Baronage of Scotland

In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, and a title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, formerly a feudal superiority (dominium directum) or prescriptive barony attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as noble, but not a peer.

The Court of the Lord Lyon representing the monarch in Scotland, institutional writers,^{[2] [3][4]} the registry of Scots Nobility,^[5] UK Government Legislation Website^[6] and the Scottish Parliament^[7] all refer to the noble title of a Scottish baron.

A Scottish barony is the only UK title of nobility which can be legally alienated from the bloodline of its previous possessor and is not subject to the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925, as Scottish baronies by their nature were erected in crown charters as free baronies and are thus freely assignable. Crown charters refer to "heirs and assignees", unlike other hereditary noble titles with rules of succession. The dignity of baron is preserved in law by the Scottish Parliament after the abolition of the feudal system in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure, etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, which came into force in 2004.

Heraldry for Scottish baronies is governed by the Court of the Lord Lyon. This court issued a ruling in April 2015 that may recognise a person possessing a barony (and other titles that are but nobler titles of baron within the Baronage of Scotland lord/earl/marquis/duke see lordships in the Baronage of Scotland) on petition. The Lord Lyon King of Arms now prefers the approach of recognising the particular dignity as expressed in the Crown Charter that the petitioner presents.^[8] Scottish baronies may be passed to any person, of either sex, by inheritance or assignation.^[7]

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, was at once herald and judge.

The Scottish baronage predates the Scottish peerage and they coexist to this day. The Scottish equivalent of an English baron is a Lord of Parliament.

History

A "Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure" was, until 2004, the description of the only genuine degree of title of British nobility capable of being disponed 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, 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.

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

Until 1874, each new baron was confirmed in his barony by the Crown by Charter of Confirmation. 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, 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 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 transferred or conveyed – since under Section 63(1) of the Act, the dignity of baron is preserved after the abolition of the feudal system.^[9][10] However, the Abolition Act did end the ability to obtain feudal land privileges by inheriting or acquiring the caput (land or castle) in Scotland. In common law jurisdictions, land may still be owned and inherited through a barony if the land is titled in "the Baron of X" as baron rather than in the individual's name. In America, it passes with the barony as a fee simple appurtenance to an otherwise incorporeal hereditament, the barony being treated like a landowning corporation.^[11] In Scotland, the practice has not been tested in a Court of Session case since the Act.

One of the oldest baronage titles in Scotland, the Baron of the Bachuil, has not depended on land ownership for centuries; the barony passes along with the possession of a certain ancient stick, "The Bachuil Mór", which was once the bishop's staff of Saint Moluag in the year 562. Unlike all other barons in Scotland, the lawful possessor of the stick is the Baron of the Bachuil, regardless of landholdings.^[12]

On 28 November 2004 the Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act came into force in Scotland. Prior to the Act, Scottish baronies (including lordships and earldoms) remained the only noble titles in the UK that were transferable following the sale of land containing a caput (i.e. superiority)^{[clarification needed]}. With the implementation of the Act, all Scottish baronage titles became incorporeal heritable property, meaning they existed but without any physical attributes (e.g. land ownership which is corporeal property).^[13][14]

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.

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.^[8] The Lyon Court has no jurisdiction in relation to the assignation, or legal transfer of, baronial titles.

Usage

An English barony is a peerage (yet Article 10 of the Tenures Abolition Act 1660 allows for some remaining non-peer baronies not converted by writ to remain as feudal baronies of free socage "incorporeal hereditament"); but whether Scottish barons rightfully rank as peers is disputable.^[15] 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 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 their existing name (e.g., "John Smith, Baron of Inverglen" or "Jane Smith, Baroness of Inverglen") or add the territorial designation to their surname if still in possession of the caput ("John Smith of Inverglen, Baron of Inverglen" or "Jane Smith of Inverglen, Baroness of Inverglen"); some of the oldest Scottish families prefer to be styled by the territorial designation alone ("Smith of Inverglen").^[16][17][18] Formally and in writing, they are styled as The Much Honoured Baron/Baroness of Inverglen. A baron/baroness may be addressed socially as "Inverglen" or "Baron/Baroness" and introduced in the third person as "John Smith of Inverglen, Baron of Inverglen" or "The Baron of Inverglen" or "Jane Smith, Baroness of Inverglen" or "The Baroness of Inverglen". When referred to informally in the third person it is incorrect to refer to them as "Baron/Baroness Inverglen" or "Lord Inverglen", as these would imply a peerage title (i.e. Lord of Parliament).^[19] However female barons, either the substantive holder or wife, can be interchangeably "Baroness of Inverglen" or "Lady Inverglen" without the "of"^[20] similarly to the social custom for female lairds or wives.

In a heterosexual married couple, if the husband is the holder of the Barony, the wife receives a courtesy title. Therefore, they 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."^[16] The oldest son of a baron/baroness may be known by the territorial designation with the addition of "yr" (abbreviation for "younger"), e.g. "John Smith of Inverglen, yr". The eldest daughter may be known as "Maid of Inverglen" at the end of her name, e.g. "Sandra Smith, Maid of Inverglen".

The husband of a Baroness is not afforded a courtesy title.

The United Kingdom policy of using titles on passports requires that the applicant provides evidence that the Lord Lyon has recognised a 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^[21] would then show the holder's full name, followed by their baronial title, e.g. The holder is John Smith, Baron of Inverglen.^[22]

The Much Honoured

Sometimes (for example on the envelope of a letter or place name) the prefix honorific style The Much Hon. (The Much Honoured) is put before the name. The prefix honorific "Much Honoured" is used to distinguish Scottish Barons from honorifics attaching to peers: e.g. The Much Hon. The Baron of Inverglen / Much Hon. Baron of Inverglen / Much Hon. John Smith, Baron of Inverglen / Much Hon. John, Baron of Inverglen.

Scottish heraldry

A Scottish baron's helmet

The former Lord Lyon^[which?] declined to award the following^[where?] baronial additaments to the arms of those 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^[when?] policy statement that he will officially recognise barons or those possessing the dignity of baron who meet certain conditions and will grant them arms with a helmet befitting their degree. Scottish Barons rank below Lords of Parliament; while noble, they are not conventionally considered peerage titles.

The status of Scottish barons as titled nobility is evidenced by several sources. For instance, the Lyon Court's Petition of Maclean of Ardgour for a Birthbrieve, dated 26 February 1943, finds and declares that the minor barons of Scotland are recognised as titled nobility in both the Lyon Court and the Court of Session. This confirms that the estate of the Baronage, comprising the barones minores (minor barons), is part of the ancient feudal nobility of Scotland.^[23]

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.^[24][25] 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

An azure 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 chapeau 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, Sir Thomas Innes of Learney. Accordingly, a number of ancient arms of barons do not display the chapeau, and now it is no longer granted.

By the Treaty of Perth in 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.

There is a unique exception: the Barony of the Bachuil is not of feudal origin like other baronies, but is allodial in that it predates (AD 562) Scotland itself and the feudal system, dating from the Gaelic Kingdom of Dál Riata. In recognition as allodial Barons par la grâce de Dieu not barons by a feudal crown grant, the Baron of the Bachuil has the only chapeau allowed to have a vair (squirrel fur) lining.^[12]

Baronage of Scotland

List of — Titled Nobles:
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List of titled nobles in the Baronage of Scotland

List of Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland

Below is an incomplete list of Baronies created in the baronage, you can help by adding details below.

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.

•   Indicates a barony not authenticated and enrolled in the Scottish Barony Register, Registry of Scots Nobility or Burke's Peerage.

Title	C.	Infeft	Arms	Incumbent	Heir
The Baron of Abbotshall	17c	2001		Harold Peerenboom, Baron of Abbotshall [26][27]	H. Peerenboom Jr, Younger of Abbotshall
The Baron of Abergeldie	1428	1963		John Gordon, 21st Baron of Abergeldie [26][27]
The Baron of Aden	1333	2015		Alexander Russell of Aden, Baron of Aden [26][27]
The Baron of Aiket		extinct
The Baron of Alford	17c			Kerry Hamer, Baron of Alford [26][27][28]	heir unknown
The Baron of Alforshire				Charles Cogdill, Baron of Alforshire [26][27]
The Baron of Anstruther	16c	2016		Ryan Pannell, Baron of Anstruther [26][29]
The Baron of Arbroath	17c	1994		Alan Bartlett of Arbroath, Baron of Arboath [26][27]
The Baron of Ardblair	1399	1979		Laurence Oliphant, Baron of Ardblair and Gask [26][27]
Baron of Gask		1981
The Baron of Ardgour	16c	1988		Giancarlo Bonifazi, Baron of Ardgour [26][27]
The Baron of Ardgowan	13c	2004		Prof. Stephen Kerr, Baron of Ardgowan [26][27][30]
The Baron of Ardgrain		2013		Pepijn Hendriks, Baron of Ardgrain [26][27]
The Baron of Ardoch	16c	1987		Prof. Thomas Mackay, 21st Laird and Baron (Mackay) of Ardoch [26][27][31]	Neilson MacKay of Ardoch, Yr
The Baron of Arndilly	17c	2013		David Menzies of Arndilly, Baron of Arndilly [26][27]
The Baron of Arnisdale	17c			William Paterson of Arnisdale, Baron of Arnisdale [26][27]
The Baron of Arnot	1507	2016		Dr Willem Blanken, Baron of Arnot [26][27]
The Baron of Auchreoch		2019		Major Martin Cruikshank of Auchreoch, Baron of Auchreoch [32]
The Baron of Auchendarroch	17c	2001		Keir Campbell, 5th Baron of Auchendarroch [27][32]	James Campbell, Younger of Auchendarroch
The Baron of Auchindoir	15c	1966		Alisdair Barlas of Craig, Baron of Auchindoir [26][27]	Alisdair Douglas Barlas, Younder of Auchindoir
The Baron of Auchinleck	15c			Valentine Bennett of Auchinleck, Baron of Auchinleck [26][27]
The Baron of Auchmacoy	16c	2014		The Rt Hon Charles Buchan of Auchmacoy, Baron of Auchmacoy, Clan Chief of the Buchan[26][27]
The Baron of Auchterhouse	13c	2020		Mark Murawski, 24th Baron of Auchterhouse [26][33][34]
The Baron of Auchtermunzie	1437	2002		Fernando Gutierrez Eddy, Baron of Auchtermunzie [26][35][36][27]	Lorenzo Gutierrez Boker, Younger of Auchtermunzie
Baron of Auchterutherstruther	17c	2004		Abigail Busch Reisinger, Countess of Crawfurd-Lindsay, Baroness of Auchterutherstruther [37][38][27]
The Earl of Crawfurd-Lindsay
The Baron of Auchinreoch	15c	2022		Andrew Bell, Baron of Auchinreoch [27]
The Baron of Ayton		2011		Richard Syred, Baron of Ayton [39]
The Baron of the Bachuil	9c	2008		By The Grace Of God, The Much Hon. Niall Livingston of Bachuil, Baron of the Bachuil, Coarb of St Moluag, Abbot of Lismore, Head of clan MacLea[12][40]
The Baron of Badenscoth	1823	2019		Kevin Peng Xu, Baron of Badenscoth [26][27]
The Baron of Balcaskie	17c	1995		Major Timothy Strange, Baron of Balcaskie, Chief of Clan Strange[26][27]	Andrew Strange of Balcaskie, Younger of Balcaskie
The Baron of Balfluig	16c			Mark Tennant of Balfluig, Baron of Balfluig [26][27]	Lysander Tennant, Younger of Balfuig
The Baron of Ballencrieff (East Lothian)		2011		Moray Nairn, Baron of Ballencrieff [26][27]
The Baron of Ballencrieff (West Lothian)	15c			Junaid Bhatti, Baron of Ballencrieff [26][27]
The Baron of Ballindalloch	17c	1983		Clare Russell of Ballindalloch, Lady Ballindalloch CVO [26][27]	Guy Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch, Younger of Ballindalloch
The Baron of Ballumbie	17c	1997		Robert Williamson of Ballumbie, Baron of Ballumbie [26][27]
The Baron of Balmachreuchie	15c	2011		Dr Timothy Spaulding, Baron of Balmachreuchie [26][27]
Baron of Balmain	1475	2005		James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes	Lord Rothes's brother, Alex Leslie
The Baron of Balmore	1478	2015		Leo Adriano Silighini, Baron of Balmore [26][27]
The Baron of Balquhain		1995		Nelson Lee Len Ying, Baron of Balquhain [26][27]
Baron of Balquidder	1774	2021		Susan Livingston, Countess of Arran, Lady Balquidder [26]
The Earl of Arran		2023
The Baron of Balvenie	16c	2009		Jeremy Nicholson of Balvenie, Baron of Balvenie [26][27][41]	heir unknown
The Baron of Banchory	18c	1979		Capt. Kenneth Lumsden of Banchory, Baron of Banchory [26][27][42]	Rupert Lumsden of Banchory, Younger of Banchory
The Baron of Bannockburn	14c	2016		Hope Vere Anderson of Bannockburn, Baron of Bannockburn [26][27]	Adrian Hope Vere Anderson, Younger of Bannockburn
The Baron of Barnbarroch	16c	1998		James Vans of Barnbarroch, Baron of Barnbarroch [26][27]	Caroline Alice, Maid of Barnbarroch
The Baron of Barnis Forbes	15c			Daphne Romy, Baroness of Barnis Forbes [26][27]
The Baron of Barnton	14c	2015		Prof. Markus Frank, Baron of Barnton [26][27][32]	Andreas Frank, Younger of Barnton
The Baron of Barr	16c			Campbell Neal, Baron of Barr [27]
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 [26][27][32]	Ruari Macneil, Younger of Barra
The Baron of Bathgate	12c	2023		Paul Clarke, Baron of Bathgate [26]
The Baron of Bavelaw				[43]
The Baron of Bearcrofts	1697	2011		Anthony Cree of Castle Stewart, Baron of Bearcrofts [26][27]	Charles Cree, Younger of Castle Stewart
The Baron of Bedrule		2015		Wallace Turnbull of Bedrule, Baron of Bedrule [26][27]
The Baron of Belton	c. 1468	2002		Ian Graham Rennie, Baron of Belton [26]
The Baron of Benholm	15c			Roderick Strachan of Benholm, Baron of Benholm [26][27]
The Baron of Biggar	1451	2004		Charles Ross of Biggar, Baron of Biggar [26][27]
The Baron of Blackburn	16c			Prof. Ranjit Chandra, Baron of Blackburn [26][27]
The Baron of Blackford	17c	1999		Richard Welkowitz, Baron of Blackford [26][27][44]	heir unknown
The Baron of Blackhall	1395	2002		Robert Gillespie, 27th Baron of Blackhall OBE [26][27]
The Baron of Blackness				Alasdair Forsythe, Baron of Blackness [32]
The Baron of Blair	15c	1997		Alfred Glenn of Blair, Baron of Blair [26][27]
The Baron of Blantyre	16c	2023		Prof Daniel Scarpi, Baron of Blantyre [27]
The Baron of Bognie	1635	2013		Alexander Gordon Morison, 14th Baron of Bognie and Mountblairy, Laird of Frendraught [26][27][45]	Conner Morison, Younger of Bognie [46][45]
Baron of Mountblairy	1812
Laird of Frendraught	1676
The Baron of Bombie	17c			Prof. Barrie Pettman, Baron of Bombie [26][27]
The Baron of Buittle	1315	2020		The Rt Rev'd James de Balliol-Cavendish of Buittle, 32nd Baron of Buittle, Bishop of Whithorn, keeper of Buittle Castle [26][27]
The Baron of Brigton	1761	1938		Marion Douglas, Baroness of Brigton [26][27]
The Baron of Brough		2006		Nicholas Spencer Fitzroy Cram-Sinclair, Baron of Brough [47]
Baron of Buchan Forest				Timothy Busch Reisinger, Lord of Garlies, Baron of Buchan Forest, Blaurbuis, Corsewall, and Glencammon [48][26][27]
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 [26][27][49]	Owen Spencer-Thomas, Younger of Buquhollie
The Baron of Byres	1366	2003		Paul Kayley of Byres, Baron of Byres [26][27]
Baron of Calder	14c	1975		James Sandilands, 15th Lord Torpichen[26][27]
The Baron of Cambusnethan	1315	1988		Terence Alvis Of Lee, Baron of Cambusnethan [26][27]
The Baron of Carmichael	14c	1981		Richard Carmichael of Carmichael, 26th Baron of Carmichael, 30th Chief of Clan Carmichael[26][27][32]	Andrey Shay Carmichael, Younger of Carmiichael
The Baron of Carnoustie	16c			James Langan of Carnoustie, Baron of Carnoustie [26][27]
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 [32]
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	2004		Christopher Busch Reisinger, Baron of Carstairs, Baron of Baldoon [26][27][32]	Daniel of Biffeche, Younger of Carstairs
Baron of Baldoon	15c
The Baron of Cartsburn	1669	2010		Dr Pier Felice degli Uberti, 15th Baron of Cartsburn [26][27]
Baron of Castlehill	1411	2018		Simon Frasier, 16th Lord Lovat[26][27]	Jack Hugh Fraser, Master of Lovat
Baron of Caskieben	16c	1985		Sir Thomas Johnston of Caskieben, 14th Baronet [26][27]	William Johnston, Younger of Caskieben
The Baron of Castle Stewart	1638	2020		Charles Stewart of Calcruchie, Baron of Castle Stewart [26][27]	George Beresford Stewart, Younger of Castle Stewart
The Baron of Cavers	16c	2004		Prof. Andre Douglas Nathaniel-Rock, Baron of Cavers [26][27]
The Baron of Chirnside
The Baron of Clackmannan	1334	2005		Martin, Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan[26][27][50]	heir unknown
The Baron of Cleghorn	15c			Count Andrew Macmillan of Cleghorn, Baron of Cleghorn [26][27][51]	heir unknown
The Baron of Clerkington[52]	1369			George Everly, Baron of Clerkington [26][27]
The Baron of Closeburn	15c			Luis Kirkpatrick, Baron of Closeburn [26][27]
The Baron of Clugstoun	1471
The Baron of Cluny	16c	2010		Cosmo Linzee Gordon of Cluny, Baron of Cluny [26][27]
The Baron of Cluny	17c	1997		Stuart Crane of Cluny, Baron of Cluny [27]	Aaron Crane of Cluny, Younger of Cluny
The Baron of Cockenzie	16c			Robert Garrison of Cockenzie, Baron of Cockenzie [26][27][32]
The Baron of Coigach[53]	1511	2011		Christopher Devonshire-Ellis, Baron of Coigach [54][26][27]
The Baron of Coldingknows	1634	2002		Mark Harden of Coldingknows, Baron of Coldingknows [26][27]
The Baron of Elphinstone	15c	1988		Colonel Bailey McCune of Coll-Earn and Elphinstone, Baron of Elphinstone [26][27][55]	Bailey Bruce McCune of Coll-Earn and Elphinstone,Ygr
The Baron of Colstoun	17c			Ludovic Broun-Lindsay of Colstoun, Laird of the Barony [26][27]
The Baron of Corrachree	16c			Alexander Barlas of Corrachree, Baron of Corrachree [26][27]
The Baron of Corstorphine	1431	2005		Michael Milne, 34th Baron of Corstorphine [27]
The Baron of Coupar	1618	2024		Edward Kirby Rutledge, Baron of Coupar
The Baron of Cowie (Aberdeen)
The Baron of Cowie (stirling)	12c	2020		Prof. Alan Dennis, Baron of Cowie [26][27]	Alec Dennis, Younger of Cowie
Baron of Coxton	1686	2010		Sir Alistair Gordon Innes of Coxton, 13th Baronet[27][32]
The Baron of Craighall		2002		Roger Lindsay, Baron of Craighall[26][27][56]	heir unknown
The Baron of Craigie	1666	2011		Rabbi Robert Thomas, Baron of Craigie [26][27][32]	Oliver Thomas, Younger of Craigie
Baron of Craigievar	16c	2023		Sir James Cumnock Forbes of Craigievar, 14th Baronet[26][27]	David Ian Ochoncar Forbes, younger brother of the present holder
The Baron of Craigmillar	1511	2009		Captain Brian Williamson, Baron of Craigmillar [26][27]
The Baron of Cranshaws	15c	2016		Paul Anderson, Baron of Cranshaws [26][27]
The Baron of Crawfordjohn	13c	2003		Dr Travis K Svensson, Baron of Crawfordjohn [27][26][57][58]	Ty Svensson, Younger of Crawfordjohn
The Baron of Crichton	15c			Henry Burn-Callander, Baron of Crichton [26][33][27]
The Baron of Crimond	16c			Major Raymond Carnegie of Crimond, Baron of Crimond [26][27][59]	heir unknown
The Baron of Cromar		extinct
The Baron of Cromarty	17c			John Nightingale of Cromarty, Baron of Cromarty[26][27]
The Baron of Crommey	18c	1978		Michael Innes, Baron of Crommey [26][27]	James Innes of Crommey, Ygr
The Baron of Culbin	16c	2004		William Busch Reisinger, Baron of Culbin, Younger of Inneryne [26][27]
The Baron of Culcreuch	c. 1472	2023		Hercules Bullough, Baron of Culcreuch
The Baron of Cushnie	15c	2004		Alan Robertson of Cushnie, Baron of Cushnie [26][27][60]
The Baron of Dairsie	18c			Christopher Ruffle of Dairsie, Baron of Dairsie [26][27]
The Baron of Dalziel
The Baron of Danira and Comrie
The Baron of Delvine	15c	2008		Dr Lars Lindberg, Baron of Delvine [26][27]
The Baron of Denboig	1657			Kenneth MacLean of Denboig, 14th Baron of Denboig [26][27]
The Baron of Denny	16c	2011		Alessandro Pompili, Baron of Denny and Fullarton [26][27][32]	Antonio Pompili, Younger of Denny
Baron of Fullarton		2020
The Baron of Dinnet	14c			J. M. Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Dinnet[26][27]
Baron of Dirleton	1220	2000		Camilo Agasim-Pereira of Fulwood and Dirleton, Baron of Fulwood and Dirleton [26][27]	Yaalit Maria, Maid of Dirleton
The Lord of Fulwood	1220	2002			Elio Samuel, Younger of Fulwood
The Baron of Dolphinstoun	c. 1700	2000		Dr Julian Wills, Baron of Dolphinstoun [27]
The Baron of Dowart	1496	2017		John Robert Kennedy, Baron of Dowart [26][27]
The Baron of Drum	1323	2019		Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Laird and Baron of Drum, Chief of the Name[61][62][63]
Baron of Drylaw
Baron of Duart and Morvern	1631	1990		Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart and Morvern, 12th Baronet, 28th chief of Clan Maclean[27]	Malcolm Maclean, Younger of Duart and Morven
The Baron of Dudhope	1542			[64]
The Baron of Drumduff		2020		James Chapman, Baron of Dumduff [32]
The Baron of Dun	1382	dormant (barony held by National Trust for Scotland)
Baron of Dunconnel	1400	1996		Sir Charles MacLean of Dunconnel, 2nd Baronet[26][27]	Alexander Maclean, present holder's only brother
The Baron of Duncrub	17c	2004		Douglas Smith of Duncrub, Baron of Duncrub [26][27]
The Baron of Dunure	16c	1997		Brendan Clouston of Dunure, Baron of Dunure[26][27]
The Baron of Earlshall	15c			Major Paul Veenhuizen, Baron of Earlshall [26][27]
The Baron of Easter Gordon		2007		Michel Morange, Baron of Easter Gordon [32]	Guillaume Morange, Younger of Easter Gordon
The Baron of Echlin	18c	2002		Rainer Kensy, Baron of Echlin[26][27]
The Baron of Edingight	16c	2020		John Innes of Edingight, Baron of Edingight [26][27]
The Baron of Elie and St Monans	15c	2019		Mans Lidgren, Baron of Elie and St Monans [26][27]
The Baron of Entwistle	1212	2021		Andrew Sharples, Baron of Entwistle [26][27]
The Baron of Esslemont	16c	1976		Charles Wolrige-Gordon, Baron of Esslemont [26][27]
The Baron of Ethie		1978		Alistair Forsyth of that Ilk, Baron of Ethie, Chief of the Name and Arms of Forsyth[32]	Charles Forsyth of that Ilk, Younger of Forsyth
Baron of Eyemouth	18c	2004		James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough[26][27]	George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
The Baron of Fetternear	17c	2001		Martin Thacker of Fetternear, Baron of Fetternear [26][27]
The Baron of Fingalton	1663	2017		James Hawley of Fingalton, Baron of Fingalton [26][27]
The Baron of Finlaystone Maxwell	17c	2002		Nicholas Papanicolaou, Baron of Finlaystone Maxwell [26][27]	Sophocles Papanicolaou, Ygr
The Baron of Finzean	17c	2020		Donald Farquharson of Finzean, 16th Laird and Baron of Finzean [26][27]
The Baron of Fithie
The Baron of Fordell	1511
The Baron of Freuch	1559
The Baron of Gala	16c	1997		John Scott of Gala, 13th Baron of Gala [26][27]	Alexander Scott of Gala, Ygr
The Baron of Garrallan	14c			John Boswell of Garrallan, Baron of Garrallan [26][27]
The Baron of Garthland	c. 1637
The Baron of Gartly	15c	1996		David James of Gartley, Baron of Gartly [26][27]
The Baron of Gartmore	15c	1996		William Graham of Gartmore, Baron of Gartmore [26][27]
The Baron of Giffen	1371	1987		Ryan Montgomery, Baron of Giffen, Trearne, Ramshead and Stane [26][27]
Baron of Trearne
Baron of Ramshead
Baron of Stane
The Baron of Gilmerton	1667	2020		Alvise Figà Talamanca, Baron of Gilmerton [26][65][27]
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[32]	James Haldane of Gleneagles, Younger of Gleneagles
The Baron of Glenfaier		2022		Neil Youngs, Baron of Glenfaier
The Baron of Glenfalloch	14c			Norman Ross, Baron of Glenfalloch [26][27]
The Baron of Glengarnock				Robert MacGregor of Glengarnock, Baron of Glengarnock [26][27]
The Baron of Glenluce	c. 1628			Oon Daniel, Baron of Glenluce [26][27]
The Baron of Glentirian				Harold Jan Haroldson, Baron of Glentirian [26][27]
The Baron of Gogar	16c	2015		Godfrey Devlin of Gogar, Baron of Gogar [26][27]
The Baron of Gourdie	16c			George Cox of Gourdie, Baron of Gourdie [26][27]
The Baron of Gourock	18c	2011		Claire Darroch-Thompson, 9th Lady Gourock, Chief of Clan Darroch[26][27][32]	Duncan Darroch-Thompson, Younger of Darroch
The Baron of Gordon Easter	1150	2007		Morange Michel, Baron of Gordon Easter [26][27]
The Baron of Grandhome	17c			David Paton of Grandholme, 9th Baron of Grandhome [26][27][66]	heir unknown
The Baron of Grantully	15c			Henry Fotheringham, Baron of Grantully [26][27]
Baron of Greenlaw	1451	2005		Andrew Hepburne-Scott, 11th Lord Polwarth	Hon. William Hepburne-Scott, Master of Polwarth
The Baron of Greenan	16c	2004		Hope Busch Cobera, Baroness of Greenan, Baroness of Clary [67][26][27]	Alexandra Busch Cobera, Maid of Greenan
Baron of Clary	17c				Elizabeth Busch Cobera, Maid of Clary
The Baron of Greenock	18c			Harry Sandberg of Greenock, Baron of Greenock [45][26][27]
The Baron of Grougar	1321	2015		Dr Lianne Jennifer McLean, Baroness of Grougar
The Baron of Haliburton and Lambden	1451	2023		Dr Thomas Rohan, 25th Baron of Haliburton and Lambden [26][27]ref Registry of Scots Nobility
Baron of Hallrule	16c			Herr Olivier Fuchs, Baron of Cockburn, Hallrule, Over Liberton, and Buncle and Preston [68][26][69][27]
The Lord of Cockburn	14c	2008
Lord of Buncle and Preston	14c	2009
Baron of Over Liberton
The Baron of Hallyards
The Baron of Haddington	16c	2021		Prof. Jacques Sluysmans, Baron of Haddington [26][27]
The Baron of Hartsyde	1345			Jean-Guy Philip Boisserolles de Saint-Julien of Hartsyde, 20th Baron of Hartsyde [26][27]	Jean-Guillaume Philip Boisserolles de Saint-Julien, Younger of Hartsyde
The Baron of Herbertshire	1523	2018		John Moffat, Baron of Herbertshire [27]
The Baron of Horsbrugh	15c	1995		Michael Chenery of Horsbrugh, Baron of Horsbrugh [26][27]
The Baron of Houston	c. 1296	2016		Johnny Sei Hoe Hon, Baron of Houston [26][27]
The Baron of Inchdrewer	16c	2014		Stephan Roh, Baron of Inchdrewer [26][27][32]	Sophia Roh, Maid of Inchdrewer
The Baron of Insch	1528	2006		Dr Robert Inglis, Baron of Insch [32]
The Baron of Invermessan	1566
The Baron of Inneryne	12c	1996		Ronald Busch Reisinger, Baron of Inneryne, Laird of Ascog [70][71][27][32]	William Busch Reisinger, Baron of Culbin, Younger of Inneryne
Laird of Ascog
The Baron of Innes	17c	2004		James Mitchell of Innes, Baron of Innes [26][27]
The Baron of Inverallochy				Jose Ramon Velez, Baron of Inverallochy [26][27]
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[32]
The Baron of Jedburgh Forest	1602	2016		Col (Rt'd) Lance Miller, Baron of Jedburgh Forest and Lamden [26][27]	Lance Miller
Baron of Lamden
The Baron of Kellie	1619	2020		Henry Hopkins Livingston, Baron of Kellie [26][27]
The Baron of Kelly		2004		Bruce Kneller, Baron of Kelly [26][27]
The Baron of Kemnay		1978		Susan Burnett, 9th Baroness of Kemnay [26][27]	Mrs Callum Smith Burnett (Letitia) [32]
The Baron of Kerse		2013		Valerio Papajorgji, Baron of Kerse [32]	Kostantin Papajorgji, Younger of Kerse
The Baron of Kersland
The Baron of Kilbernie
The Baron of Kilbride
The Baron of Kilcoy	16c	2012		Mark Menking, Baron of Kilcoy
The Baron of Kilduthie		1966		James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys, Baron of Leys and Kilduthie, Chief of Clan Burnett[32]	Alexander Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys, Younger of Kilduthie
Baron of Leys	16c
The Baron of Kilmichael	1541			Brooke Owen-Thomas, Baroness of Kilmichael, Kilmun and Innerwick [26][27]
Baron of Kilmun
Baron of Innerwick	15c	2021
The Baron of Kilmaurs
The Baron of Kilpunt		2007		Morag Pauline Cadzow, Baroness of Kilpunt [26][27]
The Baron of Kilravock	1293	2012		David Rose, 26th Baron, Chief of Clan Rose[26][27]
The Baron of Kinblathmond
The Baron of Kincaid	15c			Heather Kincaid, Baroness of Kincaid [26][27]
The Baron of Kincraig	16c			James Gourlay of Kincraig, Baron of Kincraig [26][27][72]	heir unknown
The Baron of Kinedar
The Baron of Kinnaber
The Baron of Kinnairdy	17c	1990		Colin Innes of Kinnairdy, Baron of Kinnairdy [26][27]	Thomas Innes of Kinnairdy, Ygr
The Baron of Kinnear	16c	1993		Michael Pilette of Kinnear, Baron of Kinnear [26][27]
The Baron of Kippenross	16c			Susan Stirling-Aird, Lady Kippenross [26][27]
The Baron of Kirkbuddo	1463	2011		Jean-Yves de Sainte-Croix de La Sabliere, Baron of Kirkbuddo [27]
The Baron of Kirkdale	15c	2004		Dr David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk, 16th Baron of Kirkdale, Baron of Maxwell of Cardoness, Chief of Clan Hannay[32]	Mark Rainsford of Kirkdale and of that Ilk, Younger of Maxwell of Cardoness
Baron of Maxwell of Cardoness
The Baron of Kirkgunzeon
The Baron of Kirkintilloch	1184	extinct
The Baron of Kirkliston	1618	2002		Andor Jaross, Baron of Kirkliston [26][27][32]
The Baron of Kirriemuir	1390	2014		Gerhard Anderson, Baron of Kirriemuir [26][27]
The Baron of Kirknewton	17c	1992		Diana Hargreaves, Baroness of Kirknewton [26][27]	Robin Adair of Kirknewton, Younger of Kirknewton
The Baron of Kirkton	17c			James Stevenson-Hamilton, Baron of Kirkton, Lord of Regality of Kirkstyle, Laird of Fairholm [26][27][32]	James Stevenson-Hamilton, Younger of Kirkton
Burgh of Barony of Kirkstyle
Laird of Fairholm
The Baron of Krawfort	1576
The Baron of Lag	1685	2004		Margaret Hamilton, Baroness of Lag [26][27]
The Baron of Lamberton	c.1236[73]
The Baron of Lamington				Ivan Kugener, Baron of Lamington [26][27]
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 Spens of Lathallan, Baroness of Lathallan [26][27]	Ian Spens of Lathallan, Younger
The Baron of Lee	1272	2004		Addison McElroy Fischer, Baron of Lee[26][27]
The Baron of Lenzie	1170	extinct
The Baron of Lescure	15c			Ross McPherson-Smith, Baron of Lescure [26][27]
The Baron of Leslie	16c	2019		John Andrea, Baron of Leslie [26][27]
The Baron of Lesmahagow
The Baron of Lethendy	17c			Charles Gairdner of Lethendy, Baron of Lethendy [26][27]
The Baron of Lethington	c. 1166			Robert Douglas, Baron of Lethington
The Baron of Lintrathen		2023		Dr Titus Brown, Baron of Lintrathen [32]	Nathanial Brown, Younger of Lintrathen
The Baron of Little Pert
The Baron of Lochfergus	16c			Albert Gazeley of Lochfergus, Baron of Lochfergus [26][27]
Baron of Locherwart		1996		John Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Bothwick, Chief of the Name and Arms of Borthwick, 18th of Crookston, Baron of Locherwart and Heriotmuir DL [27]
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 [26][27]
The Baron of Lochnaw	1699	2004		Dr Gordon Prestoungrange, Baron of Lochnaw MBE [26][27]
The Baron of Lochrounell	c. 1630
The Baron of Logany	c. 1576	2000		Hunter Prater, Baron of Logany [26][27]
The Baron of Logie
The Baron of Logiealmond		2019		Sheila Flavell, Baroness of Logiealmond CBE [26][27]
The Baron of Loncastell	c. 1551
The Baron of Loudoun	12c	2017		Ronald Schneller, Baron of Loudoun [26][27]
The Baron of Lour	1654	2010		Bartholomew Smith, Baron of Lour
The Baron of Lundie	1489	2017		Craig Ward, Baron of Lundie [26][27]
The Baron of Marchmont	17c	1996		Roland Staehli, Baron of Marchmont [26][27]
Baron of MacDonald	17c	1958		Sir Ian Bosville-Macdonald of Sleat, 17th Baronet, 25th Chief of MacDonald of Sleat[26][27]	Somerled Bosville-Macdonald of Sleat, Younger
The Baron of MacDougall	1660	2006		George Dougall of MacDougall, Baron of MacDougall [26][27]
The Baron of MacDuff	1039	2021		Eric Dexter of MacDuff, Baron of MacDuff [26][27]	J.C. Dexter, Younger 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 Thorpe of Mearns, Baron of Mearns [26][27][32]	Adam Thorpe, Younger of Mearns
The Baron of Meigle and Fullerton	1165			Anthony Brown, Baron of Meigle and Fullerton [74][75]
The Baron of Melfort	1360	1960		Hugh Campbell-Gibson, Baron of Melfort [26][27]
The Baron of Melgund
The Baron of Menie	1317	1995		Michael Woodley of Menie, Baron of Menie [26][27]	Michael A. Woodley of Menie, Younger
The Baron of Menzies	1510	2023		Robert Menzies of that Ilk, The Menzies, Chief of Clan Menzies, Baron of Menzies [32]	Thomas Menzies of Menzies, Younger of Menzies
The Baron of Mertoun	1504
The Baron of Midmar	16c			Richard Wharton of Midmar, Baron of Midmar [26][27]
The Baron of Miltonhaven	1695	2017		Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston, Baroness of Miltonhaven [26][27]
The Baron of Mochrum	c. 1472
The Baron of Moncreiffe	1248	2001		Hon. Peregrine Moncrieffe of that Ilk, Chief of the Name and Arms of Moncrieffe, 21st Laird of Moncrieffe, Baron of Moncrieffe and Easter Moncrieffe[32]	Ossian Moncreiffe of that ilk, Younger of Moncreiffe
Baron of Easter Moncreiffe
The Baron of Montgomeriestoun	c. 1636
The Baron of Mordington	1124	1998		Graham Senior-Milne, 41st Baron of Mordington [26][27]
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[26][27][32]	Angus Maclaine, Younger of Lochbuie
The Baron of Mugdock	1458	2022		Prince Luciano Lambertini, Baron of Mugodock [26][27]	Alice Young, Maid of Mugdock
The Baron of Muirton	1532	2019		Dr Richard Culbert, 32nd Baron of Muirton [26][27]	Jacob Culbert, Baron of Muirton Ygr
The Baron of Mullion	1446	2019		Faith Seale, Baroness of Mullion QC [26][27]
The Baron of Mureth	c. 1514
The Baron of Myrton	c. 1470	2004		Prof. Mark Watson-Gandy of Myrton, Baron of Myrton OBE [76][26][27]
The Baron of Newabbay		2011		Dr Michael Young of Newabbay, Baron of Newabbay [32]
The Baron of Newton	1685	2011		Philip D. Pickering of Newton, 13th Baron of Newton[26][27]	Joanne Pickering, Maid of Newton
The Baron of Ochtercoull
The Baron of Old Montrose
The Baron of Ormiston	1637	2003		Brian Parsons of Ormiston, Baron of Ormiston [26][27]
The Baron of Otterinverane	14c	2019		Sean Lambert Collin, Baron of Otterinverane [26][77][27]
Baron of Over Cowal		2024		James Devlin, Lord of Cowal, Baron of Over Cowal [26]
The Lord of Cowal		2018
The Baron of Panbride
The Baron of Panmure
The Baron of Park	1563
The Baron of Peaston	16c	2003		Robert Jackson of Paistoun, Baron of Peaston [26][27]
Baron of Penicuik	16c	2002		Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk of Penicuik, 11th Baronet[26][27]	George Clerk, Younger of Penicuik
The Baron of Pentland	1316	2018		Lt CmDr Christopher Saint Victor de Pinho, 29th Baron of Pentland and 37th Baron of Lochawe [26][27][32]	William Phino, Younger of Pentland
Baron of Lochawe
The Baron of Phantelane	1436	2010		Capt. David McCorquodale, Baron of Phantelane [26][27]
The Baron of Pitcaple	17c			Christopher Burges-Lumsden, Baron of Pitcaple [26][27][78]	heir unknown
The Baron of Pitcruivie	15c	1996		Douglas Wagland of Pitcruivie, Baron of Pitcruivie [26][27]	Ian Wagland of Pitcruivie, Younger
The Baron of Pitmilly	16c	1987		Peter Gybbon-Monypenny, 30th Baron of Pitmilly [26][32]	Duncan Gybbon-Moneypenny, Ygr
The Baron of Plean	16c	1985		George Way, Baron of Plean [26][27]
The Baron of Plenderleith	1306	2007		Clifford Harmon, 31st Baron of Plenderleith [26][27]	Clifford Harmon IV, Younger of Plenderleith
The Baron of Pluscarden
The Baron of Porterfield				Richard Garcia-Bosch-Morales, Baron of Porterfield [75]
The Baron of Portlethen	18c			Maurice Taylor of Portlethen, Baron of Portlethen [26][27]
The Baron of Portrie	c. 1636
The Baron of Poltoun	1726	2009		Tyler Janovitz, Baron of Poltoun [32]	Audrey Janovitz, Maid of Poltoun
The Baron of Preston and Prestonpans	1460			Robert McLean of Preston, Baron of Preston [26]
The Baron of Prestonfield		2015		Raymond Bugeja, Baron of Prestonfield [47]
The Baron of Prestoungrange	1189	2004		Mathew Wills of Prestoungrange, 15th Baron of Prestoungrange [26][27]
The Baron of Primside and House Site
The Baron of Quhithorne	c. 1569
The Baron of Rachane	17c	2006		Michael Aquino, Baron of Rachane [26][27]
The Baron of Rannoch	1502	2012		Alexander Holmes Bertea, Baron of Rannoch [27]
The Baron of Rattray	16c			Philip Cumyn of Rattray, Baron of Rattray [26][27][79]	heir unknown
The Baron of Ravenstone	15c	1983		Frank Renwick of Ravenstone, Baron of Ravenstone [26][27]
The Baron of Redcastle	15c	2016		Janet Beale, 19th Baroness of Redcastle [80][26][27]
The Baron of Remistoun	c. 1540
Baron of Renfrew	1398	2022		HRH The Prince William, Duke of Rothesay[26]	HRH Prince George of Wales
The Baron of Rescobie
The Baron of Restalrig
The Baron of Robertland	1539	2005		Brian Parsons of Robertland, Baron of Robertland [27][26]
The Baron of Roberton	16c	2020		Julia Pell Livingston, Baroness of Roberton [26][27]
The Baron of Rossie	17c			John Oliphant of Rossie, Baron of Rossie [26][27]
The Baron of Ruchlaw	16c			Ronald Macduff Urquhart, Baron of Ruchlaw [27]
The Baron of Rusco	17c			Robert Carson of Rusco, Baron of Rusco [26][81]	heir unknown
The Baron of Saint Monance	1596	2014		Dr Robert Pirooz of Saint Monance, Baron of Saint Monance KC FRMS JD [27][26]
The Baron of Sauchie	1320	2015		Niklas Wallenberg, Baron of Sauchie [26][27]
The Baron of Saulset	c. 1629
The Baron of Seabegs	15c	2014		Dr George M. Burden, 31st Baron of Seabegs [26][27]
The Baron of Seggieden				Consul Dr Trond Hegle, Baron of Seggieden [26][27]
The Baron of Skeane		2016		Dugald Skene of Skene, Baron of Skene, Chief of the Name and Arms of Skene, also 11th of Piltout and 15th of Hallyards [32]
The Baron of Smeaton Hepburn	15c			George Gray of Smeaton Hepburn, Baron of Smeaton Hepburn [26][27]
The Baron of Stobo	1577	2016		William Jolly, 30th Baron of Stobo [26][27]
The Baron of Stonehaven				Fraser Mearns of Stonehaven, Baron of Stonehaven [26][27]
The Baron of Stoneywood	15c	2000		Charles Mack of Stoneywood, Baron of Stoneywood [26][27]
The Baron of Strathlachlan				Euan MacLachlan of Maclachlan, 25th Baron of Strathlachlan, chief of Clan Maclachlan[26][27][32]
The Baron of Strichen	1514	2014		Massimo Fraser of Strichen, Baron of Strichen [26][27]
The Baron of Struan	16c	1983		Alexander Robertson, Baron of Struan [26][27]
The Baron of Swinton	1098			James Swinton, Baron of Swinton [26][27]
The Baron of Symington	1329	2010		Edward Lockhart Bennett of Symington, Baron of Symington
The Baron of Tarbert		1999		Dr Christian Genitrini, Baron of Tarbert [47]
The Baron of Teallach	17c			Dennistoun Teall of Teallach, Baron of Teallach [26][27]
The Baron of Thainstone	1488	2017		David Valentine, Baron of Thainstone [26][27]
The Baron of Thankerton
The Baron of Torboll	1360	extinct
The Baron of Tranent	16c	2008		Alan Kippax, Baron of Tranent [27]
The Baron of Traquair	1491	1990		Catherine Maxwell-Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair[26][27]	Louis Muller-Stuart, Younger of Traquair
The Baron of Trent		2002		Charles Cogdill, Baron of Trent [26][27]
The Baron of Troup
Baron of Tulloch	1678	2021		Dr David Willien, 16th Earl of Erroll, 17th Baron of Tulloch [26][27][82]
The Earl of Erroll	1546
The Baron of Twynehame	15c	1992		Delyse Sharpe of Twynehame, Baron of Twynehame [26][27]
The Baron of Urquhart	1587	2004		Robert A. Cromartie, Baron of Urquhart [26][27]
The Baron of Wells	17c	2009		Bryce Lee West, Baron of Wells [26][27]
The Baron of Westside	16c			Gordon Kerr, Baron of Westside [26][27]
The Baron of West Niddry		2006		Clive Boxell, Baron of West Niddry
The Baron of West Nisbet		2000		Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk, Baron of West Nisbet, Chief of Clan Nesbitt[32]	Sylvia Nesbitt, Maid of Nesbitt
The Baron of Winchburgh	15c	2021		Michael Lyons, Baron of Winchburgh [83][84][27]
The Baron of Wormiston	17c	1970		Michael Spens of Wormiston, Baron of Wormiston [26][27]	Cosmo Spens of Wormiston, Younger
The Baron of Yair	1806	2019		Li Li, Baron of Yair [26][27]
The Baron of Yeochrie	15c	2000		Captain Richard Stuart of Yeochrie, Baron of Yeochrie [26][27]

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

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:

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List of Earldoms in the Baronage of Scotland

Earl is the third degree of baronage nobility, nobler than Baron (first) and Lord (second).

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List of Marquisates and Dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland

Fourth and fifth degrees of baronage nobility, the noblest forms in the hierarchy.

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List of Lordships of Regality

Higher dignities compared to baronage titles, erected in liberam regalitatem.

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See also

• Earls, Marquises and Dukes in the Baronage of Scotland
• Lords in the Baronage of Scotland
• List of family seats of Scottish nobility
• Lord of Parliament
• Commissioner (Scottish Parliament)
• Laird
• List of extant baronetcies
• Feu
• English feudal barony
• Irish feudal barony
• List of Marcher lordships (Welsh Marches)

References

1. 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".
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Further reading

• 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, Professor William Croft, The Court Book of the Barony of Carnwath 1523-1542, Introduction, published by Scottish History Society, 1937. "The standard scholarly work on the history of Scottish feudal baronies". In the opinion of the Lyon King of Arms
• Grant, Alexander, The Development of the Scottish Peerage, published in the Scottish Historical Review, 1978.

External links

• Lord Lyon's Armorial Ruling^[1]
• Report on Abolition of the Feudal System^[2]
• 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
• The Scottish Baronage Registry Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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