Craigs is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Forfar. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1505.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS ii, no. 2870 (20 Aug 1505); NRS GD243/18/1 records a Great Seal confirmation of a charter dated 28 May 1505 incorporating the lands into the free barony of Craggis.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours, Forfar — place-name index evidence; exact numbered Retour/date not yet resolved.
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