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Baron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll. This was a revival of the Kilmarnock title held by his great-grandfather William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who was attainted in 1746. The barony of Kilmarnock remained a subsidiary title of the earldom of Erroll until the death in 1941 of the eighteenth Earl's great-great-grandson, the twenty-second Earl. The earldom, which could be passed on through female lines, was inherited by the late Earl's daughter and only child, the twenty-third Countess. The barony of Kilmarnock, which could only be passed on to male heirs, was inherited by the Earl's younger brother, the sixth Baron. He assumed the surname of Boyd in lieu of Hay the same year he succeeded to the title. As of 2013 the title is held by his younger son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 2009.
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533–1591). He was a direct descendant of King James I through his paternal grandmother, Lady Agnes Keith, a daughter of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal.
The Lord High Constable is a hereditary, now ceremonial, office of Scotland. In the order of precedence of Scotland, the office traditionally ranks above all titles except those of the Royal Family. The Lord High Constable was, after the King of Scots, the supreme officer of the Scottish army. He also performed judicial functions as the chief judge of the High Court of Constabulary. From the late 13th Century the Court – presided over by the Lord High Constable or his deputies – was empowered to judge all cases of rioting, disorder, bloodshed and murder if such crimes occurred within four miles of the King, the King's Council, or the Parliament of Scotland. Following James VI's move to England, the jurisdiction of the Lord High Constable was defined in terms of the "resident place" appointed for the Council.
Clan Hay is a Scottish clan that has played an important part in the history and politics of Scotland. Members of the clan are to be found in most parts of Scotland and in many other parts of the world. However, the North East of Scotland, i.e. Aberdeenshire (historic), Banffshire, Morayshire and Nairnshire Nairn (boundaries), is the heart of Hay country with other significant concentrations of Hays being found in Perthshire, especially around Perth, in the Scottish Borders, and in Shetland.
Clan Boyd is a Scottish clan and is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.
William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll, KT, GCH, PC, styled Lord Hay between 1815 and 1819, was a Scottish peer and politician.
The Battle of Glenlivet was fought on 3 October 1594 near Allanreid and Morinsh in Scotland.
The Earl of Errol is child ballad 231, existing in several variants.
Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll was a Scottish noblewoman.
Erroll is an English male given name or surname that is synonymous to Earl. Notable people with the name include:
George Hay, 7th Earl of Erroll PC was a Scottish nobleman and politician.
John Hay, 12th Earl of Erroll was a Scottish nobleman and Lord High Constable of Scotland. Among his titles was Lord of Slains, but he had previously been known as John Hay of Kellour.
William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll was a Scottish peer. His was the first Earl of Erroll and the second Lord Hay of Erroll.
William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll, styled as Lord Hay until 1507, was a Scottish peer and soldier. He was killed at the Battle of Flodden.
William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll was a Scottish peer and statesman.
William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll, styled as Lord Hay until age 1, was a Scottish peer.
William Hay, 10th Earl of Erroll PC was a Scottish nobleman.
