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2. List of family seats of Scottish nobility - Wikipedia

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   Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders: Mr James Montgomery: Kinross House, Perth and Kinross Mr Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington: Ardverikie House, Scottish Highlands: Muncaster Castle: Mrs Althea Dundas-Becker: Arniston House, Midlothian: Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame: Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire

3. List of Scottish clans - Wikipedia

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   Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans, Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism, and the dress of the Highland regiments. [2] [3] Scottish crest badges have only been worn by clan members on the bonnet since the 19th century ...

4. Peerage of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   In Scotland, "baron" is a rank within the Baronage of Scotland, considered noble but not a peer, equivalent to a baron in some continental countries. The Scottish equivalent to the English or Irish baron is a Lord of Parliament. Barons in Scotland were historically feudal barons until 2004, when a change in Scottish law abolished the feudal ...

5. List of noble houses - Wikipedia

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   Many noble houses (such as the Houses of York and Lancaster) have birthed dynasties and have historically been considered royal houses, but in a contemporary sense, these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded. A royal house is a type of noble house, and they ...

6. Scottish society in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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   Scattered evidence, including the records in Irish annals and the visual images like the warriors depicted on the Pictish stone slabs at Aberlemno, Forfarshire and Hilton of Cadboll, in Easter Ross, suggest that in Northern Britain, as in Anglo-Saxon England, the upper ranks of society formed a military aristocracy, whose status was largely dependent on their ability and willingness to fight. [1]

7. Category:Scottish families - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Scottish families" ... Wahl (noble family) This page was last edited on 11 June 2023, at 00:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

8. Baronage of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a hereditary title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as noble, but not a peer.

9. Clan Johnstone - Wikipedia

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   The Johnstones had a long feud with the Clan Moffat who were another Scottish border clan. [5] In 1557 the feud climaxed with murder of the Moffat chief, Robert Moffat. [5] The Johnstones then went on to burn the local church with the most important members of the Moffat family inside, slaughtering anyone who tried to escape. [5]