Mark Harden of Cowdenknowes
Baron of Cowdenknowes
FSA Scot, SSA

Mark became 16th Baron in August 2006, when the title was passed down from his father, Barry George Harden, 15th Baron. The old Baronial estate of Cowdenknowes is located in the Scottish Borders between Earlston and Melrose. Mark was formerly Baron-Baillie of Cowdenknowes, commissioned by his father as such and had represented the Barony on this side of the pond in that capacity prior to becoming Baron. Mark, having been raised in Cambridge, England, left the UK in 1989 and traveled extensively before settling in Atlanta in 1995.. Mark is dedicated to the preservation of Scottish heritage and history and spends a great deal of his spare time pursuing this passion. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a Board Officer and Executive Assistant of the Society of Scottish Armigers, a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Greater Greenville Games, SC. Mark and his wife Beth have three children, Ryan 9, Elizabeth 4, and Catherine 2.