Sheriff of Lorn explained

The Sheriff of Lorn/Lorne was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Lorne, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. The sheriffdom was created in 1293 by King John of Scotland in an effort to maintain peace in the western reaches of his realm.^[1] Dunollie Castle was the seat of the sheriff.

Sheriffs of Lorn

• Alasdair Mac Dubhghaill 1293-1306 ^[2]
• Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll c.1610
• Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

Citations and References

Citations

Reference

• Book: Brown, M . Michael Brown (historian)

. Michael Brown (historian) . 2004 . The Wars of Scotland, 1214 - 1371 . The New Edinburgh History of Scotland (series vol. 4) . . Edinburgh . 978-0748612383 . . B3 .

• Brown . M . Michael Brown (historian) . 2011 . Aristocratic Politics and the Crisis of Scottish Kingship, 1286 - 96 . . 90 . 1 . 1 - 26 . 10.3366/shr.2011.0002 . 0036-9241 . 1750-0222 . B18 .
• Cochran-Yu . DK . 2015 . A Keystone of Contention: The Earldom of Ross, 1215 - 1517 . PhD . . . C8 .
• John [John de Balliol] (c. 1248x50–1314) . 1 . Stell . GP . October 2005 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/1209 . S19 .
• Book: Young . A . Stead . MJ . 2010 . 1999 . In the Footsteps of Robert Bruce in Scotland, Northern England and Ireland . . Brimscombe Port . 978 0 7524 5642 3 . Y1 .

Notes and References

1. [#C8|Cochran-Yu (2015)]
2. Young; Stead (2010) p. 40