Torrie is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the counties of Fife and Kincardine. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1609. It also appears in the sources as Torry.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
Fife group only: RMS vii, no.98 (1609), cited by Glasgow Fife Place-Name Data, Torry. Printed register entry not directly inspected.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours: Fife, nos.1354, 1399; Kincardine, nos.43, 51, 95, 107, 114, 126, 162, 181 — baronia. Distinct county groups, not a proved single identity. Published Retour index, vol. III (1816); .
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