List of feudal baronies

A Scottish feudal barony used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which is the "caput" (Latin meaning 'head'), or the essence of the barony, normally a building, such as a castle or manor house. Accordingly, the individual - irrespective of sex - who owns the said piece of land containing the "caput" was the Baron or Baroness. Unlike the United Kingdom's system of hereditary peerages - which are, in the main, passed down the male line - Scottish feudal baronies may be passed to any person, of either gender, by inheritance or conveyance. [Professor Kenneth Reid (2003) 'The Abolition of Feudal Tenure in Scotland', Edinburgh: Tottel]

Abolition of Feudal Tenure

The Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act 2000 came into effect on the 28th of November 2004. After 28 November 2004 under Scots law, a Scottish Barony, which was previously a Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure, became incorporeal feudal heritage, not attached to the land. Prior to the Act coming into effect, Scottish Feudal Baronies (including Lordships and Earldoms) were the only genuine, prescriptive, degree of title of UK nobility capable of being transferred following the sale of land containing a "caput" (or the sale of a feudal superiority).

Since the The Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act 2000 came into effect, the Lord Lyon, who is the British Monarch's representative in Scotland, has denied Baronial additaments or recognition to several purchasers of feudal baronies since the aforementioned Act came into force. [ [http://www.baronytitles.com/information-Lord+Lyon%60s+Decision+in+the+Lindberg+Hearing.htm] The Lord Lyon's Decision in The Lindberg Hearing (7th of February 2007)] [ [http://www.baronytitles.com/information-Lord+Lyons+Decision+in+the+Margaret+Hamilton+of+Rockhall+Hearing.htm] Lord Lyon's Decision in the Margaret Hamilton of Rockhall Hearing (18th of April 2006)] These decisions are presently subject to judicial review. Independent Scots legal advice should always be taken before entering into any contract that claims to offer a Baronial title for sale.

Feudal Baronies (created before 1707)

Below is a list of some Scottish feudal baronies. These have been created in Scotland before 1707. No Scottish feudal baronies have been created since the late 17th or early 18th century.

[ [http://www.burkes-peerage.net/articles/scottish-barons.aspx] Official website Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Accessed 29 July 2007. ]

ee also

*Lord of Parliament

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