hey so maybe dont buy chunks of scottish land?? we kind of have a history with losing rights to our land to outsiders and an ongoing problem with losing agriculture land to people not using it for farming. buying land that you wont use for lord status is incredibly insenstive.

we’re not a mythical old land you can become a lord of. we’re a modern country just like the rest of you, we didnt stop moving when your specific ancestors left. am sick of the attitude that anyone can buy scottish culture and be entitled to it without learning the first thing about us beyond what you see on tv written by americans.

May I suggest an alternative for people who want the novelty of a noble title without buying up Scottish land?

Presenting: Sealand

Sealand is a tiny independent principality just outside of Britain! You can pay a small sum to become a lord, lady, countess etc, without the dodgy colonial undertones of buying Scottish land - and if I remember correctly, much of the money goes BACK into ensuring Sealand can remain independent. And it was formed out of a desire to get around the UKs then draconian broadcasting restrictions, originally as a pirate radio station. Ergo, instead of ‘buy up Scottish land for clout’ it can be ‘become a lord with a nice side of fuck the British government’ - enjoy!

That ad is not for people to “buy up Scottish land” - in fact, it is for the preservation and protection of Scottish woodland. If you buy one of these packages, you get one square foot of land dedicated to you in a nature preserve and a novelty certificate declaring you a lord or lady since that’s the traditional title for Scottish landowners - obviously you don’t get a real royal title. You don’t actually control the land, and of course you can’t build or develop on it. The money you spend goes towards protecting and conserving natural flora and fauna, replacing invasive and non-native species with native plants, and repairing damage done commercial forestry.

Basically, this ad is just asking for donations to a nature preserve with a gimmick.