Wedderburn is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Berwick. It also appears in the sources as Wedirburne, Wethirburne and Weddirburne.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
RMS ii, no.189, p.43, 19 April 1431, confirms earlier grants of Wedderburn lands; no.349, 16 May 1450, also concerns lands. These entries do not explicitly establish the claimed barony.
Retours and Lyon records
NRS GD137/144, 21 January 1762, recites a 12 March 1708 erection of Wedderburn from Easter Powrie and Ogilvie. This is the Forfar estate, not assigned to the Berwick Castle claim.
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