‘Green lairds’ are buying vast estates in Scotland for carbon credits

TAYVALLICH, Scotland — The Victorian elite prized their sporting estates in Scotland for the rarefied hunting and fishing — and the serious partying at their baronial mansions. The British royal ...
The Scottish Sun

Billionaire Lego heiress expands Scottish estate with £25million land purchase

LEGO heiress Sofie Kirk Kristiansen has added to her property empire in the Highlands by making another land purchase – this time for more than an astonishing £25m. Billionaire Ms Kirk Kristiansen ...
The New York Times

Scottish Island for Sale, Amenities Not Included

Reaching Barlocco Island is challenging, and staying there for any length of time even more so. Still, dozens are vying for the 25 acres of nature. By Remy Tumin For sale: An uninhabited, 25-acre ...
BBC

MSPs pass land reform which could force break up of huge estates

The Scottish Parliament has passed land reforms which could force the break-up of some large estates. The bill is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number ...