Sunday, 20 October 2013

The Duke of Fife

I am relishing the prospect of beginning a brand new series on the greatest landowners in Scotland.

I propose to start with His Grace the Duke of Fife, who owned almost 136,000 acres of land in Aberdeenshire; apart from many thousands of acres in several other counties.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria was well down the list in Aberdeenshire, with about 25,000 acres.

I expect to commence in early November.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 15:09

    An erudite article on the Highland clearances would be most educational

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  2. Historic House Crawler21 October 2013 at 22:33

    "The Thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now?"

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