Calder-Comitis is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Edinburgh. It also appears in the sources as Calder Comitis, Earl's Calder and Kaldor Comit.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS i, Appendix 1, no. 71 — Robert I grant concerning the barony of Calder (Calder-Comitis), dated between 23 Aug 1315 and 7 Jun 1329. Later Great Seal confirmation of the lands and barony: NRS GD119/216 (1552–1567).
Retours and Lyon records
NRS GD119/227 — Extract Retour, 17 Jul 1577, serving James Sandilands heir in the lands and barony of Calder Comitis.
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