Carltoun is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Ayr. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1496. It also appears in the sources as Carlton and Carleton.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
No reference recorded yet.
Retours and Lyon records
NRS GD117/15 — Instrument of sasine on Chancery precept, 26 Jun 1496, serving Allan Cathcart of Carlton heir in the lands and barony of Carlton.
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