Walston is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Lanark. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1511. It also appears in the sources as Wailstoun.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS ii, no.3581, 8 July 1511: Dolphintoun lands formerly held of the barony of Elgeriggill and Wailstoun. No.3635, 27 August 1511, also explicitly names Wailstoun barony in the Lanark group. Printed register inspected.
Retours and Lyon records
No explicit baronia Retour entry matched under Walston/Wailstoun in this pass.
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