The Viscount of ArbuthnottThe Baron of Arbuthnott
Baron of Fordoun, (other titles are peerages), Clan Chief
The Right Honourable The Viscount of Arbuthnott (John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott, and Lord Inverbervie in the peerage of Scotland - Baron of Arbuthnott, and Fordoun in the baronage of Scotland - Clan Chief of Arbuthnot)
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Arbuthnott
Credentials
- • Arbuthnott RMS ii, no. 3039, p. 649 (29 Jan [1506/7]) archive.org/…/1up ; RMS ii, no. 3728, p. 809 (21 Apr [1512]) archive.org/…/1up
- • Baron of Fordoun (alias Cairntoun/Carnetoun) RMS vi, no. 2047, p. 745 (4 Mar [1608]) archive.org/…/1up
- • HEREDITARY ON THE ROLL, baronies held across generations are treated by the Roll, for its own purposes, as de facto hereditary. The title becomes unrecognised by the Roll if the barony is later conveyed outside the family, in accordance with Roll policy.
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 →