Mark HopkingThe Baron of Balvill
The Much Honoured Baron of Balvill (Mark Hopking, Baron of Balvill)
Credentials
- • Historic barony: Registrum Magni Sigilli, vol. VIII, no. 1623, 5 August 1630 (Archibald, Lord Lorne; parish of Drymen, Perthshire) [existence of the historic barony].
- • Current holder: Scottish Barony Register, Dignity of the Barony of Balvill (County of Argyll) 9th Sep 2025 Vol 6 Folio 65-68
Authentication
A note on terminology: “Scottish feudal barony” or “feudal title” is an incorrect, defunct historical term for extant barons. Baronies were feudal until 28 November 2004, when feudal baronies were abolished and the dignity of baron was retained — an extant barony is no longer “feudal”. The correct term is Scottish barony or Scottish baron (or baron, lord or earl in the Baronage of Scotland, collectively the minor barons of Scotland); never “feudal baron”. Why the term is defunct →
A barony pledged on the Roll of Scottish Barons is treated by the Roll as hereditary and not in commercio. A pledged barony later conveyed outside the family forfeits its recognition on the Roll in perpetuity. What “Hereditary on the Roll” means →