In 1284, Alexander invested the title of Lord of the Isles in the head of the Macdonald family, Angus Macdonald, and over the next two centuries the Macdonald lords operated as if they were kings in their own right, frequently opposing the Scottish monarch.

Specific mention of the kelpie as a water horse in Loch Ness was given in a Scottish newspaper in 1879, and was commemorated in the title of a book Project Water Horse by Tim Dinsdale.

In the backstage world of theatre, some believe that the play is cursed, and will not mention its title aloud, referring to it instead as " the Scottish play ".

* Earl of Perth, a title in the Scottish peerage

* " Killer " ( Taggart ), the 1983 pilot episode and title of the later re-named Scottish detective TV series, Taggart

In MacCormick v. Lord Advocate, the Scottish Court of Session ruled against the plaintiffs, finding that the Queen's title was a matter of her own choice and prerogative.

* British — Graham, Matthew, and Ashley Pharaoh: Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 TV series ; main character, Alex Drake, is haunted by Pierrot like that in David Bowie video Ashes to Ashes ); Mahoney, Brian: Pierrot in Turquoise or The Looking Glass Murders ( 1970 film written and performed by David Bowie and Lindsay Kemp, adapted from their stage-play of the same title and produced by Scottish Television also # Songs, albums, and rock musicals | Songs, albums, and rock musicals below ).

Fort Orange was renamed Fort Albany ( from James's Scottish title ).

The Princess is known as Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, as the Prince of Wales is known as Duke of Rothesay there, the dukedom being the title historically associated with the heir to the Scottish throne.

* Duke of Albany, a Scottish, and later, British Peerage title

Most significantly, Lacy expanded the part of Grumio into the title role Sauny ( who speaks in a heavy Scottish brogue ), which he played himself.

The Head teacher of a Scottish High School / Secondary School is often known by the title of Rector.

Allan Wipper Wells ( born 3 May 1952 ) is a former Scottish and British multi title winning athlete.

In 1977 he won the AAA's Indoor 60 metres title, and won his first of seven outdoor Scottish sprint titles.

The title of Laird may carry certain local or feudal rights, although unlike a Scottish Lordship of Parliament, a Lairdship has not always carried voting rights, either in the historic Parliament of Scotland or, after unification with the Kingdom of England, in the British House of Lords.

In domestic football Rangers have won more league titles and trebles than any other club in the world, winning the league title 54 times, the Scottish Cup 33 times and the Scottish League Cup 27 times, and achieving the treble of all three in the same season seven times.

A second consecutive league title was won by a record 21 point margin, the club securing a domestic double with a 4 – 0 Scottish Cup final victory over Aberdeen.

However, Scottish practice allows the style Master / Mistress of X to an heir presumptive as well as to an heir apparent ; for example, the brother of the present Marquess of Tweeddale has the title Master of Tweeddale.

This was a play on the title " Procurator ," meaning agent, a word still used in the Scottish courts, particularly when one Scottish solicitor tells a court that he is appearing only as the agent of another solicitor.

It is the only professional football team in the UK to originate from a school team and played in the Scottish Premier League, having won the Scottish First Division title during 2007 / 2008, They were relegated 2010 / 2011 Season.

She is married to a Scottish Laird, Gabriel MacBain, to escape England, but is harassed by both King John's barons and the English faction hoping to take down King John, each party unsure of how much she knows.

Just outside Montrose is the 18th Century House of Dun, designed by the Scottish architect William Adam and built in 1730 for David Erskine, 13th Laird of Dun.

John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee ( c. 21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689 ), known as the 7th Laird of Claverhouse until raised to the viscounty in 1688, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian.

Samuel Laird " Sam " Galbraith ( born 18 October 1945 ) is a Scottish Labour Party politician.

Among the younger scientists were William Laird McKinlay ( 1889 – 1983 ), a 24-year-old science teacher from Glasgow who was recommended by the Scottish explorer William Speirs Bruce, and Bjarn Mamen ( 1893 – 1914 ), a 20-year-old skiing champion from Christiania, Norway, who was taken on as a forester, despite lacking scientific experience.

The first five series of Monarch of the Glen told the story of young restaurateur, Archie MacDonald, trying to restore his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, starring Alastair Mackenzie, Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire and Dawn Steele, whilst the final two series of the show focused on new Laird Paul Bowman trying to modernise the estate, primarily starring Lloyd Owen, Tom Baker, Alexander Morton and Susan Hampshire.

During the long trip Maria fell in love with a young Scottish naval officer aboard, Thomas Graham, third son to Robert Graham, the last Laird of Fintry.

Robert Barclay Allardice ( 25 August 1779, Stonehaven, Kincardine and Mearns-8 May 1854 ), the 6th Laird of Ury, generally known as Captain Barclay, was a notable Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as the celebrated pedestrian.

# Those illustrative of the characters and manners of the old Scottish gentry, such as " The Laird o ' Cockpen ," " The Fife Laird ," and " John Tod "

Macgregor Laird ( 1808-9 January 1861 ) was a Scottish merchant pioneer of British trade on the River Niger.

1392 ), 3rd Laird of Cadzow, Scottish nobleman

* John P. Laird, Scottish engineer who designed and patented the two-wheel equalized leading truck for steam locomotives ( d. 1882 ).

* John P. Laird, Scottish engineer who designed and patented the two-wheel equalized leading truck for steam locomotives ( b. 1826 ).

Robert Campbell of GlenlyonRobert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon ( 1630 – 2 August 1696 ), was a minor member of Scottish nobility and is best known as one of the commanding officers at the Massacre of Glencoe.

Sir Michael Scott ( 1320-1346 ), 2nd Laird of Buccleuch was a staunch supporter of King Robert the Bruce and distinguished himself at the Battle of Halidon Hill, fighting against the English in 1333 during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

A person bearing a Scottish territorial designation is either a Chief or Chieftain or a Laird, the latter denoting ' landowner ', or is a descendant of one of the same.

The word Laird, known to have been used as far back as the 15th century and further, is a shortened form of ' laverd ', which is an old Scottish word that shares a similar root to an Anglo-Saxon term meaning Lord and the Middle English word ' lard ' also meaning Lord ; however the terms Lord and Lady have since become words chiefly associated with peerage dignities in Scotland, so the term ' Laird ' has come to have a separate meaning.

* William Fraser, 12th Lord Saltoun ( 1654 – 1715 ), Scottish peer and the 11th Laird of Philorth

John Laird ( 14 June 1805 – 29 October 1874 ) was a Scottish shipbuilder and key figure in the development of the town of Birkenhead.

He was born in Greenock, Scotland, the eldest son of Scottish entrepreneur, William Laird and Agnes Macgregor.

The sambur buck, the jungle stag that is even more noble than the Scottish elk.

`` Ring Of Bright Water '' by Gavin Maxwell is just that -- a haunting, warmly personal chronicle of a man, an otter, and a remote cottage in the Scottish West Highlands.

* Atlas is a nickname for Michael Marra, a Scottish musician ( born 1952 )

* 1318 – Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from England.

* 1858 – The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.

Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed.

The general ground-plan is a parallelogram, with irregular outlines, one side overlooking the Tweed ; and the style is mainly the Scottish Baronial.

Scottish Borders Council is considering an application by a property developer to build a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, to which Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland object.

In Scottish Law, consent is not a defense for assault.

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume, published in 1748.

* 1305 – William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed.

* 1388 – The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.

Scottish empiricist David Hume made a similar argument, that belief in objective moral truths is unwarranted and to discuss them is meaningless.

Contributions from these ethnic foods have become as common as traditional " American " fares such as hot dogs, hamburgers, beef steak, which are derived from German cuisine, ( chicken-fried steak, for example, is a variation on German schnitzel ), cherry pie, Coca-Cola, milkshakes, fried chicken ( Fried chicken is of Scottish and African influence ) and so on.

* 1904 – The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team ( Welsh & Scottish players ) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

* 1296 – First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scots army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.

* 1951 – The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey.

Areas similar to that of the council area are covered by the Angus Westminster constituency for the UK Parliament and the area is also represented at the Scottish Parliament by both the Angus and North Tayside Holyrood constituencies.

The triforium ( open arcade ) above the door is unique in Scottish medieval architecture.

There is a Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel in Acheninver, a short distance to the north.

Bundle theory, originated by the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume, is the ontological theory about objecthood in which an object consists only of a collection ( bundle ) of properties, relations or tropes.