Symontoun is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Ayr. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1510. It also appears in the sources as Symontoune and Symingtoun (Ayr).
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS ii, no. 3446, pp.738–739, 18 April 1510: Barnweill and Symontoun in Ayr included in the free barony of Herries. Printed register OCR inspected; manuscript not inspected.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours: Ayr, nos. 77, 78, 206, 619, 782 — baronia. Published Retour index, vol. III (1816); .
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