I think this one belongs to the local laird's son,' he said, flipping the lacy jabot.

Burial inside the church was discouraged, causing some consternation among local lairds who wished to be buried with their ancestors.

The traditional story is that sheriff Melville had made himself very unpopular with the local lairds by too strict an adherence to his jurisdiction.

This has been seen as a reaction against the oligarchical nature of the established kirk, which was dominated by local lairds and heritors.

It is said that many years ago the local laird tried to prevent the local people from using the well.

The reformed Kirk gave considerable power to local lairds, who often had control over the appointment of the clergy.

The hall of the local laird used to witness the hogmanay of the sack.

Robert Fergushill died in the late 17th-century and was the last of the family to be local lairds.

In the 18th century ownership of the glen passed to local lairds.

In return for a barrel of butter per year, they gained permission from the local laird to hunt the seals on it.