The Master Carver or Hereditary Carver is a member of the Royal household of Scotland. A Crown

Charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...

of 1704 ratified by Parliament in 1705, erected Sir William Anstruther's land into the Barony of

Anstruther Anstruther ( sco, Ainster or Enster ; gd, Ànsruthair) is a small coastal resort town in Fife, Scotland, situated on the north-shore of the Firth of Forth and south-southeast of St Andrews. The town comprises two settlements, Anstruther ...

and conferred upon him the heritable offices of Master Carver and one of the Masters of the Household. It is not clear why the office was created, except that the family appears to have held similar offices from 1585 onwards. The current holder of the office is Sir Sebastian Anstruther of Balcluskie.

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Scottish royalty Positions within the British Royal Household Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom 1705 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-poli-stub

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