In this, the fourth of a series of articles on the McAuslands of Caldenoch, we will examine John, possible 12th Baron of Caldenoch.

Johne McAuslane of Caldenocht, possible 12th Baron of Caldenoch, flourished from before 4th July 1395 to after 7th February 1429

Johne MacAuslane of the Caldenocht witnessed a charter on 4th July 1395 where Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss granted his brother Robert the lands of Camstradden. (Colquhoun of Luss charters).

Witness, in 7th February 1429, as Johanne MacAusillane, domino de Callenach, to the resignation of Gleane MacKerne etc by John MacRoger in favour of John of Culquhoune of Luss. (Fraser: Chiefs of Colquhoun). This Johanne MacAusillane, domino de Callenach is assumed to be the same as Johne MacAuslane of the Caldenocht who witnessed a charter in 1395, but he could be a son or some other relative.

John(e)’s successor had at one time been assumed to be an Alexander McAusland, but this proved not to be the case and the McAusland Barons of Caldenoch are absent in the historical records from 1429 until 1535.

Next Article in the Series

In the next article we will look at one of Scotland’s greatest victories over the English, an error, a gap in the historical records and the possible 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Barons of Caldenoch, for whom no documentation has yet been discovered.