Auchterless is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Aberdeen. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1472. It also appears in the sources as Uchterless and Ouchterles.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS 1513–46, no. 2148 (28 May 1540) — later Crown charter incorporates two parts of Auchterless into the free barony of Allardice; not the creation of Auchterless.
Retours and Lyon records
Related service: NRS GD49/8 — Chancery precept dated 21 Oct 1472, transumpt 28 May 1474, serving John Allirdes heir in two parts of the barony of Uchterless. Exact published Retour number still to resolve.
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