Parton is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Kirkcudbright. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1531. It also appears in the sources as Partoun.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS iii no. 1095 (1531), identified by the University of Glasgow Galloway Glens project;
Retours and Lyon records
No reference recorded yet.
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