The Lord PolwarthThe Baron of Harden
Lord Polwarth (peerage)
The Right Honourable The Lord Polwarth (Andrew Hepburne-Scott, 11th Lord Polwarth, Baron of Harden)
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Polwarth
Credentials
- • RPS, 1672/6/75 (11 Sept 1672 (charter dated Whitehall 11 July 1670)) rps.ac.uk/trans/1672/6/75
- • Harden remains the current family seat as of 2026
A note on terminology: “Scottish feudal barony” or “feudal title” is an incorrect, defunct historical term for extant barons. Baronies were feudal until 28 November 2004, when feudal baronies were abolished and the dignity of baron was retained — an extant barony is no longer “feudal”. The correct term is Scottish barony or Scottish baron (or baron, lord or earl in the Baronage of Scotland, collectively the minor barons of Scotland); never “feudal baron”. Why the term is defunct →
A barony pledged on the Roll of Scottish Barons is treated by the Roll as hereditary and not in commercio. A pledged barony later conveyed outside the family forfeits its recognition on the Roll in perpetuity. What “Hereditary on the Roll” means →