This is an incomplete index of leading Scottish noble family seats.
The Royal Family
Dukes
| Primary Title |
Current Seat |
Former Seats |
| Duke of Hamilton |
Lennoxlove House, East Lothian |
Hamilton Palace, Brodick Castle, Dungavel House, Kinneil House, Cadzow Castle |
| Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry |
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway; Bowhill House, Selkirk and Boughton House, Northamptonshire |
Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian and Montagu House, London |
| Duke of Lennox and Duke of Gordon |
Goodwood House, West Sussex |
Gordon Castle, Huntly Castle, and Richmond House, London |
| Duke of Argyll |
Inveraray Castle, Argyll |
Rosneath Castle, Argyll |
| Duke of Atholl |
Blair Castle, Perth and Kinross |
Dunkeld House, Perth and Kinross |
| Duke of Montrose |
Auchmar, Stirling |
Buchanan Castle, Stirling |
| Duke of Roxburghe |
Floors Castle, Scottish Borders |
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| Duke of Sutherland |
Mertoun House, Scottish Borders |
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, Lancaster House, London. |
| Duke of Fife |
Elsick House, Kincardinshire and Kinnaird Castle, Brechin |
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Marquesses
Earls
| Primary Title |
Current Seat |
Former Seats |
| Earl of Sutherland |
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland |
Forse Castle and Skibo Castle |
| Earl of Crawford |
Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Fife |
Crawford Castle |
| Earl of Mar |
St Michael's Farm, Great Witley, Worcestershire |
Kildrummy Castle, Mar's Wark and Doune of Invernochty |
| Earl of Erroll |
Woodbury Hall, Bedfordshire |
New Slains Castle |
| Earl of Caithness |
London |
Ravenscraig Castle |
| Earl of Morton |
Old Mansion House, Dalmahoy near Edinburgh |
Aberdour Castle, Dalkeith House, Dalmahoy, Loch Leven Castle and Morton Castle |
| Earl of Rothes |
Dorset |
Ballinbreich Castle |
| Earl of Buchan |
Newnham House, Hampshire |
Almondell House, Midlothian and Lochindorb Castle |
| Earl of Eglinton |
Moffat |
Eglinton Castle, Ardrossan Castle and Skelmorlie Castle |
| Earl of Cassilis |
Cassillis House, Ayrshire |
Culzean Castle |
| Earl of Moray |
Darnaway Castle, Forres |
Doune Castle, Drumsheugh House and Moray House |
| Earl of Mar and Kellie |
Hilton Farm, Alloa |
Kellie Castle, Fife |
| Earl of Home |
The Hirsel, Berwickshire and Castlemains, Douglas |
Hume Castle, Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Douglas Castle, Bothwell Castle |
| Earl of Perth |
Stobhall, Perthshire |
Drummond Castle |
| Earl of Abercorn |
Baronscourt, County Tyrone |
Duddingston House, Edinburgh |
| Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Glamis Castle, Angus |
Castle Huntly, Gibside Hall, Streatlam Castle and St Paul's Walden Bury |
| Earl of Haddington |
Mellerstain House, Berwickshire |
Tyninghame House in East Lothian |
| Earl of Galloway |
Cumloden House, Wigtownshire |
Galloway House, Wigtownshire |
| Earl of Lauderdale |
Pimlico, London |
Thirlestane Castle, Ham House, London and Dunbar Castle |
| Earl of Lindsay |
Lahill House, Fife, Scotland |
Combermere Abbey, Shropshire |
| Earl of Loudoun |
Jerilderie, New South Wales |
Loudoun Castle |
| Earl of Kinnoull |
Dupplin Castle, Perth |
Balhousie Castle |
| Earl of Dumfries |
Mount Stuart House, Bute |
Dumfries House, Cardiff Castle, Bute House, Luton Hoo and Lansdowne House |
| Earl of Elgin |
Broomhall House, Fife |
Culross Abbey House |
| Earl of Southesk |
Elsick House, Kincardineshire |
Duff House, Banffshire |
| Earl of Wemyss and March |
Gosford House, East Lothian, Stanway House in Gloucestershire, Neidpath Castle, Peebles and Elcho Castle near Perth |
Wemyss Castle |
| Earl of Dalhousie |
Brechin Castle |
Dalhousie Castle |
| Earl of Airlie |
Cortachy Castle |
Airlie Castle |
| Earl of Leven |
Glenferness House Nairn |
Balgonie Castle |
| Countess of Dysart |
Rothiemurchus by Aviemore |
Stobo Castle, Ham House |
| Earl of Selkirk |
London |
Brodick Castle |
| Earl of Northesk |
Cambridge |
Ethie Castle |
| Earl of Newburgh |
Milan, Italy |
Glentirran House, Stirlingshire, Slindon House, Sussex and Dilston Castle, Northumberland |
| Earl of Dundee |
Birkhill House, Fife |
Dudhope Castle |
| Earl of Annandale |
Raehills, Dumfries and Galloway and Lochwood Tower |
Lochmaben Castle |
| Earl of Dundonald |
Lochnell Castle, Argyll and Beacon Hall, Kent |
Auchindoun Castle |
| Earl of Kintore |
Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire |
Dunnottar Castle |
| Earl of Aberdeen |
Haddo House, Aberdeenshire |
Tolquhon Castle |
| Earl of Dunmore |
Tasmania |
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle and Dunmore Park, Falkirk |
| Earl of Orkney |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Kirkwall Castle |
| Earl of Seafield |
Old Cullen, Moray |
Castle Grant |
| Earl of Stair |
Lochinch Castle, Wigtownshire |
Oxenfoord Castle |
| Earl of Roseberry |
Dalmeny House and Barnbougle Castle, Edinburgh |
Mentmore Towers; Lansdowne House; The Durdans; Villa Rosebery, Naples |
| Earl of Glasgow |
Kelburn Castle, Ayrshire |
Stanely Castle |
| Earl of Hopetoun |
Hopetoun House, West Lothian |
Niddry Castle |
Viscounts
Lords of Parliament
| Primary Title |
Current Seat |
Former Seats |
| Lord Cathcart |
Gateley Hall, Norfolk |
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| Lord Forbes |
Forbes Castle |
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| Lord Borthwick |
Crookston, Heriot |
Borthwick Castle |
| Lord Lovat |
Balblair House, Beauly, Inverness-shire |
Beaufort Castle |
| Lord Torphichen |
Calder House, West Lothian |
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| Lord Balfour of Burleigh |
Edinburgh |
Burleigh Castle |
| Lord Dingwall |
London |
Panshanger Park, Hertfordshire |
| Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
London |
Denton Hall, North Yorkshire |
| Lord Napier |
Thirlestane Castle |
Merchiston Castle |
| Lord Forrester |
Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire |
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| Lord Belhaven and Stenton |
Pimlico, London |
Wishaw House |
| Lord Ruthven of Freeland |
Easington, Co. Durham |
Castle Howard, Yorkshire and Naworth Castle, Cumbria |
| Lord Nairne |
Bignor Park, Sussex |
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| Lord Polwarth |
Hardon, Hawick, Roxburghshire |
Marchmont House, Berwickshire |
Minor barons (feudal barons)
| Primary Title |
Current Seat |
Former Seats |
Year of Assignation |
| James Swinton of Swinton |
Edinburgh |
Swinton House, Swinton |
|
| Professor Mark Watson-Gandy |
London |
Myrton Castle, Wigtownshire |
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| Dr. George M Burden of Seabegs |
Seabegs |
Feddal House |
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| Alexander David Mungo Murray |
Scone Palace |
Balvaird Castle |
2015 |
| William Newlands of Lauriston |
Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire |
Newlands, Drumcow |
1985 |
| Michael Chou-Leng Looi Lyons |
Avondale, Newfoundland, Canada |
Niddry Castle, Winchburgh |
2021 |
Baronets and Lairds
| Primary Title |
Current Seat |
Former Seats |
| Sir Henry Reid |
Ellon Castle |
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| Mr Donald Cameron |
Achnacarry Castle |
Fassiefern House and Tor Castle |
| Lady Antonia Dalrymple |
|
Newhailes House, East Lothian |
| Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott |
Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders |
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| Mr James Montgomery |
|
Kinross House, Perth and Kinross |
| Mr Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington |
Ardverikie House, Scottish Highlands |
Muncaster Castle |
| Mrs Althea Dundas-Becker |
Arniston House, Midlothian |
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| Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame |
Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire |
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| James C. A. Burnett of Leys, Baron of Kilduthie |
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Crathes Castle |
| Alexander Irvine of Drum, 27th Chief and Baron of Drum |
Doha, State of Qatar |
Drum Castle |
| Sir John Roderick Hugh McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat Bt, Commander of Clan MacEwen |
The Steadings, Polwarth |
Marchmont House |
| Sir Roderick Duncan Hamilton Campbell of Barcaldine, 9th Bt. |
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| Madam Sarah Anne Grierson of Lag, 25th Chief of Clan Grierson |
London |
Lag Tower and Rockhall Tower |
See also
