Arbuthnot is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Kincardine. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1522. It also appears in the sources as Arbuthnott.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
Great Seal charter of the barony/ecclesiastical lands dated 16 May 1542; exact RMS item number still to resolve.
Retours and Lyon records
Service of heir in the Barony of Arbuthnott, 24 Apr 1522 (reported in Scots Peerage I, p. 289; underlying primary service citation still to resolve).
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