Quylts is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Fife. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1592. It also appears in the sources as Quiltis, Quyltis and Cult.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS v no.2152 (1592), explicit barony of Quiltis; RMS vi no.922 (1599), barony of Cult. Via Glasgow Fife Place-Names; originals not inspected.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours (Fife), no.973 (1665): Wester Quylts and Busses in Quylts barony, via Glasgow Fife Place-Names.
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