Baith is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony and regality in the county of Fife. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1592. It also appears in the sources as Bait and Beath.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
NRS GD3/1/1/77/4 — Great Seal charter, 17 May 1592; expressly includes the lands and barony of Bait and then incorporates them into the barony of Kilwinning.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours, Fife — place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
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