Sheriff of Skye explained

The Sheriff of Skye was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Skye, 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]

Sheriffs of Skye

• William II, Earl of Ross 1293-??

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 . 0748612386 . . 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) ]. Stell . GP . October 2005 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/1209 . S19 .

Notes and References

1. [#C8|Cochran-Yu (2015)]