Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

Then the earldom of Lindsay passed to David Lindsay, while the earldom of Crawford became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title until 1848.

Both David, 7th Earl of Lindsay, and his successor Patrick, 8th Earl of Lindsay, died without sons, and the disputed claim over the earldom was resolved by the House of Lords in 1878 in favour of Sir John Trotter Bethune, 2nd Baronet.

The family seat is Lahill House, near Upper Largo, Fife.

The heir apparent is the present holder's son William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock and Master of Lindsay (b.