The Lord BorthwickThe Baron of Borthwick
Baron of Heriotmuir, Baron of Locherwart, Lord Borthwick (peerage), Chief of the Name
The Right Honourable The Lord Borthwick (James Henry Alexander Borthwick of that Ilk, 25th Lord Bothwick, Chief of the Name and Arms of Borthwick, 18th of Crookston, Baron of Borthwick, Locherwart, and Heriotmuir)
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Borthwick
Credentials
- • Rolls of the Chiefs and Heads of Territorial Houses, Officially-Recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 20th June 1986 (LXX 9), EDINBURGH GAZETTE
- • "Baron of Heriotmuir" Burke’s Peerage, 107ed. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, p. 439 column 2
- • "Baron of Heriotmuir" RMS iii, no. 1826, p. 406 (component of the 1538 barony of Borthwick charter) (21 Aug. 1538) archive.org/…/1up
- • "Locherwart" web.archive.org/…/the-feudal-baronies-of-…
- • brother died 2025 peeragenews.blogspot.com/…/the-24th-lord-borthwick…
- • Baron of Borthwick RMS ii, no. 157, p. 34–35 (2 June [1430]) archive.org/…/1up
- • PLEDGED HEREDITARY TITLE, pledged by the Roll: baronies held across generations are treated by the Roll, for its own purposes, as de facto hereditary. The title becomes unrecognised by the Roll if the barony is later conveyed outside the family, in accordance with Roll policy.
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 →