The Laird Title

The Scottish title of Laird (female Lady) is legal and binding. It is a title of ‘corporeal hereditament’ (an inheritable property that has an explicit tie to the physical land) and may not be bought or sold without selling the land, as opposed to a British Lord title which follows the holder if he sells his estate and moves somewhere else. However, the Laird title may be inherited and sold together with the land.

 The title of Laird is the Scottish equivalent to that of an English Squire in the sense that it is a courtesy title and does not give the owner the right to sit in the House of Lords. 

Many male Lairds choose instead to use the English translation Lord, since it is more well-known outside Scotland. However, it should be noted that this is not the equivalent of an English Lordship, which is a title of peerage.

The Lairdship of Blackwood is not a modern creation. It has existed since medieval times, and at one point the seat of Blackwood was a Barony. The Lairds of Blackwood have made their mark on Scottish history and feature in Scottish lore, folk songs and noble tradition and the Blackwood district has been their native soil for hundreds of years. Your property will be situated right at the centre of the Blackwood Estate in close proximity to the location of the original Blackwood House. The Blackwood Estate was once proudly known as the largest estate in Lanarkshire and was the head seat of the notable Weir / Vere family from medieval times and until the 1930s. Lord Thomas Macaulay, Victorian historian supreme, calls this family ‘the longest and most illustrious line of nobles that England has seen’. You can read more about this superbly noble family here (Native Woods Preservation Ltd does not take responsibility for the contents of external websites).