Baron of Cromar was a title in the Baronage of Scotland a

feudal barony A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely been ...

with its '' caput baronium'' at

Migvie Castle Migvie Castle was a 13th-century castle to the west of Migvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Coventry, Martin (2001). ''The Castles of Scotland''. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 233. Its remains were listed as a scheduled monument in 2007. History The ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

, Scotland. The Earls of Mar held the barony until transferred to the

Duke of Fife Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that has been created twice, in both cases for Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and 6th Earl Fife, who in 1889 married Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Princ ...

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*Michie, J.G.; ''History of Logie-Coldstone and Braes of Cromar''; 1896; D. Wyllie & Son History of Aberdeenshire Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland {{Scotland-hist-stub