| As baronies survived after 1747, it is still possible to buy laird status with an estate which is a barony. |
| That ceremony over, they proceeded with all due diligence to honour the last request of the departed laird. |
| When a laird and his wife swapped their Perthshire castle for a tiny Italian farmhouse they were meant to be downshifting on a dramatic scale. |
| You usually don't have the freedom to do with the property as you want, but we have a laird who has let us get on with it. |
| Vast affairs might not be daffed aside for the laird of Glenfernie's convenience! |
| A fortunate few have previously negotiated conversion from lease to proper title with the former laird for just the cost of the legal expenses. |
