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The Index ofScottish Baronies

Barony · Perth

Barony of Balmachreuchie

County
Perth
Type
Barony
Earliest identified record
1505Not necessarily a date of creation
Variant spellings
Balmacreuchie, Balmacrewchy, Balmachruckie, Balmacruckie

Balmachreuchie is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Perth. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1505. It also appears in the sources as Balmacreuchie, Balmacrewchy, Balmachruckie and Balmacruckie.

The historical record

References identified

Register of the Great Seal

RMS ii, no. 2890 (14 Nov 1505) — Great Seal confirmation of charter dated 13 Oct 1505; lands expressly described as lying in the barony of Balmacrewchy. Not yet shown to be the erection charter.

Retours and Lyon records

Retours, Perth — place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved

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