Kilwinning is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony and regality in the counties of Ayr, Renfrew and Bute. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1592. It also appears in the sources as Kilwynning.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
NRS GD3/1/1/77/4 — Great Seal charter, 17 May 1592, erecting and incorporating the specified lands, baronies and patronage rights into one whole and free barony called Kilwinning.
Retours and Lyon records
No reference recorded yet.
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