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In Scotland, the titles of "baron" or "baroness" refer to holders of a barony within theBaronage of Scotland, a rank of the ancient Scottish nobility. These areheritable[1]titles of honour,[2][3] traditionally granted by Crown charter as free baronies. Their legal recognition is upheld by various institutions, including theCourt of the Lord Lyon,[4] theScottish Parliament,[5] institutional writers[6][7] and official sources such as theScottish Law Commission.[8][9]
Although being historically referred to asfeudal barons, this terminology has become obsolete. Following theAbolition 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 thePeerage of Scotland. By contrast, an English barony is a peerage title, though under theTenures Abolition Act 1660, somefeudal 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 aLord of Parliament, which is a peerage title and ranks above a baron. Scottish barons are acknowledged as titled nobility, affirmed by the Lyon Court's1943 Petition of Maclean of Ardgour, which recognisedbarones minores (minor barons) as part of Scotland's historic feudal nobility.[14]
Scottish baronies differ from British peerage and baronetage titles in that they may be succeeded by alienation, not solely by inheritance. Unlike these 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 theHonours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925, since they are not newly created honours but existing dignities recognised in law.[15]
The heraldic privileges associated with baronies are regulated by theLord 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.[16] The institution of the Scottish baronage predates the Scottish peerage, and the two continue to coexist.
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Scottish baronies were historically the only form ofBritish nobility held by prescriptivefeudal tenure, capable of beingdisponed with the land or thecaput (seat) rather than passing solely through heritable succession. The earliest formal structuring of the Scottish table of precedence appears in 1592 statutes andKing Charles I's warrants, which positioned barons as ranking belowbaronets andknights, but abovelairds,esquires, andgentlemen.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).[17] 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.
TheGeneral 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 theGreat 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 thePrince 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 theParliament of Scotland as members of theSecond Estate. In 1428, lesser barons were permitted to electcommissioners to represent them, due to the burdens of travel. These representatives joined theThird Estate alongside burgh and shire commissioners, though the barons retained their personal right to attend until theUnion 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 unifiedBritish Parliament at Westminster. This arrangement remained in place until the establishment of the devolvedScottish 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 Englishleaseholds.
The firstScottish Government (orExecutive) was committed to abolishing the feudal system. This culminated in theAbolition 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 becameincorporeal hereditaments[18][19] - 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.[20][21] This marked the end of the ability to acquire a barony by purchasing land containing the caput.
Baronies are now fully "floating" meaning that they are detached from land and can be freely assigned or bequeathed.[22] If a baron dies intestate, the dignity is inherited according to the pre-1964 rules of succession, preserved for titles and dignities by theSuccession (Scotland) Act 1964.[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 agrant 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 ofcivil 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, theBaron 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 theBachuil Mór, once belonging toSaint 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.[25]
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 afee simple attached to the barony.[26] This concept has not yet been tested in the Scottish courts.
Scottish baronial titles are typically used by landed families not possessing a British peerage title of higher rank, aknighthood, 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 thecaput, they may use aterritorial 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".[27][28][29]
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.[30] Female barons, whether substantive holders or wives, may also be addressed as "Lady X" without the "of",[31] following the social custom for femalelairds 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".[27] 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 inBurke's Peerage. If approved, the territorial designation is included as part of the surname, such as "Doe of X". An observation[32] may note the full title, for example, "The holder is John Doe, Baron of X".[33] In formal correspondence or on envelopes, the honorific prefixThe Much Honoured (abbreviated asThe Much Hon.) distinguishes Scottish barons and baronesses from peers e.g.The Much Honoured Baron of X orThe Much Honoured Baroness of X.[citation needed]
Barons in Scotland may wear two eagle feathers when dressed in traditional attire.[34][35] 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 achapeau orcap of maintenance as part of their armorial achievement. This chapeau, described asgules 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 theTreaty of Perth in 1266, Norway ceded its claim to theHebrides andMan, integrating them into Scotland. In 1292,Argyll was established as a shire, making barons of Argyll and the Isles, which predated theKingdom of Scotland, eligible to attend the Parliament of Scotland, as recorded at the parliament inSt Andrews in 1309. Historically, these barons also used a chapeau described asgules doubled ermines, with the notable distinction thatermines 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 ofDál Riata (AD 562). As an allodial baronpar 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 withvair (squirrel fur).[36]
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Below is anincomplete list of baronies created in the Scottish baronage. Titles initalics are subsidiary baronial titles held by the same baron. Titles linked and withThe before the name is the holder's primary title.
| Title | Creation date | Infeft | Incumbent | Notes |
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| TheBaron of Abbotshall | 17c | 2001[37] | Harold Robert Peerenboom, Baron of Abbotshall[37] | |
| TheBaron of Abergeldie | 1482 | 1963[37] | John Howard Seton Gordon, 21st Baron of Abergeldie[37] | Formerly ofAbergeldie Castle[38] |
| The Baron of Aden | 1333 | 2015[37] | Alexander Charles Cumine Russell, Baron of Aden[37] | |
| TheBaron of Alford | 17c | Kerry Alfred Hamer, Baron of Alford[37] | Died 2019[39] | |
| TheBaron of Alforshire | Charles Cogdill, Baron of Alforshire and Trent[37] | |||
| Baron of Trent | 2002 | |||
| TheBaron of Anstruther | 16c | 2016[37] | Ryan Patrick Pannell, Baron of Anstruther[37] | |
| The Baron of Ardblair | 1399 | 1979[37] | Laurence Philip Kington Blair Oliphant, Baron of Ardblair and Gask[37] | |
| Baron of Gask | 1981 | |||
| TheBaron of Ardgour | 16c | 1988[37] | Giancarlo Bonifazi, Baron of Ardgour[37] | |
| TheBaron of Ardgowan | 13c | 2004[37] | Stephen Kerr, Baron of Ardgowan[37] | Died July 2004.[40] Previous baron was Sir Houston Shaw-Stewart ofArdgowan house,[41] held by family for 800 years[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Ardgrain | 2013[37] | Pepijn Oscar Hendriks, Baron of Ardgrain[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Ardoch | 16c | 1987[37] | Thomas Andrew Wilson Neilson Mackay, 21st Baron of Ardoch[37] | |
| TheBaron of Arndilly | 17c | 2013 | David Ronald Menzies of Arndilly, Baron of Arndilly[37] | |
| TheBaron of Arnisdale | 17c | William Paterson, Baron of Arnisdale[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Arnot | 1507 | 2016[37] | Willem Blanken, Baron of Arnot[37] | |
| TheBaron of Auchreoch | 15C | 2024[37] | Andrew Bell, Baron of Auchreoch[37] | |
| TheBaron of Auchendarroch | 17c | 2001 | Keir Charles Campbell, 5th Baron of Auchendarroch[42] | |
| TheBaron of Auchindoir | 15c | 1966 | Alisdair John Barlas, Baron of Auchindoir[37] | Family married the Barlas, Barons of Corrachree[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Auchinleck | 15c | Valentine Bennett, Baron of Auchinleck[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Auchmacoy | 16c | 2003 | Charles Buchan of Auchmacoy, Baron of Auchmacoy,Clan Chief of the Buchan[43] | Barony held for 19 generations[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Auchterhouse | 13c | 2020[37] | Mark Murawski, Baron of Auchterhouse[37] | |
| TheBaron of Auchtermunzie | 1437 | 2002[37] | Jose Fernando Gutierrez Eddy, Baron of Auchtermunzie[44][37] | |
| Baron of Auchterutherstruther | 17c | 2004[37] | Abigail Busch Reisinger, Countess of Crawfurd-Lindsay, Baroness of Auchterutherstruther[37] | Father is Baron of Inneryne[45] |
| TheBaron of Ayton | 17c | 2007[37] | Ian Liddell-Grainger, Baron of Ayton[37] | |
| TheBaron of the Bachuil | 9c | 2008 | Niall Livingstone of Bachuil, Baron of Bachuil 'By The Grace of God';Head of clan MacLea[46] | |
| TheBaron of Badenscoth | 1823 | |||
| TheBaron of Balcaskie | 17c | 1995[37] | Timothy Edward Lumisden Strange, Baron of Balcaskie,Chief of Clan Strange[37] | |
| TheBaron of Balfluig | 16c | Mark Iain Tennant of Balfluig, Baron of Balfluig[47][37] | Married Lady Harriot Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of 7th Earl of Radnor[citation needed] | |
| TheBaron of Ballencrieff (East Lothian) | 2011[37] | Moray James Nairn, Baron of Ballencrieff[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Ballencrieff (West Lothian) | 15c | Junaid Abbas Bhatti, Baron of Ballencrieff[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Ballindalloch | 17c | 1983[37] | Clare Russell of Ballindalloch, Lady BallindallochCVO[48][37] | AppointedCommander of the Royal Victorian Order andLord Lieutenant of Banffshire[49] |
| TheBaron of Ballumbie | 17c | 1997[37] | Robert Williamson, Baron of Ballumbie[37] | |
| TheBaron of Balmachreuchie | 15c | 2010[37] | Timothy Spaulding, Baron of Balmachreuchie[37] | |
| Baron of Balmain | 1475 | 2005 | James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes | |
| TheBaron of Balmore | 1478 | 2015[37] | Leo Adriano Silighini, Baron of Balmore[37] | |
| TheBaron of Balquhain[50] | 1670[50] | |||
| Baron of Balquidder | 1774 | 2020[37] | Susan Livingston, Baroness of Balquidder, 22nd Countess of Arran[37] | |
| TheBaron of Balvenie | 16c | 2009[37] | Jeremy Duncan Nicholson, Baron of Balvenie[37] | Died 5 March 2024.[51] |
| TheBaron of Banchory | 18c | 1979 | Kenneth Ian Rush Lumsden, Baron of Banchory[37] | Died 2008.[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Bannockburn | 14c | 2016[37] | Hope Vere Anderson, Baron of Bannockburn[37] | |
| TheBaron of Barnbarroch | 16c | 1998 | James Edward Vans, Baron of Barnbarroch[37] | Family held lands in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex at time ofdomesday book in 1066.[52] |
| TheBaron of Barnis Forbes | 15c | Daphne Romy, Baroness of Barnis Forbes[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Barnton | 14c | 2015[37] | Markus Herman Frank, Baron of Barnton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Barr | 16c | Campbell Neal, Baron of Barr[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Barra | 16c | 2010[37] | Ian Roderick Macneil, Chief ofClan Niall and Baron of Barra[37] | Family descends (cf.Burke's Peerage) from the 4th-5th century Irish High KingNiall of the Nine Hostages.[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Bathgate[53] | 12c | |||
| TheBaron of Bavelaw[54] | ||||
| The Baron of Bearcrofts | 1697 | 2011[37] | Charles Anthony Cree of Castle Stewart, Baron of Bearcrofts[37] | |
| TheBaron of Bedrule | 2015[37] | Wallace Rutherford Turnbull, Baron of Bedrule[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Belton | c. 1468 | 2002[37] | Ian Graham Rennie, Baron of Belton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Benholm | 15c | Roderick Strachan, Baron of Benholm[37] | Seat:Benholm Castle | |
| TheBaron of Biggar | 1451 | 2004[37] | Charles Russell Clayton Ross, Baron of Biggar[37] | |
| TheBaron of Blackburn | 16c | Ranjit Kumar Chandra, Baron of Blackburn[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Blackford | 17c | 1999[37] | Richard Welkowitz, Baron of Blackford[37] | Died 2019.[55] |
| TheBaron of Blackhall | 1395 | 2002[37] | Robert Brown Gillespie of Blackhall, Baron of Blackhall,[37]OBE | |
| TheBaron of Blackness[56] | ||||
| TheBaron of Blair | 15c | 1997[37] | Alfred Hill Glenn, Baron of Blair[37] | |
| TheBaron of Blantyre | 16c | Daniele Scarpi, Baron of Blantyre[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Bognie | 1635 | 2013 | Alexander Gordon Morison, 14th Baron of Bognie,[37][57] Laird of Frendraught and Mountblairy | |
| Baron of Mountblairy | 1812 | |||
| TheBaron of Bombie | 17c | Barrie Owen Pettman, Baron of Bombie[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Buittle | 1315 | Seat:Buittle Castle. Runs a baron's court.[58] Also a bishop in the Orthodox Church in Dumfries.[citation needed] | ||
| TheBaron of Brigton | 1761 | 1938 | Marion Elizabeth Charlotte Macmillan Douglas, Baroness of Brigton[37] | She inheritedBrigton estate from her grandfather, William Douglas[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Brough | ||||
| Baron of Buchan Forest | Timothy Busch Reisinger, Lord of Garlies, Baron of Glencammon, Buchan Forest, Blairbuis and Corsewall[37] | |||
| Baron of Blairbuis | ||||
| Baron of Corsewall | ||||
| Baron of Glencammon | ||||
| TheBaron of Buquhollie and Freswick | 16c | Ivor John Spencer-Thomas, Baron of Buquhollie and Freswick[37] | Died 2001[59] | |
| TheBaron of Byres | 1366 | Paul Richard Kayley, Baron of Byres[37] | ||
| Baron of Calder | 14c | 1975 | James Andrew Douglas Sandilands, 15th Lord Torpichen, Baron of Calder[37] | |
| TheBaron of Cambusnethan | 1315 | 1988 | Terence Alvis of Lee, 23rd Baron of Cambusnethan[37] | |
| TheBaron of Carmichael | 14c | 1981 | Richard John Carmichael of Carmichael, 26th Baron of Carmichael, 30thChief of Clan Carmichael[60][37] | Seat:Carmichael |
| TheBaron of Carnoustie | 16c | James Langan, Baron of Carnoustie[60][37] | ||
| TheBaron 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 | ||||
| TheBaron of Carstairs | 14c | Christopher Busch Reisinger, Baron of Carstairs and Baldoon[37] | ||
| Baron of Baldoon | 15c | |||
| TheBaron of Cartsburn | 1669 | 2010 | Pier Felice degli Uberti, 15th Baron of Cartsburn[61][37] | President of theInternational Commission for Orders of Chivalry |
| Baron of Castlehill | 1411 | 2018 | Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat[37] | |
| Baron of Caskieben | 16c | 1985 | Sir Thomas Alexander Johnston of Caskieben, 14th Baronet, Baron of Caskieben[37] | |
| TheBaron of Castle Stewart | 1638 | 2020 | Charles Edward Stewart of Calruchie, Baron of Castle Stewart[37] | |
| TheBaron of Cavers | 16c | 2004 | Andre Douglas Nathaniel-Rock, Baron of Cavers[37] | |
| TheBaron of Chirnside | ||||
| TheBaron of Clackmannan | 1334 | 2005 | Martin, Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan[37] | Died 2020.[62] |
| TheBaron of Cleghorn | 15c | Count Andrew Macmillan of Cleghorn, Baron of Cleghorn[37] | Died 2014.[63] | |
| TheBaron of Clerkington[64] | 1369 | George Everly, Baron of Clerkington[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Closeburn | 15c | Luis Kirkpatrick, Baron of Closeburn[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Clugstoun | 1471 | |||
| TheBaron of Cluny | 16c | 2010 | Cosmo Linzee Gordon of Cluny, Baron of Cluny[37] | Seat:Cluny Castle[65] |
| TheBaron of Cluny | 17c | 1997 | Stuart Gordon Crane of Cluny, Baron of Cluny[37] | |
| TheBaron of Cockenzie | 16c | Robert Garrison of Cockenzie, Baron of Cockenzie[66][37] | Brother of the late David Garrison, Baron of Tranent (appointed Baron-Ballie)[67] | |
| TheBaron of Coigach[68] | 1511 | 2011 | Christopher Devonshire-Ellis, Baron of Coigach[37] | |
| TheBaron of Coldingknows | 1634 | 2002 | Mark John Harden, Baron of Coldingknows[37] | Also known as "Cowdenknowes"[37] |
| TheBaron of Elphinstone | 15c | 1988 | Bailey Ross McCune[69] | |
| TheBaron of Colstoun | 17c | Ludovic Davis Broun-Lindsay, Barony of Colstoun[37] | Seat:Colstoun House. 2000 acre estate, ancestral home goes back 900 years.[70] | |
| TheBaron of Corrachree | 16c | Alexander Richard Barlas of Corrachree, Baron of Corrachree[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Corstorphine | 1431 | 2005 | Michael John Milne, 34th Baron of Corstorphine[37] | |
| TheBaron of Coupar[71] | 1606 | 2024 | Edward Kirby Rutledge, Baron of Coupar[37] | |
| TheBaron of Cowie (Aberdeen) | ||||
| TheBaron of Cowie (stirling) | 12c | 2020 | Alan Dennis, Baron of Cowie[37] | [72] |
| Baron of Coxton | 1686 | 2010 | Sir Alastair Charles Deverell Innes of Coxton, 13th Baronet[73] | |
| TheBaron of Craighall | 2002 | Roger Alexander Lindsay, Baron of Craighall[37] | Died 2023.[74] Lord Lyon letters patent had very large Baron of Craighall recognition[75] | |
| TheBaron of Craigie | 1666 | 2011 | Robert Owen Thomas, Baron of Craigie[76][37] | |
| Baron of Craigievar | 16c | 2023 | SirSir John Alexander Cumnock Forbes of Craigievar, 14th Baronet[37] | |
| TheBaron of Craigmillar | 1511 | 2009 | Brian Lawrence Williamson, Baron of Craigmillar[37] | Appointed to theOrder of Saint Lazarus[77] |
| TheBaron of Cranshaws | 15c | 2016 | Richard Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola, Baron of Cranshaws[37] | |
| TheBaron of Crawfordjohn | 13c | 2003 | Travis K Svensson, Baron of Crawfordjohn[37] | |
| TheBaron of Crichton | 15c | Henry Burn-Callander, Baron of Crichton[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Crimond | 16c | Raymond Alexander Carnegie of Crimond, Baron of Crimond[37] | Died 1999[citation needed] | |
| TheBaron of Cromar | extinct | |||
| TheBaron of Cromarty | 17c | John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale, Baron of Cromarty[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Crommey | 18c | 1978 | Michael Thomas Innes, Baron of Crommey[78][37] | |
| TheBaron of Culbin | 16c | William Busch Reisinger, Baron of Culbin[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Culcreuch | c. 1472 | |||
| TheBaron of Cushnie | 15c | 2004 | Alan Trantor Robertson, Baron of Cushnie[37] | Previous baron was knight of Malta:David Gordon Allen d'Aldecamb Lumsden, Baron of Cushnie |
| TheBaron of Dairsie | 18c | Christopher Bentham Ruffle, Baron of Dairsie[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Dalziel | ||||
| TheBaron of Danira and Comrie | ||||
| TheBaron of Delvine | 15c | 2008 | Lars Lindberg, Baron of Delvine[37] | |
| TheBaron of Denboig | 1657 | Kenneth Lee MacLean of Denboig, 14th Baron of Denboig[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Denny | 16c | 2011 | Alessandro Assuero Egidio Umberto Pompili, Baron of Denny[79][37] | |
| Baron of Fullarton | 2020 | |||
| TheBaron of Dinnet | 14c | James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Dinnet[37] | ||
| Baron of Dirleton | 1220 | 2000 | Camilo Agasim-Pereira, Baron of Fulwood and Dirleton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Dolphinstoun | c. 1700 | 2000 | Julian Gawain Clifford Wills, Baron of Dolphinstoun[80][37] | |
| TheBaron of Dowart | 1496 | 2017 | John Robert Kennedy, Baron of Dowart[37] | |
| TheBaron of Drum | 1323 | 2019 | Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Laird and Baron of Drum,Chief of the Name[81][37] | |
| Baron of Drylaw | ||||
| Baron of Duart and Morvern | 1631 | 1990 | Sir Lachlan Hector Charles MacLean of Duart and Morvern, 12th Baronet, 28th chief ofClan Maclean, Baron of Duart and Morvern[37] | |
| TheBaron of Dudhope[82] | 1542 | |||
| TheBaron of Dun | 1382 | dormant | Barony held byNational Trust for Scotland[citation needed] | |
| Baron of Dunconnel | 1400 | 1996 | Sir Charles Edward MacLean of Dunconnel, 2nd Baronet[83][37] | |
| TheBaron of Duncrub | 17c | 2004 | Douglas Henry Smith of Duncrub, Baron of Duncrub[84][37] | |
| TheBaron of Dunure | 16c | 1997 | Brendan Roy Clouston of Dunure[85][37] | |
| TheBaron of Earlshall | 15c | Paul Veenhuizen, Baron of Earlshall[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Easter Gordon | 2007 | Michel André Denis Morange, Baron of Easter Gordon[86] | ||
| TheBaron of Echlin | 18c | 2002 | Rainer Alexander Leonard Mackenzie Kensy, Baron of Echlin[87][37] | German banker, known as Baron Rainer Kensy von Echlin[88][better source needed] |
| The Baron of Edingight | 16c | 2020 | John Berowald Innes of Edingight, Baron of Edingight[89][37] | Son ofSir Malcolm Innes of Edingight, and grandson ofSir Thomas Innes of Learney, the previousLord Lyons |
| TheBaron of Elie and St Monans | 15c | 2019 | Mans Nicklas Lidgren, Baron of Elie[37] and St Monans | |
| TheBaron of Entwistle | 1212 | Andrew Sharples[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Esslemont | 16c | 1976 | Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon, Baron of Esslemont[90][37] | Sovereign Grand Commander and Grand master mason of The Supreme Council of theGrand Lodge of Scotland:[91][92] |
| TheBaron of Ethie | 1978 | Alistair Charles William Forsyth of that Ilk, Baron of Ethie,Chief of the Name and Arms of Forsyth[93] | Seat:Ethie Castle (restored by current chief) | |
| Baron of Eyemouth | 18c | 2004 | James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough[37] | |
| TheBaron of Fetternear | 17c | 2001 | Martin Edward Thacker, Baron of Fetternear[94][37] | |
| TheBaron of Fingalton | 1663 | 2017 | James Brockington Hawley, Baron of Fingalton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Finlaystone Maxwell | 17c | 2002 | Nicholas Frederic Papanicolaou, Baron of Finlaystone Maxwell[95][37] | Grand Master of several chivilary orders[96] |
| TheBaron of Finzean | 17c | 2020 | Donald Farquharson, Baron of Finzean[37] | Father wasSir Angus Farquharson of Finzean, mother was Lady Finzean (in her own right). OwnsFinzean Estate 10,000 acres including 40 properties and seven very long-term tenanted farms in rural north-east Scotland[97] |
| TheBaron of Fithie | ||||
| TheBaron of Fordell | 1511 | |||
| TheBaron of Freuch | 1559 | |||
| TheBaron of Gala | 16c | 1997 | John Philip Henry Schomberg Scott of Gala, 13th Baron of Gala[98][37] | |
| TheBaron of Garrallan | 14c | John Robert Douglas Boswell, Baron of Garrallan[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Garthland | c. 1637 | |||
| TheBaron of Gartly | 15c | 1996 | David Charles James, Baron of Gartly[37] | |
| TheBaron of Gartmore | 15c | 1996 | William Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Baron of Gartmore[37] | |
| TheBaron of Giffen | 1371 | 1987 | Ryan Montgomery, Baron of Giffen, Trearne, Ramshead and Stane[37] | |
| Baron of Trearne | ||||
| Baron of Ramshead | ||||
| Baron of Stane | ||||
| TheBaron of Gilmerton | 1667 | 2020 | Alvise Figà Talamanca, Baron of Gilmerton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Glasserton | 1542 | |||
| TheBaron of Glencoe | ||||
| TheBaron of Glendowachy | ||||
| TheBaron of Gleneagles | 1985 | Martin Haldane of Gleneagles, 26th Baron of Gleneagles,Chief of Clan Haldane[99] | ||
| TheBaron of Glenfaier | ||||
| The Baron of Glenfalloch | 14c | Norman Ross, Baron of Glenfalloch[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Glengarnock | [100][101] | |||
| TheBaron of Glenluce | c. 1628 | Oon Daniel, Baron of Glenluce[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Glentirian | Harold Jan Haroldson[37] | |||
| TheBaron of Gogar | 16c | 2015 | Godfrey Devlin of Gogar, Baron of Gogar[102][37] | |
| TheBaron of Gourdie | 16c | George Alastair Smyth Cox, Baron of Gourdie[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Gourock | 18c | 2011 | Claire Nicola Darroch-Thompson, 9th Baroness of Gourock,Chief of Clan Darroch[103][37] | |
| TheBaron of Grandhome | 17c | William of Grandholme, 10th Baron of Grandhome[104] | ||
| TheBaron of Grantully | 15c | Henry Steuart Fothringham, Baron of Grantully[37] | ||
| Baron of Greenlaw | 1451 | 2005 | ||
| TheBaron of Greenan | 16c | 2004 | Hope Busch Cobera, Baroness of Greenan and Clary[105][37] | |
| Baron of Clary | 17c | |||
| TheBaron of Greenock | 18c | Harry Olof Sandberg, Baron of Greenock[37] | ||
| TheBaroness of Grougar | 1321 | Lianne Jennifer McLean, Baroness of Grougar[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Haliburton and Lambden | 1451 | 2023 | Tomas Rohan, Baron of Haliburton and Lambden[37] | |
| Baron of Hallrule | 16c | Olivier Fuchs, Baron of Cockburn, Hallrule, Over Liberton, and Buncle and Preston[37] | ||
| The Baron of Buncle and Preston | 14c | 2009 | ||
| The Baron of Over Liberton | ||||
| TheBaron of Haddington | 16c | 2021 | Jacques Sluysmans, Baron of Haddington[37] | |
| TheBaron of Hartsyde | 1345 | Jean-Guy Philip Boisserolles de Saint-Julien, 20th Baron of Hartsyde[106][37] | ||
| TheBaron of Herbertshire | 1523 | 2018 | John William Templeton Moffat, Baron of Herbertshire[37] | |
| TheBaron of Horsbrugh | 15c | 1995 | Michael John Baylis Chenery, Baron of Horsbrugh[107][37] | |
| TheBaron of Houston | c. 1296 | 2016 | Johnny Sei Hoe Hon, Baron of Houston[37] | |
| TheBaron of Inchdrewer | 16c | 2014 | Olga Roh, Baroness of Inchdrewer[108][37] | |
| TheBaron of Insch | 1528 | 2006 | Robert James Inglis, Baron of Insch[109] | |
| TheBaron of Invermessan | 1566 | |||
| TheBaron of Inneryne | 10c | 1998 | Ronald Busch Reisinger, Baron of Inneryne[110][37] | |
| TheBaron of Innes | 17c | 2004 | James Wilson Mitchell, Baron of Innes[37] | |
| TheBaron of Inverallochy | Jose Ramon Velez, Baron of Inverallochy[37] | |||
| TheBaron of Invercauld and Omnalprie | 2021 | Philip Farquharson of Invercauld, 17th Baron of Invercauld and Omnalprie,Chief of the Name and Arms of Farquharson[111] | ||
| TheBaron of Jedburgh Forest | 1602 | 2016 | Richard Bruce Bernadotte Miller, Baron of Jedburgh Forest[37] | |
| TheBaron of Keith Marischal | 1150 | 2025 | Sven Olof Erik Almqvist, Baron of Keith Marischal[37] | |
| TheBaron of Kellie | 1619 | 2020 | Henry Hopkins Livingston, Baron of Kellie[37] | |
| TheBaron of Kelly | 2004 | Bruce Wayne Kneller, Baron of Kelly[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Kemnay | 1978 | Susan Lettita Burnett, 9th Baroness of Kemnay[112][37] | ||
| TheBaron of Kerse | ||||
| TheBaron of Kersland | ||||
| TheBaron of Kilbirnie | 1600 | 2024 | Ian James Young, Baron of Kilbirnie[37] | |
| TheBaron of Kilcoy | 16c | Thomas Ian Robinson[37] | Seat:Kilcoy Castle | |
| TheBaron of Kilduthie | 1966 | James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys, Baron of Kilduthie,[113]Chief of Clan Burnett | ||
| TheBaron of Kilmichael | 1541 | Brooke Owen-Thomas, Baroness of Kilmichael,[37] Kilmun and Innerwick[37] | Previous Baron of Innerwick was Victor Cowley of Crowhill (1918–2008). | |
| Baron of Kilmun | ||||
| Baron of Innerwick | 15c | 2021 | ||
| TheBaron of Kilmaurs | ||||
| TheBaron of Kilpunt | 2007 | Morag Pauline Cadzow, Baroness of Kilpunt[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Kilravock | 1293 | 2012 | David Rose, 26th Baron,[37] Chief ofClan Rose | |
| TheBaron of Kinblathmond | ||||
| TheBaroness of Kincaid | 15c | Heather Veronica Kincaid, Baroness of Kincaid[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Kincraig | 16c | James Gourlay, Baron of Kincraig[114][37] | Died 2008.[115] | |
| TheBaron of Kinedar | ||||
| TheBaron of Kinnaber | ||||
| TheBaron of Kinnairdy | 17c | 1990 | Colin William Innes of Kinnairdy, Baron of Kinnairdy[116] | Seat:Kinnairdy Castle, son ofSir Malcolm Innes, 16th Baron of Edingight, formerLord Lyon |
| TheBaron of Kinnear | 16c | 1993 | Michael Pilette of Kinnear, Baron of Kinnear[37] | |
| TheBaron of Kinross | Seat:Kinross House Estate | |||
| TheBaroness of Kippenross | 16c | Susan Stirling-Aird, Baroness of Kippenross[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Kirkbuddo | 1463 | 2011 | Jean-Yves de Sainte-Croix de La Sabliere, Baron of Kirkbuddo[117][37] | |
| TheBaron of Kirkdale | 15c | 2004 | David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk, 16th Baron of Kirkdale,Chief of Clan Hannay[118] | |
| TheBaron of Kirkgunzeon | ||||
| TheBaron of Kirkliston | 1618 | 2002 | Andrew Leslie Olgierd Jarosz, Baron of Kirkliston[119][37] | |
| TheBaron of Kirriemuir | 1390 | 2014 | Gerhard Clark Gordon Anderson, Baron of Kirriemuir[37] | |
| TheBaron of Kirknewton | 17c | 1992 | Diana Diana Theodora Adair Hargreaves, Baroness of Kirknewton[119][37] | |
| TheBaron of Kirkton | 17c | James Christopher Stevenson-Hamilton, Baron of Kirkton and Kirkstyle[120][37] | ||
| Burgh of Barony of Kirkstyle | ||||
| TheBaron of Krawfort | 1576 | |||
| TheBaron of Lag | 1685 | 2004 | Margaret Hamilton, Baroness of Lag[37] | |
| TheBaron of Lamberton | c. 1236 | [121] | ||
| The Baron of Lamden | Lance Bernadotte Miller, Baron of Lamden[37] | |||
| TheBaron of Lamington | Ivan Kugener, Baron of Lamington[37] | |||
| TheBaron of Largo | 17c | 2011 | Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood, Baron of Largo,[37] hereditaryChief of Clan Wood[122] | |
| TheBaron of Lathallan | 17c | 1995 | Jean Alison Spens, 23rd Baroness of Lathallan[123][37] | |
| TheBaron of Lee | 1272 | 2004 | Addison McElroy Fischer, 35th Baron of Lee[124][37] | Seat:Lee Castle |
| TheBaron of Lenzie | 1170 | extinct | ||
| TheBaron of Lescure | 15c | Ross McPherson-Smith, Baron of Lescure[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Leslie (Aberdeenshire) | 16c | 2019 | John Andrea, Baron of Leslie[37] | Seat:Leslie Castle |
| TheBaron of Lesmahagow | ||||
| TheBaron of Lethendy | 17c | Charles Campbell Gairdner, Baron of Lethendy[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Lethington | c. 1166 | |||
| TheBaron of Lintrathen | 2023 | Titus Brown, Baron of Lintrathen[125] | ||
| TheBaron of Little Pert | ||||
| TheBaron of Lochfergus | 16c | Albert Edward Gazeley, Baron of Lochfergus[126][37] | ||
| Baron of Locherwart | 1996 | John Borthwick of that Ilk, 24th Lord Bothwick,Chief of the Name and Arms of Borthwick, Baron of Heriotmuir[127] and Locherwart,[37]DL | ||
| Baron of Heriotmuir | ||||
| TheBaron of Loch Mullion | c. 1700 | 2000 | William Steven Anderson, Baron of Loch Mullion[37] | |
| TheBaron of Lochnaw | 1699 | 2004 | Gordon Stanley Clifford Park Wills Prestoungrange, Baron of Lochnaw,[37]MBE[128] | Formerly of Prestoungrange[129] |
| TheBaron of Lochrounell | c. 1630 | |||
| TheBaron of Logany | c. 1576 | 2000 | Hunter Alex Prater, Baron of Logany[37] | |
| TheBaron of Logie | Barony also known as "Lexyn".[attribution needed] | |||
| TheBaron of Logiealmond | 2019 | Sheila May Flavell, Baroness of Logiealmond[37] | Seat:Logiealmond Estate | |
| TheBaron of Loncastell | c. 1551 | |||
| TheBaron of Loudoun | 12c | 2017 | Ronald Glen Schneller, Baron of Loudoun[37] | |
| TheBaron of Lour | 1654 | |||
| TheBaron of Lundie | 1489 | 2017 | Craig Edward Ward, Baron of Lundie[37] | |
| TheBaron of Marchmont | 17c | 1996 | Roland Eugen Staehli, Baron of Marchmont[37] | |
| Baron of MacDonald | 17c | 1958 | Sir Ian Bosville-Macdonald of Sleat, 17th Baronet, 25th Chief ofMacDonald of Sleat | |
| TheBaron of MacDougall | 1660 | 2006 | George Dougall, Baron of MacDougall[37] | |
| TheBaron of MacDuff | 1039 | 2021 | Eric Cotton Dexter, Baron of MacDuff[37] | |
| TheBaron of McAuslane of Caldenocht | c. 1395 | |||
| TheBaron of Martyn-Kennedy alias Frethrid | c. 1541 | |||
| TheBaron of Mearns | 12c | 2002 | David Leslie Thorpe of Mearns, Baron of Mearns[131][37] | |
| TheBaron of Meigle and Fullerton | 1165 | 2013 | Sabine Ranke-Heinemann, Baroness of Meigle and Fullerton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Melfort | 1360 | 1960 | Hugh Campbell-Gibson, Baron of Melfort[37] | |
| TheBaron of Melgund | ||||
| TheBaron of Melville | 2016 | Oleg Bukin, Baron of Melville | ||
| TheBaron of Menie | 1317 | 1995 | Michael Woodley of Menie, 28th Baron of Menie[37] | |
| TheBaron of Menzies | 1510 | 2023 | Robert Menzies of that Ilk, The Menzies,Chief of Clan Menzies, Baron of Menzies | |
| TheBaron of Mertoun | 1504 | |||
| TheBaron of Midmar | 16c | Richard Farrington Wharton of Midmar, Baron of Midmar[37] | Seat:Inverurie castle | |
| TheBaron of Miltonhaven | 1695 | 2017 | Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston, Baroness of Miltonhaven[37] | Known as Lauriston until 1692.[132] |
| TheBaron of Mochrum | c. 1472 | |||
| TheBaron 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[133] | Second son ofSir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet andDiana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll. He is also the younger brother ofSir Merlin Hay, 12th Baronet Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll and Chief ofClan Hay |
| Baron of Easter Moncreiffe | ||||
| TheBaron of Montgomeriestoun | c. 1636 | |||
| TheBaron of Mordington | 1124 | 1998 | Graham Senior-Milne, 41st Baron of Mordington[37] | |
| TheBaron of Mouswald | 1452 | |||
| TheBaron of Moy | 17c | 1972 | Lorne Gillean Iain MacLaine, Baron of Moy,[37] 26th hereditary chief of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie, The Machlaine of Lochuie | |
| TheBaron of Mugdock | 1458 | Luciano Silighini Garagnani Lambertini[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Muirton | 1532 | Richard Bruce Culbert[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Mullion | 1446 | Faith Seale,[37]KC | ||
| TheBaron of Mureth | c. 1514 | |||
| TheBaron of Myrton | c. 1470 | 2004 | Mark Watson-Gandy of Myrton, Baron of Myrton[134][37] | |
| TheBaron of Newabbay | 2011 | Michael Robert Young of Newabbay, Baron of Newabbay[135] | ||
| TheBaron of Newton | 1685 | 2011 | Philip David Pickering, 13th Baron of Newton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Niddrie Marischal[136] | 1672[136] | |||
| TheBaron of Ochtercoull | James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey, Baron of Ochtercoull[137] | |||
| TheBaron of Old Montrose | ||||
| TheBaron of Ormiston | 1637 | 2003 | Brian Douglas Parsons, Baron of Ormiston and Robertland[37] | |
| Baron of Robertland | 1539 | 2005 | ||
| TheBaron of Otterinverane | 14c | 2019 | Sean Lambert Collin, Baron of Otterinverane[37] | |
| Baron of Over Cowal | James Robert Godfrey Devlin, Lord of Cowal, Baron of Over Cowal[138][37] | |||
| TheBaron of Panbride | ||||
| TheBaron of Panmure | ||||
| TheBaron of Park | 1563 | |||
| TheBaron of Paistoun | 16c | 2003 | Robert Garrett Jackson of Paistoun, Baron of Paistoun[139][37] | |
| Baron of Penicuik | 16c | 2002 | Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk of Penicuik, 11th Baronet | AppointedLord-Lieutenant of Midlothian by Queen Elizabeth II[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Pentland | 1316 | 2018 | Christopher Andrew Saint Victor de Pinho, 29th Baron of Pentland and 37th Baron of Lochawe[140][37] | |
| Baron of Lochawe | ||||
| TheBaron of Phantelane | 1436 | 2010 | David Norman Berkeley McCorquodale, Baron of Phantelane[141] | |
| TheBaron of Pitcaple | 17c | Christopher Hugo Niall Burges-Lumsden, Baron of Pitcaple[37] | Died Feb 2024.[142] Seat: Pitcaple Castle | |
| TheBaron of Pitcruivie | 15c | 1996 | Douglas Meager Wagland Wallace of Pitcruivie, Baron of Pitcruivie[143][37] | |
| TheBaron of Pitmilly | 16c | 1987 | Peter John Gybbon-Monypenny, 30th Baron of Pitmilly[143][37] | |
| TheBaron of Plean | 16c | 1985 | George Alexander Way, Baron of Plean[144][37] | |
| TheBaron of Plenderleith | 1306 | 2007 | Clifford Dewey Harmon, 31st Baron of Plenderleith[37] | |
| TheBaron of Pluscarden | ||||
| TheBaron of Portrie | c. 1636 | |||
| TheBaron of Porterfield | ||||
| TheBaron of Portlethen | 18c | Maurice Charles Robert Taylor, Baron of Portlethen[37] | Seat:Thornbury Castle | |
| TheBaron of Poltoun | 1726 | 2009 | Tyler Williamson Janovitz, Baron of Poltoun[145][37] | |
| TheBaron of Preston and Prestonpans | 1460 | Robert Ian Lin McLean, Baron of Preston[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Prestonfield | ||||
| TheBaron of Prestoungrange | 1189 | 2004 | Mathew Jonathan Clifford Wills, 15th Baron of Prestoungrange[37] | |
| TheBaron of Primside and House Site | ||||
| TheBaron of Quhithorne | c. 1569 | Barony also known as "Whithorn".[citation needed] | ||
| TheBaron of Rachane | 17c | 2006 | Michael Aquino, Baron of Rachane[146][37] | |
| TheBaron of Rannoch | 1502 | 2012 | Alexander Holmes Bertea, Baron of Rannoch[37] | |
| TheBaron of Rattray | 16c | James Silvester Rattray, 28thChief of the Name and Arms of Rattray, Baron of that Ilk[147][148] | Died in 1999.[149] | |
| TheBaron of Ravenstone | 15c | 1983 | Frank Andrew Renwick, Baron of Ravenstone[150][37] | |
| TheBaron of Redcastle | 15c | 2016 | Janet Wendy Beale, 19th Baroness of Redcastle[37] | |
| TheBaron of Remistoun | c. 1540 | |||
| Baron of Renfrew | 1398 | 2022 | Prince William, Duke of Rothesay | |
| TheBaron of Rescobie | ||||
| TheBaron of Restalrig | ||||
| TheBaron of Roberton | 16c | 2020 | Julia Pell Livingston, Baroness of Roberton[37] | |
| TheBaron of Rossie | 17c | John Philip Oliphant of Rossie, Baron of Rossie[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Ruchlaw | 16c | [151][152] | Ronald Macduff Urquhart, Baron of Ruchlaw[153][37] | |
| TheBaron of Rusco | 17c | Robert Graham Carson, Baron of Rusco[37] | Died 2006:[154] Seat:Rusco Castle. | |
| TheBaron of Saint Monance | 1596 | 2014 | Baron of Saint Monance[37] | Barony also known as "Monans".[citation needed] |
| TheBaron of Sauchie | 1320 | Henri Olof Niklas Wallenberg, Baron of Sauchie[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Saulset | c. 1629 | Barony also known as "Saulsait".[citation needed] | ||
| TheBaron of Seabegs | 15c | George Burden, Baron of Seabegs[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Seggieden | Trond Hegle, Baron of Seggieden[37] | |||
| TheBaron 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 | ||||
| TheBaron of Smeaton Hepburn | 15c | |||
| TheBaron of Stobo | 1577 | William Jolly, Baron of Stobo[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Stonehaven | Fraser Angus Oliver Mearns, Baron of Stonehaven[37] | |||
| TheBaron of Stoneywood | 15c | Charles Henry Francis Mack, Baron of Stoneywood[156][37] | ||
| TheBaron of Strathlachlan | Euan MacLachlan of Maclachlan, 25th Baron of Strathlachlan,[157][37] Chief ofClan Maclachlan | Seat:New Castle Lachlan | ||
| TheBaron of Strichen | 1514 | 2014 | Massimiliano Fraser Muzzi of Strichen, Baron of Strichen[37] | |
| TheBaron of Struan | 16c | 1983 | Alexander Gilbert Haldane Robertson, Baron of Struan[37] | |
| TheBaron of Swinton | 1098 | James Christopher Swinton, Baron of Swinton[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Tarbert | ||||
| TheBaron of Teallach | 17c | Dennistoun Gordon Teall, Baron of Teallach[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Thainstone | 1488 | David Valentine, Baron of Thainstone[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Thankerton | ||||
| TheBaron of Torboll | 1360 | extinct | ||
| TheBaron of Tranent | 16c | Alan Neil Kippax, Baron of Tranent[158] | ||
| TheBaron of Traquair | 1491 | 1990 | Catherine Margaret Mary Maxwell-Stuart, Baroness of Traquair[159][37] | Seat:Traquair House |
| TheBaron of Troup | ||||
| The Baron ofTulloch | 1678 | David Willien 19th Earl of Erroll, 17th Baron of Tulloch[160][37] | ||
| The Baron of Turriff[161][162] | 1592[162] | |||
| TheBaron of Twynehame | 15c | 1992 | Daniel Paul Stephen Sharpe, Baron of Twynehame[163][37] | |
| TheBaron of Urquhart | 1587 | Robert A. Cromartie of Urquhart-on-Spey, Baron of Urquhart[37] | ||
| TheBaron of Waughton | 1999 | Geoffrey Boot, Baron of Waughton | ||
| TheBaron of Wedderburn | 1413 | Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas granted the barony to DavidHome post-Dunbar forfeiture.[164][165][irrelevant citation] | ||
| TheBaron of Wells | 17c | Bryce Lee West, Baron of Wells[37] | ||
| TheBaron of West Niddry | 2006 | Barony recorded in the Register of Sassines at Edinburgh.[166][better source needed] | ||
| TheBaron of West Nisbet | 2000 | Robert Mark Andrew Nesbitt of that Ilk, Baron of West Nisbet,[167]Chief of Clan Nesbitt | ||
| TheBaron of Winchburgh | 15c | 2021 | Michael Lyons, Baron of Winchburgh[37] | |
| TheBaron of Wormiston | 17c | 1970 | Michael Patrick Spens, Baron of Wormiston[168][37] | |
| TheBaron of Yair | 1806 | |||
| TheBaron of Yeochrie | 15c | Richard Downing Jacoby Stuart, Baron of Yeochrie[169][37] | ||
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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).
Baronies and feudal earldoms had already been granted or erected by Crown Charter or Letters Patent, and later transactions relating to them were transfers of corporeal heritable property by charter or disposition or, following the appointed day, transfers of incorporeal heritable property. Transfer of an existing dignity, even for payment, was not the same as 'the grant of a dignity' in the words of the 1925 Act.
