James Ferguson FRSE was a Scottish advocate and Tory politician and the third Laird of Pitfour, a large estate in the Buchan area of north east Scotland, which is known as the 'Blenheim of the North'.
A mezzotint portrait of Ferguson by William Ward, after Sir William Beechey, published 1818
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Side view of Pitfour House around the late 1800s
Pitfour House around the late 1800s
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The Pitfour Estate, in the Buchan area of North-East Scotland, was an ancient barony encompassing most of the extensive Longside Parish, stretching from St Fergus to New Pitsligo. It was purchased in
James Ferguson (Scottish politician)
…James Ferguson FRSE (25 May 1735 – 6 September 1820) was a Scottish advocate and Tory politician and the third Laird of Pitfour, a large estate in the Buchan area of north east Scotland, which is known as the 'Blenheim of the North'. Ferguson studied law in Edinburgh, qualifying…
Pitfour Chapel in 2013, after modernisation
The stables at Pitfour is a listed building and deemed to be at high risk by Historic Scotland.