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This page, one list of hereditary baronies, lists all lords of Parliament, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of Scotland. For Scots barons, see List of feudal baronies.
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Abernethy | 1233 | Abernethy | extinct 1325 | |
Lord Strathnaver | 1235 | de Moravia | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Sutherland |
Lord of Balliol | before 1141 | de Balliol | extinct |
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Garioch | 1320 | of Mar | extant | also Earl of Mar |
Lord Lindsay of Crawford | 1398 | Lindsay | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Crawford |
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Erskine | 1429 | Erskine | extant | also Earl of Mar (first creation) from 1438 until 1866 and Earl of Mar (seventh creation) and Earl of Kellie since 1866 |
Lord Hay | 1429 | Hay | extant | created Earl of Erroll in 1453 |
Lord Somerville | c.1435 | Somerville | dormant 1870 | |
Lord Balveny | 1437 | Douglas | forfeit 1455 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Avondale, also Earl of Douglas from 1440 |
Lord Lorne | 1439 | Stewart | resigned 1626 | Created Earl of Atholl in 1596 |
Lord Cathcart | 1442 | Cathcart | extant | created Viscount Cathcart in the United Kingdom in 1807 and Earl Cathcart in the United Kingdom in 1814 |
Lord Forbes | 1442 | Forbes | extant | |
Lord Crichton | 1443 | Crichton | forfeit 1484 | |
Lord Hamilton | 1445 | Hamilton | forfeit 1585 | created Earl of Arran (Scotland) in 1503, lost by insanity of the 3rd earl |
Lord Maxwell | 1445 | Maxwell | forfeit 1716 | created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620 |
Lord Glamis [1] | 28 June 1445 | Lyon | extant | created Earl of Kinghorne in 1606, which title changed to Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1677 |
Lord Graham | 1445 | Graham | extant | created Earl of Montrose in 1505, Marquess of Montrose in 1644 and Duke of Montrose in 1707 |
Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich | 1445 | Leslie | extant | created Earl of Rothes in 1458 |
Lord Lindsay of the Byres | 1445 | Lindsay | extant | created Earl of Lindsay in 1633 |
Lord Saltoun | 1445 | Abernethy | extant | |
Lord Campbell | 1445 | Campbell | extant | created Earl of Argyll in 1457 and Duke of Argyll in 1701 |
Lord Gray | 1445 | Gray | extant | |
Lord Montgomerie | 1449 | Montgomerie | extant | created Earl of Eglinton in 1508 |
Lord Sinclair | 1449 | Sinclair | forfeit 1729 | |
Lord Haliburton of Dirleton | 1449 | Halyburton | forfeit 1584 | |
Lord Fleming | 1451 | Fleming | extinct 1747 | created Earl of Wigtown in 1606 |
Lord Seton | 1451 | Seton | forfeit 1716 | created Earl of Winton in 1600 |
Lord Lyle [2] | c. 1452 | Lyle | dormant some time after 1551 | |
Lord Slains | 1452 | Hay | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Erroll |
Lord Borthwick | 1452 | Borthwick | extant | |
Lord Boyd | 1454 | Boyd | forfeit 1746 | created Earl of Arran in 1467 which title forfeit 1469, created Earl of Kilmarnock in 1661 |
Lord Oliphant | 1455 | Oliphant | 1633 (2nd) creation extinct 1748 | |
Lord Kennedy | 1457 | Kennedy | extant | created Earl of Cassillis in 1509 and Marquess of Ailsa in 1831 |
Lord Lovat [3] | c. 1458 | Fraser | extant | |
Lord Livingston | 1458 | Livingston | forfeit 1716 | created Earl of Linlithgow in 1600 |
Lord Darnley | 1460 | Stewart | merged in the Crown 1571 | created Earl of Lennox in 1488 |
Lord Innermeath | 1469 | Stewart | extinct 1625 | created Earl of Atholl in 1596 |
Lord Auchterhouse | 1469 | Stewart | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Buchan |
Lord Berriedale | 1469 | Sinclair | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Caithness |
Lord Lorne | 1470 | Campbell | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Argyll, created Duke of Argyll in 1701 |
Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald | 1473 | Carlyle | surrendered 1638 | |
Lord Home | 1473 | Home | extant | created Earl of Home in 1605 |
Lord of the Isles [4] | 1 July 1476 | MacDonald | forfeit 1498 | |
Lord Bothwell | 1485 | Ramsay | forfeit 1488 | |
Lord Brechin and Navar | 1488 | Stewart | extinct 1504 | subsidiary title of the Duke of Ross |
Lord Ruthven | 1488 | Ruthven | forfeit 1600 | created Earl of Gowrie in 1581 |
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar | 1488 | Crichton | extant | created Viscount of Ayr in 1622, Earl of Dumfries in 1633 and Marquess of Bute in the United Kingdom in 1804 |
Lord Drummond | 1488 | Drummond | extant | created Earl of Perth in 1605 |
Lord Hay of Yester | 1488 | Hay | extant | created Earl of Tweeddale in 1646 and Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694 |
Lord Sempill | 1489 | Sempill | extant | |
Lord Herries of Terregles | 1490 | Herries | extant | |
Lord Ogilvy of Airlie [5] | 28 April 1491 | Ogilvy | extant | created Earl of Airlie in 1639 |
Lord Ross of Halkhead | 1499 | Ross | extinct 1754 |
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Elphinstone | 1510 | Elphinstone | extant | |
Lord Ochiltree | 1543 | Stewart | extinct 1675 | |
Lord Abernethy and Strathearn | 1562 | Stewart | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Moray |
Lord Torphichen | 1564 | Sandilands | extant | |
Lord Ardmannoch | 1565 | Stewart | merged in the Crown 1567 | subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany |
Lord Darnley | 1572 | Stuart | extinct 1576 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox |
Lord Darnley | 1578 | Stuart | resigned 1580 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox |
Lord Darnley, Aubigny and Dalkeith | 1580 | Stuart | extinct 1672 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox, created Duke of Lennox in 1581 |
Lord Dunbar | 1580 | Stuart | extinct 1586 | subsidiary title of the Earl of March |
Lord Aubigny, Dalkeith, Torboltoun and Aberdour | 1581 | Stuart | extinct 1672 | subsidiary title of the Duke of Lennox |
Lord Doune | 1581 | Stewart | extant | also Earl of Moray since 1590 |
Lord Dingwall | 1584 | Keith | extinct 1600 | |
Lord Paisley [6] | 29 July 1587 | Hamilton | extant | also Earl of Abercorn since 1621, created Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Ireland in 1868 |
Lord Altrie [7] | 29 July 1587 | Keith | forfeit 1715 | also Earl Marischal by 1596 |
Lord Spynie | 1590 | Lindsay | extinct 1671 | |
Lord Maitland | 1590 | Maitland | extant | created Viscount Lauderdale in 1616, Earl of Lauderdale in 1624 and Duke of Lauderdale in 1672, which title extinct 1682 |
Lord Aven | 1591 | Hamilton | extinct 1651 | subsidiary title of the Marquess of Hamilton, created Duke of Hamilton in 1643 |
Lord Newbottle | 1591 | Kerr | extant | also Earl of Lothian since 1631, created Marquess of Lothian in 1701 |
Lord Fyvie | 1598 | Seton | forfeit 1690 | created Earl of Dunfermline in 1605 |
Lord Gordon of Badenoch | 1599 | Gordon | extant | subsidiary title of the Marquess of Huntly |
Lord Ardmannoch [8] | 23 December 1600 | Stewart | merged in the Crown 1625 | subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany |
Lord Livingston and Callendar | 1600 | Livingston | forfeit 1716 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Linlithgow |
Lord Roxburghe | 1600 | Ker | extant | created Earl of Roxburghe in 1616 and Duke of Roxburghe in 1707 |
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Campbell of Loudoun [9] | 30 June 1601 | Campbell | extant | created Earl of Loudoun in 1633 |
Lord Kinloss | 2 February 1602 | Bruce | extant | |
Lord Abercorn [10] | 5 April 1603 | Hamilton | extant | created Earl of Abercorn in 1606, Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Peerage of Ireland in 1868 |
Lord Erskine of Dirleton | 1603 | Erskine | extant | created Viscount of Fentoun in 1606 and Earl of Kellie in 1619, also Earl of Mar (second creation) since 1875 |
Lord Colville of Culross [11] | 26 April 1604 | Colville | extant | created Viscount Colville of Culross in the United Kingdom in 1902 |
Lord Murray of Tullibardine | 1604 | Murray | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Tullibardine, also Earl of Atholl since 1670, created Marquess of Atholl in 1676 and Duke of Atholl in 1703 |
Lord Scone | 1605 | Murray | extant | created Viscount of Stormont in 1621, also Earl of Mansfield in Great Britain since 1793 |
Lord Dunglass | 1605 | Home | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Home |
Lord Balmerinoch | 1606 | Elphinstone | forfeit 1746 | |
Lord Blantyre | 1606 | Stuart | extinct 1900 | |
Lord Fleming and Cumbernauld | 1606 | Fleming | extinct 1747 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Wigtown |
Lord Lindores | 1606 | Leslie | dormant 1813 | |
Lord Ramsay of Barns | 1606 | Ramsay | extinct 1626 | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Haddington, created Earl of Holderness in England in 1621 |
Lord Dirleton | 1606 | Erskine | extant | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Fentoun, created Earl of Kellie in 1619, also Earl of Mar (second creation) since 1875 |
Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick [10] | 10 July 1606 | Hamilton | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Abercorn, Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Peerage of Ireland in 1868 |
Lord Scott of Buccleuch | 1606 | Scott | extant | created Earl of Buccleuch in 1619 and Duchess of Buccleuch in 1663, also Duke of Queensberry from 1810 |
Lord Coupar | 1607 | Elphinstone | forfeit 1746 | |
Lord Holyroodhouse | 1607 | Bothwell | dormant 1638 | |
Lord Garlies | 1607 | Stewart | extant | created Earl of Galloway in 1623 |
Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 1607 | Balfour | extant | |
Lord Bruce of Kinloss | 1608 | Bruce | extant | also Lord Kinloss until 1747, created Earl of Elgin in 1633, also Earl of Kincardine since 1747 |
Lord Cranstoun | 1609 | Cramstoun | extinct 1869 | |
Lord Mackenzie of Kintail | 1609 | Mackenzie | forfeit 1716 | created Earl of Seaforth in 1623 |
Lord Pittenweem | 1609 | Stewart | extinct 1625 | |
Lord Maderty | 1609 | Drummond | extant | created Viscount of Strathallan in 1686, also Earl of Perth since 1902 |
Lord Dingwall | 1609 | Preston | extant | |
Lord Cardross | 1610 | Erskine | extant | also Earl of Buchan since 1695 |
Lord St Colme | 1611 | Stewart | extant | also Earl of Moray since 1620 |
Lord Binning and Byres | 1613 | Hamilton | extant | created Earl of Melrose in 1619, which title changed to Earl of Haddington in 1627 |
Lord Ramsay of Melrose | 1615 | Ramsay | surrendered 1618 | also Viscount of Haddington |
Lord Ogilvy of Deskford | 1616 | Ogilvy | dormant 1811 | created Earl of Findlater in 1638 |
Lord Carnegie | 1616 | Carnegie | extant | created Earl of Southesk in 1633, also Duke of Fife in the United Kingdom since 1992 |
Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun | 1616 | Ker | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Roxburghe, created Duke of Roxburghe in 1707 |
Lord Melville of Monymaill | 1616 | Melville | extant | created Earl of Melville in 1690, also Earl of Leven since 1707 |
Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie | 1618 | Ramsay | extant | created Earl of Dalhousie in 1633 |
Lord Byres and Binning | 1619 | Hamilton | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Melrose, which title changed to Earl of Haddington in 1627 |
Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill | 1619 | Scott | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Buccleuch, created Duchess of Buccleuch in 1663, also Duke of Queensberry from 1810 |
Lord Constable | 1620 | Constable | extinct 1718 | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Dunbar |
Lord Maxwell, Eskdake and Carleill | 1620 | Maxwell | forfeit 1716 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Nithsdale |
Lord Cary | 1620 | Cary | extant | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Falkland |
Lord Murray of Lochmaben | 1622 | Murray | extinct 1658 | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Annan, created Earl of Annandale in 1625 |
Lord Sanquhar | 1622 | Stuart | extant | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Ayr, created Earl of Dumfries in 1633 and Marquess of Bute in the United Kingdom in 1804 |
Lord Jedburgh | 1622 | Kerr | extant | also Marquess of Lothian since 1703 |
Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun | 1624 | Maitland | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Lauderdale, created Duke of Lauderdale in 1672, which title extinct 1682 |
Lord Murray of Tyninghame | 1625 | Murray | extinct 1658 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Annandale |
Lord of Kintyre | 1626 | Campbell | extant | created Earl of Irvine in 1642, which title extinct 1645, also Marquess of Argyll from 1645, created Duke of Argyll in 1701 |
Lord Aboyne [12] | 1627 | Gordon | extinct 1630 | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Melgum |
Lord Aston of Forfar | 1627 | Aston | dormant 1751 | |
Lord Barrett | 1627 | Barrett | extinct 1645 | |
Lord Hay of Kinfauns | 1627 | Hay | extant | subsidiary title of the Viscount of Dupplin, created Earl of Kinnoull in 1633 |
Lord Napier | 1627 | Napier | extant | |
Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1627 | Fairfax | extant | |
Lord Reay | 1628 | Mackay | extant | |
Lord Dalzell | 1628 | Dalzell | dormant 1941 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Carnwath (1639); attainted 1716-1826 |
Lord Cramond | 1628 | Richardson | extinct 1735 | |
Lord Kirkcudbright | 1633 | MacLellan | dormant 1832 | |
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest | 1633 | Douglas | extant | Subsidiary title of the Marquess of Douglas. |
Lord Bruce of Kinloss | 1633 | Bruce | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Elgin. |
Lord Crichton of Cumnock | 1633 | Crichton-Stuart | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Dumfries. Held by the Marquess of Bute. |
Lord Forbes of Pitsligo | 1633 | Forbes | attainted 1745 | |
Lord Forrester | 1633 | Forrester, Grimston | extant | Held by the Earl of Verulam. |
Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline [13] | 12 May 1633 | Campbell | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Loudoun. |
Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen [14] | 2 April 1639 | Ogilvy | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Airlie (1639); attainted 1717–1826 |
Lord Ruthven | 1639 | Ruthven | extinct 1651 | |
Lord Elibank | 1643 | Erskine-Murray | extant | |
Lord Daer and Shortcleuch | 1646 | Douglas | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Selkirk |
Lord Abercrombie [15] | 12 December 1647 | Sandilands | extinct 1681 | |
Lord Belhaven and Stenton | 1647 | Hamilton | extant | |
Lord Bruce of Torry | 1647 | Bruce | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Kincardine. |
Lord Duffus | 1650 | Sutherland, Dunbar | extinct 1875 | |
Lord Colvill of Ochiltree [16] | 4 January 1651 | Colvill | extinct 1728 | |
Lord Rollo | 1651 | Rollo | extant | created Baron Dunning in 1869. |
Lord Ruthven of Freeland | 1651 | Hore-Ruthven | extant | Held by the Earl of Carlisle. |
Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet [17] | 10 September 1660 | Gordon | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Aboyne; merged with Marquess of Huntly in 1836 |
Lord Macdonell and Aros [18] | 20 December 1660 | Macdonell | extinct 1680 | |
Lord Campsie [19] | 17 August 1661 | Livingston | extinct 1733 | Subsidiary title of the Viscount of Kilsyth |
Lord Bellenden | 1661 | Bellenden | dormant 1805 | also Duke of Roxburghe from 1804 to 1805 |
Lord Douglas of Ettrick | 1675 | Douglas | extinct 1749 | subsidiary title of the Earl of Dumbarton. |
Lord St Clair | 1677 | Campbell | extinct 1995 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Caithness. Earldom of Caithness resigned 1681. Created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. Created Marquess of Breadalbane in 1831 (extinct 1862). Created Marquess of Breadalbane in 1885 (extinct 1922). |
Lord Glenurchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie and Weick | 1681 | Campbell | extinct 1995 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Breadalbane and Holland. |
Lord Graham of Esk | 1681 | Graham | extinct 1739 | subsidiary title of Viscount Preston |
Lord Nairne | 1681 | Narine, Petty-FitzMaurice | extant | Held by the Viscount Mersey. |
Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves, and Kellie [20] | 30 November 1682 | Gordon | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Aberdeen. |
Lord Churchill of Eyemouth [21] | 21 December 1682 | Churchill | extinct 1722 | |
Lord Kinnaird [22] | 28 December 1682 | Kinnaird | extinct 1997 | created Baron Rossie in 1831 (extinct 1878) and Baron Kinnaird in 1860, both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. |
Lord Glasfoord [23] | 6 July 1685 | Abercromby | extinct 1703 | For the husband of the 9th Lady Sempill, for life. |
Lord Dudhope | 1686 | Graham | extinct 1688 | |
Lord Graham of Claverhouse | 1688 | Graham | attainted 1746 | Subsidiary title of the Viscount of Dundee |
Lord Polwarth | 1690 | Hepburne-Scott | extant | |
Lord Dechmont | 1696 | Hamilton | extant | Subsidiary title of Earl of Orkney |
Lord Hillhouse | 1697 | Douglas | extinct 1810 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ruglen, also Earl of Selkirk from 1739 to 1744, Earl of March from 1748 and Duke of Queensberry from 1778 |
Lord Polwarth of Polwarth, Redbraes and Greenlaw | 1697 | Hume | dormant 1794 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Marchmont. |
Title | Date of creation | Surname | Current status | Notes |
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Lord Inverary, Mull, Mover and Tiry | 1701 | Campbell | extant | Subsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll. |
Lord Hope | 1703 | Hope | extant | subsidiary title of the Earl of Hopetoun; created Marquess of Linlithgow (1902) in the United Kingdom |
Lord Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun and Robertoun | 1703 | Douglas | extinct 1761 | Subsidiary title of the Duke of Douglas |
Lord Mount Stuart, Cumbrae and Inchmarnock | 1703 | Crichton-Stuart | extant | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Bute. Held by the Marquess of Bute. |
Lord Arase | 1706 | Campbell | extinct 1761 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ilay. |
Lord Dunoon | 1706 | Campbell | extinct 1761 | Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ilay. |
Lord Aberuthven, Mugdock and Fintrie | 1707 | Graham | extant | Subsidiary title of the Duke of Montrose. |
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