A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Thirlestane Castle, a modern mansion, the seat of Lord Napier and Ettrick, in Ettrick parish, Selkirkshire, beautifully situated, amid extensive plantations, near the left bank of Ettrick Water, 17 miles SW of Selkirk. Immediately behind it is a ruined tower, the stronghold of that Sir John Scott of Thirlestane whom James V. in 1542 pronounced 'Ready, aye ready' for battle. His descendant, Sir William Scott, Bart., in 1699 married Elizabeth, Mistress of Napier, the great-great-granddaughter of the famous inventor of logarithms, John Napier of Merchiston (1550-1617), whose son, Sir Archibald, was created Baron Napier of Merchiston in 1627. The fifth descendant of this marriage, Francis Napier, present and ninth Lord Napier (b. 1819; suc. 1834), filled various high diplomatic stations from 1840 to 1865, and was Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1870, when he was created Baron Ettrick in the peerage of the United Kingdom. He holds 6988 acres in the shire, valued at £2067 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 16, 1864.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a modern mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Ettrick ScoP Selkirkshire ScoCnty |
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