Dunsyre is associated with an ancient barony and parish church.

He never married and as he died without male heirs, the right to the ancient barony became abeyant upon his death.

Seen from the air, the place was a crazy quilt with only the giant black rectangle of ancient Barony to speak of an organizing plan.

The date of creation of most ancient feudal baronies cannot be determined, as their founding charters have been lost.

In 1746 he was created 1st Baron Mornington, an ancient barony of Wesley ancestors.

In 1751 she became one of the co-heirs to the ancient Barony of Clinton, which fell into abeyance the latter year.

The present Baronet is a co-heir to the ancient barony of Grandison, which has been in abeyance since 1375.

On the death of her father in 1632, without heirs male, she succeeded suo jure to the ancient barony of de Ros.

The cheese takes it name from Imokilly, an ancient barony in Ireland, now a region in the east of County Cork.

The abeyance of the ancient baronies of Hungerford and de Moleyns was terminated at the same time in her favour.