Dalswinton is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the counties of Dumfries, Roxburgh, Wigtown and Peebles. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1542. It also appears in the sources as Dalswintoun, Dalswonton, Dalswyntoun and Dalswontoun.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
Crown precept dated 23 Oct 1542, NRS GD138/1/61, erecting the specified lands into a free barony called Dalswinton.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours, Roxburgh place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
Retours, Wigton place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
Retours, Peebles place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
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