Thursday, May 10, 2007

Madonna back To Buccleuch - Chief of Clan Scott

Police on Thursday recovered a painting credited to Leonardo da Vinci that had been stolen from a Scottish castle four years ago by thieves disguised as tourists.

Police said four men had been arrested. The painting was recovered in the Glasgow area.

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Detectives arrested four men yesterday when they recovered a stolen 30 million GBP Leonardo da Vinci painting in a raid on the offices of a prestigious law firm.

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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 Scott -- Clan Scott

Some great entries at Wikipedia that may be of interest
Clan Scott
Sir Walter Scott

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