Hawick is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony and regality in the counties of Dumfries, Roxburgh and Selkirk.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS ii, no. 3576, p. 770 (15 June 1511): regrant/erection to Sir William Douglas of Drumlanrig. Read the printed entry ↗
From the Association’s Great Seal research, September 2026. Each citation was checked against the printed register; follow the link to read the entry.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours, Dumfries; Roxburgh; Selkirk place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
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