Pitfour estate
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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
A side view of Pitfour House, c. late 19th century
Pitfour House around the late 1800s
Pitfour Chapel in 2013, after modernisation
The stables at Pitfour is a listed building and deemed to be at high risk by Historic Scotland.
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'.
Pitfour estate
…the estate into a valuable asset. Lord Pitfour, the second laird, purchased additional lands including Deer Abbey and Inverugie Castle. Pitfour's son, James Ferguson, who became the third laird, continued to improve and expand the estate by adding the lake and bridges, and establishing planned villages. The third…
A mezzotint portrait of Ferguson by William Ward, after Sir William Beechey, published 1818
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