As of 2019[update], the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the sixth Earl, who succeeded his father the 5th Earl in 1983 and until 2016 lived at Mt Fyan's Station, Dundonnell, Victoria, Australia,[4] a 5,900 hectare (14,580 acre) ranch which he purchased in 1989 and sold in 2016 for $ Aus 34 million[5] (£19 million).

The arms of Rous are Sable, a fess dancettée or between three crescents argent;[8] Crest: A Pyramid of Bay Leaves in the form of a cone Vert.

Supporters: Dexter: A Lion Argent, maned and tufted Or, gorged with a Wreath of Bay Leaves Vert.

Sinister: A Sea-Horse Argent, maned and finned Or, the tail round an Anchor Azure, gorged with a Wreath of Bay Leaves Vert.

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Robert Keith Rous, Viscount Dunwich (b.