For a classic guide to the peerage in Scotland see Sir James Balfour Paul's THE SCOTS PEERAGE published in 9 volumes between 1904 and 1914 in Edinburgh. (Now available on CD from the Scottish Genealogy Society.)
A recent guide to tracing noble ancestors, particularly in Scotland, is Jeremy Duncan's TRACING YOUR ROYAL ANCESTORS, ISBN 0 947749 004, published in 1994 at Perth (31 pages).
Graham Milne has provided a list of the Feudal Baronies of Scotland extracted from the index to the 'Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum Abbreviatio' or the 'Retours of Services of Heirs', which cover the period 1544-1699.
Scottish Royal Genealogy - an interesting site which augments the SCT-ROYAL Genealogy Mailing List.
A recent guide to tracing noble ancestors, particularly in Scotland, is Jeremy Duncan's TRACING YOUR ROYAL ANCESTORS, ISBN 0 947749 004, published in 1994 at Perth (31 pages).
Graham Milne has provided a list of the Feudal Baronies of Scotland extracted from the index to the 'Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum Abbreviatio' or the 'Retours of Services of Heirs', which cover the period 1544-1699.
Scottish Royal Genealogy - an interesting site which augments the SCT-ROYAL Genealogy Mailing List.