title: Sheriff of Sutherland
text: # Sheriff of Sutherland
  
  The Sheriff of Sutherland was historically a royal appointment, held at pleasure, which carried the responsibility for enforcing justice in the sheriffdom of Sutherland, Scotland. It became a heritable post in the hands of the Earls of Sutherland until 1747, when it reverted, in combination with Caithness, to being a Royal appointment, usually for life.
  
  From 1806 to 1857 the sheriffdom again existed in its own right, after which it was once again merged with Caithness.
  
  ## Sheriffs of Sutherland
  
  * Family of the Earl of Sutherland, –1747
  * 1747–1806 See Sheriff of Caithness and Sutherland
  * George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse, 1806–1819
  * Charles Ross of Invercarron, 1819–1827
  * Hugh Lumsden of Pitcaple, 1827–1857
  * For sheriffs after 1857 see Sheriff of Caithness and Sutherland
  