September is here and the Clan Scott Gathering is set to start on the 26th. Hosted at Bowhill the family seat of the Chief of Clan Scott - Richard, the 10th Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KBE, the event will be the first international gathering of Clan Scott held in the traditional home region of the clan.
We are headed there soon as part of a family group of 5 meeting up at the site and are very much looking forward to this exciting event.
Check out the Bowhill site for details.
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
The Chief of Clan Scott - Obituary by BBC
One of Scotland's biggest landowners, the Duke of Buccleuch, has died at the age of 83.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/6978528.stm
Published: 2007/09/04 16:53:27 GMT
The former Conservative MP died after a short illness at his Bowhill House home in the Scottish Borders.
The duke, who used a wheelchair after a riding accident in the early 70s, was a strong supporter of country pursuits.
Lord Steel, the former Lib Dem leader and a near neighbour, said his family would be "immensely proud" of his "long and distinguished public life".
His Drumlanrig Estate in Dumfries and Galloway hit the headlines in 2003 when two men stole a Leonardo da Vinci painting, Madonna With The Yarnwinder.
| | His personal courage, vigour and humour after he was confined to a wheelchair was remarkable Lord Steel |
Police renewed their appeal for information about the theft earlier this year.
As recently as 2005, the duke was believed to be Britain's biggest private landowner, owning 270,000 acres, mostly in the Borders.
The Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth at £85m.
Born in 1923, the oldest son of the eighth duke - whom he succeeded in 1973 - Johnnie Buccleuch was educated at Eton and Oxford.
After the war he studied agriculture and forestry and became director of the Buccleuch Estates in 1949.
He married Jane McNeill in 1953 at a wedding attended by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and most of the Royal Family at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
He later became a Tory councillor in Roxburghshire and subsequently MP for North Edinburgh.
However, he fractured his spine when a horse somersaulted and his career as an MP was cut short when he succeeded to the dukedom.
The duke worked with various bodies on behalf of disabled people and also sat in the Lords, speaking on rural, disability and constitutional issues.
In 1978 he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle - the highest honour in Scotland.
After Lords reform in 1999 the duke declined to stand as an elected hereditary peer.
A statement from his company - the Buccleuch Group - paid tribute to its former chairman.
'Much-respected'
It said he had "lived a life of extraordinary richness and courage" and would be remembered for his "commitment to the countryside and inspirational leadership in rural affairs".
Lord Steel said he and Lady Steel were "deeply saddened" at the death of the duke.
He said he was "a highly public-spirited man, an effective Edinburgh MP" as well as "a much-respected and innovative landlord".
"His personal courage, vigour and humour after he was confined to a wheelchair was remarkable," he added.
The duke is survived by his wife and four children.
He is succeeded by his eldest son, the Earl of Dalkeith.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/6978528.stm
Published: 2007/09/04 16:53:27 GMT
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Chief of Clan Scott
The chief of Clan Scott has many names, telling of his Montagu and Douglas heritage as well as his Scott ancestry.
Sir Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, also has more than one title including the 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, Earl of Buccleuch, Earl of Doncaster, Earl of Dalkeith, Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross, Lord Scott of Buccleuch, Lord Scott of Quhitchester and Eskdaill, Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale, Baron Scott of Tindall, Lord Douglas of Kinmont, Midlebie and Dornock and Chief of the Name and Arms of Scott.
His entry at Burke's Peerage & Gentry has additional details as does the Wikipedia entry on the office of Duke of Buccleuch and on the encumbent.
The Duke's companies operate under the Buccleuch Estates banner with 655 employees and have holding from Texas to Australia, as well as activity from bio energy to management of heritage houses. One of the largest landowners in the UK, with over 1,000 individual properties, the website includes both biographic information on the chief and his family history.
Several properties are open to the public including
Sir Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, also has more than one title including the 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, Earl of Buccleuch, Earl of Doncaster, Earl of Dalkeith, Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross, Lord Scott of Buccleuch, Lord Scott of Quhitchester and Eskdaill, Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale, Baron Scott of Tindall, Lord Douglas of Kinmont, Midlebie and Dornock and Chief of the Name and Arms of Scott.
His entry at Burke's Peerage & Gentry has additional details as does the Wikipedia entry on the office of Duke of Buccleuch and on the encumbent.
The Duke's companies operate under the Buccleuch Estates banner with 655 employees and have holding from Texas to Australia, as well as activity from bio energy to management of heritage houses. One of the largest landowners in the UK, with over 1,000 individual properties, the website includes both biographic information on the chief and his family history.
Several properties are open to the public including
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Clan Scott
Welcome to the Clan Scott blog. A place to share things related to the Scott family name.
Check out our website Scott@HomePort as well
Ian
Check out our website Scott@HomePort as well
Ian
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