120] | ||
The Baron of Kinedar | ||||||
The Baron of Kinnaber | ||||||
The Baron of Kinnairdy | 17c | 1990 | ![]() ![]() |
Colin William Innes of Kinnairdy, Baron of Kinnairdy[121] | Seat: Kinnairdy Castle, son of Sir Malcolm Innes, 16th Baron of Edingight, former Lord Lyon | |
The Baron of Kinnear | 16c | 1993 | ![]() ![]() |
Michael Pilette of Kinnear, Baron of Kinnear | ||
The Baron of Kinross | ![]() |
Donald Fothergill, Baron of Kinross | Seat: Kinross House Estate | |||
The Baron of Kippenross | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
Susan Stirling-Aird, Lady Kippenross | |||
The Baron of Kirkbuddo | 1463 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Jean-Yves de Sainte-Croix de La Sabliere, Baron of Kirkbuddo[122] | ||
The Baron of Kirkdale | 15c | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk, 16th Baron of Kirkdale, Chief of Clan Hannay[123] | ||
The Baron of Kirkgunzeon | ||||||
The Baron of Kirkliston | 1618 | 2002 | ![]() |
Andrew Leslie Olgierd Jarosz, Baron of Kirkliston[124] | ||
The Baron of Kirriemuir | 1390 | 2014 | ![]() |
Gerhard Anderson, Baron of Kirriemuir | ||
The Baron of Kirknewton | 17c | 1992 | ![]() ![]() |
Diana Diana Theodora Adair Hargreaves, Baroness of Kirknewton[125] | ||
The Baron of Kirkton | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
James Christopher Stevenson-Hamilton, Baron of Kirkton and Kirkstyle[126] | |||
Burgh of Barony of Kirkstyle | ||||||
The Baron of Krawfort | 1576 | |||||
The Baron of Lag | 1685 | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Margaret Hamilton, Baroness of Lag | ||
The Baron of Lamberton | c. 1236 | [127] | ||||
The Baron of Lamington | ![]() |
Ivan Kugener, Baron of Lamington | ||||
The Baron of Largo | 17c | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Oonagh Wood of Largo, Baroness of Largo, hereditary Chief of Clan Wood | ||
The Baron of Lathallan | 17c | 1995 | ![]() ![]() |
Jean Alison Spens of Lathallan, 23rd Baroness of Lathallan[128] | ||
The Baron of Lee | 1272 | 2004 | ![]() |
Addison McElroy Fischer, 35th Baron of Lee[129] | Seat: Lee Castle | |
The Baron of Lenzie | 1170 | extinct | ||||
The Baron of Lescure | 15c | ![]() |
Ross McPherson-Smith, Baron of Lescure | |||
The Baron of Leslie | 16c | 2019 | ![]() |
John Andrea, Baron of Leslie | Seat: Leslie Castle | |
The Baron of Lesmahagow | ||||||
The Baron of Lethendy | 17c | ![]() |
Charles Gairdner of Lethendy, Baron of Lethendy | |||
The Baron of Lethington | c. 1166 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Lintrathen | 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Titus Brown, Baron of Lintrathen[130] | |||
The Baron of Little Pert | ||||||
The Baron of Lochfergus | 16c | ![]() |
Albert Gazeley of Lochfergus, Baron of Lochfergus[131] | |||
Baron of Locherwart | 1996 | ![]() ![]() |
John Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Bothwick, Chief of the Name and Arms of Borthwick, Baron of Heriotmuir[132]DL | |||
Baron of Heriotmuir | ||||||
The Superiority of the Lands of Lochlands | ||||||
The Baron of Loch Mullion | c. 1700 | 2000 | ![]() |
William Anderson of Loch Mullion, Baron of Loch Mullion | ||
The Baron of Lochnaw | 1699 | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Gordon Prestoungrange, Baron of Lochnaw, MBE[133] | Formerly of Prestoungrange[134] | |
The Baron of Lochrounell | c. 1630 | |||||
The Baron of Logany | c. 1576 | 2000 | ![]() |
Hunter Prater, Baron of Logany | ||
The Baron of Logie | Barony also known as "Lexyn".[attribution needed] | |||||
The Baron of Logiealmond | 2019 | ![]() |
Sheila Flavell, Baroness of Logiealmond | Seat: Logiealmond Estate | ||
The Baron of Loncastell | c. 1551 | |||||
The Baron of Loudoun | 12c | 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
Ronald Schneller, Baron of Loudoun | ||
The Baron of Lour | 1654 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Lundie | 1489 | 2017 | ![]() |
Craig Ward, Baron of Lundie | ||
The Baron of Marchmont | 17c | 1996 | ![]() |
Roland Staehli, Baron of Marchmont | ||
Baron of MacDonald | 17c | 1958 | ![]() ![]() |
Sir Ian Bosville-Macdonald of Sleat, 17th Baronet, 25th Chief of MacDonald of Sleat | ||
The Baron of MacDougall | 1660 | 2006 | ![]() ![]() |
George Dougall of MacDougall, Baron of MacDougall | ||
The Baron of MacDuff | 1039 | 2021 | ![]() |
Eric Dexter of MacDuff, Baron of MacDuff | ||
The Baron of McAuslane of Caldenocht | c. 1395 | |||||
The Baron of Martyn-Kennedy alias Frethrid | c. 1541 | |||||
The Baron of Mearns | 12c | 2002 | ![]() ![]() |
David Leslie Thorpe of Mearns, Baron of Mearns[135] | ||
The Baron of Meigle and Fullerton | 1165 | ![]() ![]() |
Anthony Brown, Baron of Meigle and Fullerton | |||
The Baron of Melfort | 1360 | 1960 | ![]() |
Hugh Campbell-Gibson, Baron of Melfort | ||
The Baron of Melgund | ||||||
The Baron of Melville | 2016 | ![]() |
Oleg Bukin, Baron of Melville | |||
The Baron of Menie | 1317 | 1995 | ![]() |
Michael Woodley of Menie, 28th Baron of Menie | ||
The Baron of Menzies | 1510 | 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Menzies of that Ilk, The Menzies, Chief of Clan Menzies, Baron of Menzies | ||
The Baron of Mertoun | 1504 | |||||
The Baron of Midmar | 16c | ![]() ![]() |
Richard Wharton of Midmar, Baron of Midmar | Seat: Inverurie castle | ||
The Baron of Miltonhaven | 1695 | 2017 | ![]() ![]() |
Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston, Baroness of Miltonhaven | Known as Lauriston until 1692.[136] | |
The Baron of Mochrum | c. 1472 | |||||
The Baron of Moncreiffe | 1248 | 2001 | ![]() ![]() |
Peregrine Moncrieffe of that Ilk, Chief of the Name and Arms of Moncrieffe, 21st Laird of Moncrieffe, Baron of Moncrieffe and Easter Moncrieffe[137] | Second son of Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet and Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll. He is also the younger brother of Sir Merlin Hay, 12th Baronet Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll and Chief of Clan Hay | |
Baron of Easter Moncreiffe | ||||||
The Baron of Montgomeriestoun | c. 1636 | |||||
The Baron of Mordington | 1124 | 1998 | ![]() ![]() |
Graham Senior-Milne, 41st Baron of Mordington | ||
The Baron of Mouswald | 1452 | |||||
The Baron of Moy | 17c | 1972 | ![]() ![]() |
Lorne MacLaine of Lochuie, Baron of Moy, 26th hereditary chief of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie, The Machlaine of Lochuie | ||
The Baron of Mugdock | 1458 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Muirton | 1532 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Mullion | 1446 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Mureth | c. 1514 | |||||
The Baron of Myrton | c. 1470 | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Mark Watson-Gandy of Myrton, Baron of Myrton[138] | ||
The Baron of Newabbay | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Michael Robert Young of Newabbay, Baron of Newabbay[139] | |||
The Baron of Newton | 1685 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
Philip D. Pickering of Newton, 13th Baron of Newton | ||
The Baron of Ochtercoull | James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Ochtercoull[140] | |||||
The Baron of Old Montrose | ||||||
The Baron of Ormiston | 1637 | 2003 | ![]() ![]() |
Brian Parsons, Baron of Ormiston and Robertland | ||
Baron of Robertland | 1539 | 2005 | ||||
The Baron of Otterinverane | 14c | 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
Sean Lambert Collin, Baron of Otterinverane | ||
Baron of Over Cowal | ![]() ![]() |
James Robert Godfrey Devlin, Lord of Cowal, Baron of Over Cowal[141] | ||||
The Lord of Cowal | ||||||
The Baron of Panbride | ||||||
The Baron of Panmure | ||||||
The Baron of Park | 1563 | |||||
The Baron of Paistoun | 16c | 2003 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Jackson of Paistoun, Baron of Paistoun[142] | ||
Baron of Penicuik | 16c | 2002 | ![]() |
Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk of Penicuik, 11th Baronet | Appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian by Queen Elizabeth II[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Pentland | 1316 | 2018 | ![]() ![]() |
Christopher Saint Victor de Pinho, 29th Baron of Pentland and 37th Baron of Lochawe | ||
Baron of Lochawe | ||||||
The Baron of Phantelane | 1436 | 2010 | ![]() |
David McCorquodale, Baron of Phantelane | ||
The Baron of Pitcaple | 17c | ![]() |
Christopher Burges-Lumsden, Baron of Pitcaple | Died Feb 2024.[143] Seat: Pitcaple Castle | ||
The Baron of Pitcruivie | 15c | 1996 | ![]() ![]() |
Douglas Wagland of Pitcruivie, Baron of Pitcruivie | ||
The Baron of Pitmilly | 16c | 1987 | ![]() ![]() |
Peter Gybbon-Monypenny, 30th Baron of Pitmilly | ||
The Baron of Plean | 16c | 1985 | ![]() ![]() |
George Way, Baron of Plean | Formerly Secretary to the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.[attribution needed] | |
The Baron of Plenderleith | 1306 | 2007 | ![]() ![]() |
Clifford Harmon, 31st Baron of Plenderleith | ||
The Baron of Pluscarden | ||||||
The Baron of Portrie | c. 1636 | |||||
The Baron of Porterfield | ||||||
The Baron of Portlethen | 18c | ![]() |
Maurice Taylor of Portlethen, Baron of Portlethen | Seat: Thornbury Castle | ||
The Baron of Poltoun | 1726 | 2009 | ![]() ![]() |
Tyler Janovitz, Baron of Poltoun | ||
The Baron of Preston and Prestonpans | 1460 | ![]() ![]() |
Robert McLean of Preston, Baron of Preston | |||
The Baron of Prestonfield | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Prestoungrange | 1189 | 2004 | ![]() ![]() |
Mathew Wills of Prestoungrange, 15th Baron of Prestoungrange | ||
The Baron of Primside and House Site | ||||||
The Baron of Quhithorne | c. 1569 | Barony also known as "Whithorn".[citation needed] | ||||
The Baron of Rachane | 17c | 2006 | ![]() ![]() |
Michael Aquino, Baron of Rachane | ||
The Baron of Rannoch | 1502 | 2012 | ![]() ![]() |
Alexander Holmes Bertea, Baron of Rannoch | ||
The Baron of Rattray | 16c | ![]() |
Philip Cumyn of Rattray, Baron of Rattray | Died in 1996.[citation needed] | ||
The Baron of Ravenstone | 15c | 1983 | ![]() ![]() |
Frank Renwick of Ravenstone, Baron of Ravenstone | ||
The Baron of Redcastle | 15c | 2016 | ![]() |
Janet Beale, 19th Baroness of Redcastle | ||
The Baron of Remistoun | c. 1540 | |||||
Baron of Renfrew | 1398 | 2022 | ![]() ![]() |
Prince William, Duke of Rothesay | Prince George of Wales | |
The Baron of Rescobie | ||||||
The Baron of Restalrig | ||||||
The Baron of Roberton | 16c | 2020 | ![]() |
Julia Pell Livingston, Baroness of Roberton | ||
The Baron of Rossie | 17c | ![]() |
John Oliphant of Rossie, Baron of Rossie | |||
The Baron of Ruchlaw | 16c | [144][145] | ![]() ![]() |
Ronald Macduff Urquhart, Baron of Ruchlaw[146] | ||
The Baron of Rusco | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
Robert Carson of Rusco, Baron of Rusco | Died 2006:[147] Seat: Rusco Castle. | ||
The Baron of Saint Monance | 1596 | 2014 | ![]() |
Robert Pirooz of Saint Monance, Baron of Saint Monance | Barony also known as "Monans".[citation needed] | |
The Baron of Sauchie | 1320 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Saulset | c. 1629 | Barony also known as "Saulsait".[citation needed] | ||||
The Baron of Seabegs | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Seggieden | ![]() |
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The Baron of Skeane | 1317 | 2016 | ![]() ![]() |
Dugald Skene of Skene, Baron of Skene, Chief of the Name and Arms of Skene, also 11th of Piltout and 15th of Hallyards | ||
Baron of Hallyards | ||||||
The Baron of Smeaton Hepburn | 15c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Stobo | 1577 | ![]() ![]() |
The Much Hon. William Jolly | Seat: Stobo Castle | ||
The Baron of Stonehaven | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Stoneywood | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Strathlachlan | ![]() ![]() |
Euan MacLachlan of Maclachlan, 25th Baron of Strathlachlan, chief of Clan Maclachlan | Seat: New Castle Lachlan | |||
The Baron of Strichen | 1514 | 2014 | ![]() ![]() |
Massimo Fraser of Strichen, Baron of Strichen | ||
The Baron of Struan | 16c | 1983 | ![]() ![]() |
Alexander Robertson, Baron of Struan | ||
The Baron of Swinton | 1098 | ![]() ![]() |
James Swinton, Baron of Swinton | |||
The Baron of Tarbert | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Teallach | 17c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Thainstone | 1488 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Thankerton | ||||||
The Baron of Torboll | 1360 | extinct | ||||
The Baron of Tranent | 16c | ![]() |
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The Baron of Traquair | 1491 | 1990 | ![]() ![]() |
Catherine Maxwell-Stuart, Baroness of Traquair[149] | Seat: Traquair House | |
The Baron of Troup | ||||||
Baron of Tulloch | 1678 | ![]() ![]() |
David Willien 19th Earl of Erroll, 17th Baron of Tulloch | |||
The Earl of Erroll | 1546 | |||||
The Baron of Twynehame | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Urquhart | 1587 | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Waughton | 1999 | ![]() |
Geoffrey Boot, Baron of Waughton | |||
The Baron of Wedderburn | 1413 | ![]() ![]() |
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas granted the barony to David Home post-Dunbar forfeiture.[150][151][irrelevant citation] | |||
The Baron of Wells | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of West Niddry | 2006 | ![]() ![]() |
Barony recorded in the Register of Sassines at Edinburgh.[152][better source needed] | |||
The Baron of West Nisbet | 2000 | ![]() ![]() |
Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk, Baron of West Nisbet, Chief of Clan Nesbitt | |||
The Baron of Winchburgh | 15c | 2021 | ![]() ![]() |
Michael Lyons, Baron of Winchburgh | ||
The Baron of Wormiston | 17c | ![]() ![]() |
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The Baron of Yair | 1806 | ![]() |
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The Baron of Yeochrie | 15c | ![]() ![]() |
a: The creation date is the earliest known date for the barony and subject to revision.
b: C before the date is circa around this date of before. C after the date = century.
List of Lordships in the Baronage of Scotland
[edit]The second degree of baronage nobility. If a Barony has been raised to a Lordship then it will not be listed with baronies on this page, see Lordship list:
Click here for a list of Lordships in the Baronage of Scotland
List of Earldoms in the Baronage of Scotland
[edit]Earl is the third degree of baronage nobility, nobler than Baron (first) and Lord (second).
Click here for a list of Earldoms in the Baronage of Scotland
List of Marquisates and Dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland
[edit]Fourth and fifth degrees of baronage nobility, the noblest forms in the hierarchy.
Click here for a list of Marquisates and Dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland
List of Lordships of Regality
[edit]Higher dignities compared to baronage titles, erected in liberam regalitatem.
Click here for a list of Lordships of Regality
See also
[edit]- Commissioner (Scottish Parliament)
- Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland
- English feudal barony
- Irish feudal barony
- Feu
- Laird
- List of extant baronetcies
- List of family seats of Scottish nobility
- List of Marcher lordships (Welsh Marches)
- Lord of Parliament
- Lords in the Baronage of Scotland
References
[edit]- ^ Ruling of the Court of the Lord Lyon (26 February 1943, Vol. IV, page 26): "With regard to the words 'untitled nobility' employed in certain recent birthbrieves in relation to the (Minor) Baronage of Scotland, Finds and Declares that the (Minor) Barons of Scotland are, and have been both in this nobiliary Court and in the Court of Session recognised as a 'titled nobility' and that the estait of the Baronage (i.e. Barones Minores) are of the ancient Feudal Nobility of Scotland".
- ^ Lord Clyde (1992). 1992 Lord Clyde's Dictum - Scottish Barony Title of Nobility and Title of Hounour - Law Lord's Legal Position.
a barony falls into the class of noble as opposed to ignoble feus. That classification is discussed by Craig (Jus Feudale, I.x.16) and Bankton (II.iii.83). In Scotland the distinction was recognised between the greater barons and the lesser barons, the former acquiring such titles as Duke or Earl. It was at the earliest a territorial dignity as distinct from the later personal peerage. Thus when one was divested of an estate the TITLE OF HONOUR ceased (Bankton, IL.iii.84). In the feudal system, however, whether the dignity was that of a baron or of the greater dignity of an earldom, the feudal effects were the same (Erskine's Institute, I].iii.46).
- ^ The Baronage of Scotland by Sir Robert Douglas (1798), a foundational text on Scottish nobility, describes baronies as "titles of honour" conferred by the Crown with associated dignities
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Further reading
[edit]- Scottish Law Commission. "Report on Abolition of the Feudal System. Laid before Parliament by the Lord Advocate under section 3(2) of the Law Commissions Act 1965. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed11 February 1999 (Scot Law Com No 168)". Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- Dickinson, William Croft (1937). "Introduction". The Court Book of the Barony of Carnwath 1523-1542 (PDF). Scottish History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2025. "The standard scholarly work on the history of Scottish feudal baronies".
- Grant, Alexander, The Development of the Scottish Peerage, published in the Scottish Historical Review, 1978.
External links
[edit]- Hamilton, Brian (May 2006). "A petition for Arms with Baronial Additaments" (PDF). The Amorial Register Newsletter. 1 (Special ed.). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Report on Abolition of the Feudal System :Contents". www.scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005.
- The Register of Feudal Lords and Barons of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Heraldry Society of Scotland". www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- "The Scottish Baronage Registry". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011.