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We will print any date you choose on the Personalised Certificate. All orders are dispatched within 48 hours. The majority of orders are dispatched within 24 hours.

Yes. When you place your order you will need to fill in the details of the recipient. This can be any name that you like.

We also offer a gift wrapping and personal message service at a small additional cost.

Yes. As long as the plots are the same size, then all the plots you order at the same time will be next to each other. Any plots ordered later may be part of a different block, though they will be close by.

No. Some people wish to make an anonymous gift and we respect that. Should you wish to let the recipient know who sent the gift, please select our gift wrap service as you check out and make the source of the gift clear in the gift message.

You can have an electronic copy of your certificate in addition to the full set of documents in the mail. Please contact our Support Team after your purchase.

Please bear in mind that the certificate is formatted to print on A4 size paper and not US letter size paper, which is shorter and wider than standard A4.  You may need to reformat the certificate if you need to print on letter size paper.

Two emails are always sent to your email address automatically.

The first acknowledges receipt of your order. The second alerts you that your order is on the way to you. If you have requested tracked shipping, your tracking details are included in this second email, because the tracking number is not assigned until the shipping label is printed.

Many email systems are set up to protect you from unsolicited emails and they may see our emails as "Spam".

So long as you have provided a valid email address, we can always resend these emails.

Our certificates are standard A4 size and the Award of Arms is A3 size.

By 1977, A4 was the standard letter format in 88 of 148 countries. Today the standard has been adopted by every country in the world except the United States and Canada.

We offer our customers a wooden A4 certificate frame and if ordered with a pack, we will send your certificate framed.

Few of the reasons you should buy from us:

Here are 5 more great reasons to buy from us:

To gift a plot, simply add a plot to your basket and select that the plot is being purchased as a gift when entering the certificate details. From here you will be able to add the recipient’s name to the certificate and enter the delivery address (this can be yours or the giftee’s, depending on your preference). 

In addition to the gift pack all of our plots come with a downloadable certificate. You can contact our Support Team to get a .pdf download of the certificate, print it out or send it over via email at the perfect moment!

We are very lucky to have so many customers who wish to support our conservation work on an ongoing basis. In order to do so please consider purchasing further plots of land or accessories from our gift shop.

The physical gift packs are dispatched within 48 hours. The majority of orders are dispatched within 24 hours. Typically orders within the UK will be delivered in 5 – 7 working days, 7 – 10 for Europe and then 10 – 14 for the rest of the world. 

You can also get a downloadable version of your certificate as soon as you have purchased it by contacting the support via help@thescottishgift.com and you will be able to download the electronic version of the certificate (in pdf format). 

You will receive a personalised certificate detailing your souvenir plot of land and the rights which may be enjoyed by you and your heirs. You may leave your personalised certificate to anyone, and the rights will pass to them. Should you wish to do so, you should include it in your Will.

The person to whom you leave your personalised certificate may request a Reissue of Documents.

You can also sell your certificate, but there are two restrictive covenants in place. One prevents shooting and the second prevents your Estate from being subdivided.

No.  Anyone can place an order, and anyone can receive a gift pack.

Yes, and we encourage you to do so. If you choose to visit the reserve at Glencoe Wood, we even have a Visitor Centre and Meet & Greet service.

Book a guided tour

As a new Laird, Lord or Lady, you can come and find your plot, take a walk in the woods, take a photograph of your Estate, picnic by the river and much more!

The land is a nature reserve and you will be able to enjoy bird watching, fungi spotting, country pursuits and lots of tranquillity.

You are welcome to plant a tree or scatter ashes.

Naturally you may not run any form of commercial service from your plot as the land is zoned as woodland and we operate it as a nature reserve. It is completely unsuitable for camping and no vehicles are permitted past the car park.  No overnight stops are permitted.  Should you wish to experience the thrill of a night in the woods, we recommend the Laird’s Lodge – a night to remember forever.

No hunting is allowed, or fishing, except in Loch Loyne and Loch Linnhe which has a rich population of non-native pike.

Wild camping is covered by Scottish law.  We try not to offer legal advice, so please can we direct you to this handy guide to wild camping in Scotland?

We operate several nature reserves and lack the legal authority to prevent responsible wild camping.  Because so many people own souvenir land in some of the reserves there is the potential for excessive use of these relatively small areas and we therefore request that our supporters choose not to pitch a tent.  When camping is spread evenly over the thousands of miles of wild mountain land, it does no obvious harm.  We fear that if not controlled, this would not be the case at Mountainview, Kilnaish and Glencoe Wood.

We define the exact location of each plot using the UK Ordnance Survey system which is accurate to the nearest millimetre.

The location of each plot is unique. Even using a professional surveyor it may be impossible to precisely locate the smallest plots – at the moment. GPS accuracy continues to improve. However we also provide you with an estimate of the latitude and longitude of your plot to help you locate it with GPS systems that do not use the OS system such as the iPhone and many inexpensive GPS devices whose primary purpose is car travel. Using such familiar items you will be able to reach the area of your plot.

To view your plot on a map, we recommend using the Grid Reference Finder (uses OS grid) or you may use another online service such as Google Maps (Latitude & Longitude Grid like GPS).

Let us assume the OS Grid Reference of your plot is 219513000, 806250000 - Grid Reference Finder uses only the first six digits of each – discarding the last three digits.

Enter the first six digits of each co-ordinate X (Easting) 219513, Y (Northing)  806250 and you will be able to view your plot.

Use the plus and minus buttons on the left hand side to zoom in or out to get a clearer view of your plot.

The physical location of each plot is not marked on the ground, though we do not object to you marking it once you have found it. We believe that a wood carpeted with thousands of marker poles would be unattractive, even if practical. Several certificate owners have placed memorial stones, cairns or flags on their plots and this is every certificate owner's right.

Whilst many Lairds, Lords or Ladies enjoy planting a flag or leaving a memento on their plot, we respectfully request that only biodegradable items are used.  Of course, if you want to plant a flag for the purposes of taking a photograph you may do so.  We have regular "clean ups" of items that have been left behind, but prefer that anything you bring into the reserve that is not biodegradable is removed to keep our reserve natural and litter free.

When you choose a large plot, we will plant a suitable tree on your behalf. Alternatively one or more trees can be purchased separately from the Accessories Shop.

The tree(s) will almost certainly not be planted on your plot, which is part of Glencoe Wood and already well covered with trees. We plant thousands of trees every year to create new woodland. This connects derelict areas of ancient woodland and extends the area of the estate that can support woodland species of flora and fauna.

The type of tree we plant for you will depend on the type of land we plant it in. It will be a native Scottish broadleaf, probably an oak, rowan, hazel, birch, holly, willow or alder. It will not be an ash until the ash dieback disease is better understood. We cannot place any plaque on the tree, but we are pleased to permit you to do so when you visit your plot.

No. Only one person can legally hold the right to a souvenir plot of land.

If you order two plots of the same size, the plots will be next to each other and each plot can have a different owner.

Or you can order for a couple. We will supply two plots of land, but a joint certificate in both names (two copies). See here: Highland Plots for Couples

The Ordnance Survey, the UK mapping system, is metric and so are our plots. 

1 square foot is 1 foot x 1 foot (30cm x 30cm)

10 square foot is 3.16ft x 3,16ft (94.8cm x 94.8cm)

100 square foot is 10ft x 10ft (3m x 3m)

1000 square foot is 31.6ft x 31.6ft (9.63m x 9.63m)

These approximations are all larger than the Imperial (foot) equivalents, except for the 30cm square which is about 7% smaller than an imperial square foot.

No, but we can sell you one close by.  We sell the plots sequentially, so the plot next to yours was probably sold a few minutes later. But all our plots are in a fairly small area of the reserve, and you can probably see the first plot from your new plot.

We do have a very few plots returned from time to time, usually when people wish to upgrade to a larger plot.  If you contact us we can take a look to see what we have close to your original plot.

We will give a full refund on your current plot if you want to upgrade. This process is not automated, so please contact our Support if you wish to upgrade.

Yes you can, but you have to convert the OS grid reference on the certificate into latitude & longitude coordinates as follows:

The best online tool is https://gridreferencefinder.com/, but even that only works with 12 digit locations, whereas we work with the 18 digit location that provide the necessary level of accuracy. But 12 digits is close enough for us to locate your plot very accurately on a map.

To demonstrate on Plot B70073, the OS co-ordinates are 219010000, 806300000, the first number is the Easting and the second the Northing.  As Grid Reference Finder only operates up to 12 digits, take the first six digits of each number and enter into the X(Easting) and Y(Northing) boxes.  Then click on "Go" and voila.

Alternatively, you may use another online service such as Google Maps (Latitude & Longitude Grid like GPS). You can transform to Latitude , Longitude (decimal) in the Grid Reference Finder by clicking on the red point in the map. You can also find Maps For Point i.e. Google Maps or Bing Maps.

But why have you been provided with an 18 digit Ordnance Survey Grid Reference? By law, in the United Kingdom, we must define the land we are selling using the Ordnance Survey system. To identify the land precisely, we must use two 9 digit numbers.

Wikipedia actually has quite a good overview (Ordnance Survey). To fully appreciate the system, much study is required. So you would be well advised to cut to the chase, and use an online tool.

No.

This is a single payment and the plot will then be yours in perpetuity with no further obligations or payments required. There are no taxes on land in Scotland. We maintain public liability insurance to cover all our nature reserves. Other than the cost of visiting Scotland (you are certain to want to come and visit your land  –  there is NOTHING further to pay.

EVER.

Historically we have sold 1000 sqft plots, but these consume such a large area of our nature reserve that we can no longer make them available. 

When customers buy 10sqft or 100sqft, those plots are sold from our Kilnaish Estate.  Because we want all of our customers to have a reason to visit our flagship tourist attraction at Duror, near Glencoe, we also give those who buy larger plots a free 1sqft plot in Glencoe, thus ensuring all of our customers can use the style Laird, Lord or Lady of Glencoe.  The plots are tied to the same owner and cannot be separated.

We offer a range of plots for couples, ensuring that both parties own their own land.

what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into 3m squares, each with a unique 3 word address made from three random words. Now people can refer to any precise location – a meeting point, a car-parking spot, or a souvenir plot of land – using three simple words.

The Master Title Deed is a Deed Poll. The most common type of Deed Poll is a legal document that provides evidence of your wish to change your name. Deed Polls are most commonly used in cases of marriage or divorce when effecting a change from Miss to Mrs or vice versa. The Master Title Deed asserts your right to take a new title. It can also be used to change your name.

Owners of a small Scottish estate have every right to adopt the title of Laird, Lord, or Lady. The Master Title Deed gives effect to your choice.

Deed Polls need not be used in Scotland and some other jurisdictions. As this may vary country to country, we would advise you look into it in your country of residence.

Simply request a reissue of documents, which you can find in our Accessories Shop. 

Many of our customers decide to ask their bank to add their new title to their bank account and their credit cards. You can purchase, for a small fee, the Master Title Deed, accepted in many jurisdictions internationally which recognise Deed Poll documents. The Master Title Deed may be used to confirm your new title to your bank and even government agencies. Where local law permits, this will enable you to change the title on documents to Laird, Lord or Lady.

Please note that government documents which do not display any title, such as all passports and in some jurisdictions your drivers licence, cannot be changed.

Simply inform your bank that your Master Title Deed is a Deed Poll, and that you are notifying them that you have changed your name or title.  No bank  – or any other agency for that matter – has any say in your change of name or title.

Yes! Anyone can buy a plot from us, to establish a deeper connection with Scotland no matter your heritage.

No. There are no land taxes in Scotland and absolutely no other costs associated with this land. We maintain public liability insurance over the entire wood which will continue in force after your purchase. You will have no further expense to pay after the initial purchase price.

No. You cannot register your land, because this is such a small plot; specifically it is defined as a "souvenir plot".

'Souvenir' plots of land have been sold in Scotland for over 30 years. The sale of these plots is governed by the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979, recently revised as the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012. Please note that this act does not permit souvenir plots of land to be added to the Land Register.

Details of your personal rights in your plot will be recorded in a Register of Land maintained by Highland Titles and details of each plot can be viewed online using the free Estate Manager App.

We wish to ensure that anyone who does suffer a mishap on the Glencoe Wood Estate will be compensated. We have therefore taken out third party insurance cover.

We advise that there is therefore no need for you to hold additional insurance.

We cannot sell you a title. We are simply acknowledging your right to use the title of Laird, Lord or Lady of Glencoe, which is trademarked by Highland Titles. If you prefer not to assume a title, you will be given that option when you make your land purchase. Advice published by Scottish Solicitors is "in Scotland anyone can, subject to requirements of good faith, call themselves whatever they like, including "Laird", "Lord" or "Lady"." We do not know of any jurisdiction where this is not true.

The Lord Lyon is a Scottish Episcopal Church Priest and former city councillor The Rev Canon Dr Joseph Morrow, Chancellor of the Diocese of Brechin, Honorary Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee and Chaplain of Glamis Castle.

He is in addition the president of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, president of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals and a first-tier tribunal judge dealing with asylum and immigration issues.He is also the Dundee council convener of development with membership of both Scottish Enterprise Tayside and Angus and Dundee Tourist boards.

In his spare time, he chairs the Dundee Waterfront Development Board and the Trustees of the Tayside Superannuation Fund, and is vice-chairman of the Court of the University of Abertay.

Dr Morrow has an interest in ecclesiastical history and more than 30 years’ experience of the application of the ceremonial within a variety of settings including State, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical areas. His part-time appointment as Lord Lyon was made on the advice of Alex Salmond, then the First Minister of the Scottish Parliament.

The Court of the Lord Lyon

The Lord Lyon King of Arms has jurisdiction, subject to appeal to the Court of Session and the House of Lords, on questions of heraldry and the right to bear Arms. The Court administers the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland and the Public Register of All Genealogies and Birthbrieves in Scotland. The Lord Lyon, in his administrative capacity, grants Patents of Arms and, in his judicial role, authorises the Matriculation of existing Armorial Bearings. No Armorial Bearings may be used in Scotland unless they are on record in the Public Register of all Arms and Bearings in Scotland. The Lord Lyon may grant Arms to Scotsmen and women at home and abroad.

The Court does not undertake genealogical research, as the result of such research may be incorporated in a Petition to the Lord Lyon.

Court of the Lord Lyon
HM New Register House
Edinburgh EH1 3YT

The Lord Lyon has no official governance of the sale of land or the adoption of the style of Laird by the new owner, though this is a not uncommon misconception. In a recent letter to one of our customers, Lyon clarifies that he is not involved in the matter of land sales or Lairdships.

With the purchase of a souvenir plot, you do get some personal rights to the plot of land. This means that the plot can not be re-sold by the seller. Details of your personal rights in your plot will be recorded in a Register of Land maintained by Highland Titles and details of each plot can be viewed online on the Highland Titles website.

We are quite clear that Highland Titles plots cannot be registered in the official Land Register because these are souvenir plots and registered by Highland Titles. This means that any rights and responsibilities over the land are of a personal nature between Highland Titles and our Lairds, Lords, and Ladies. 

As a statement of trust between Highland Titles and our Lords, Lairds, and Ladies, we have created our own land registry so that ownership of your Scottish souvenir plot is registered and open to public view. 

With the purchase of a souvenir plot, you do get some personal rights to the plot of land. This means that the plot can not be re-sold by the seller. Details of your personal rights in your plot will be recorded in a Register of Land maintained by Highland Titles and details of each plot can be viewed online on the Highland Titles website.

We are quite clear that Highland Titles plots cannot be registered in the official Land Register because these are souvenir plots and registered by Highland Titles. This means that any rights and responsibilities over the land are of a personal nature between Highland Titles and our Lairds, Lords, and Ladies. 

As a statement of trust between Highland Titles and our Lords, Lairds, and Ladies, we have created our own land registry so that ownership of your Scottish souvenir plot is registered and open to public view. 

Yes. All payments are made through Stripe.com or PayPal.com. 

Stripe for processing payments: Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry. To accomplish this it uses the best-in-class security tools and practices to maintain a high level of security at Stripe. 

PayPal for processing payments: PayPal's website is secure and encrypted. It uses industry-standard security features that you'd expect from any large financial institution. When you send a payment using PayPal, the recipient won't receive sensitive financial information like your credit card or bank account number. 

Our website is running on Shopify.com. Shopify complies with the highest level of Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. 

If you have any problems with payment, or prefer to pay with any other means, please contact our Support Team.

We are proud to offer international shipping services that currently operate in over 200 countries and islands world wide. Nothing means more to us than bringing our customers great value and service. We will continue to grow to meet the needs of all our customers, delivering a service beyond all expectation anywhere in the world.

We usually ship all orders within 24-48 hours of receipt of your order – usually less if you have not ordered at the weekend or on a public holiday (Documents ordered after 9.00 am UTC Friday will not be posted before Monday as we do not work at the weekends).

Please remember that your Highland Title gift pack is assembled by hand and then dispatched from the remote Scottish Highlands. It's wild and beautiful here but challenging for the postal services!

Please allow 4-5 working days for UK orders.

Order to the EU should be delivered in 9 - 11 working days and the Rest of World: 14 - 18 working days, but some may take even longer, particularly deliveries to Australia and NZ.

Due also to current movement limitations imposed by various governments around the world for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic it is possible that your delivery may take longer than usual. We apologise for this possible inconvenience.

Only when you order International Tracked & Signed Shipping we will supply you with a tracking code, which you can check on the Royal Mail website. Please note that the Royal Mail website will have the most up to date information on your item.

Please note that the guarantee to deliver your package within delivery time is made by Royal Mail and their partner network, who deliver it, not by us. All orders are shipped out from the United Kingdom (U.K.), Europe.

Once we have posted your order we are unable to influence how quickly your package is delivered and is totally out of our control. Please order in good time to avoid disappointment.

Worried about timescales? You can have an electronic copy of your certificate in addition to the full set of documents in the mail - the best solution to avoid any disappointment! Please contact our Support Team after your purchase!

Yes, we ship overseas to the majority of countries using Royal Mail. Royal Mail estimates 5 – 7 working days for UK delivery, 7 – 10 working days for delivery to Europe and 10 – 14 working days for the rest of the world. Once we have posted your documents we are unable to influence how quickly your package is delivered.

Please order in good time to avoid disappointment.

We also offer several Royal Mail tracked services for delivery worldwide. These are no faster than other Royal Mail services, but may offer some certainty that your order is on its way. When your order ships, we will email you.

As a Laird, Lord or Lady of Glencoe, you will be able to display the official buckler and wear the Glencoe Tartan which has been specially designed for us by local tartan designers "Lochalsh Weavers".

This has been registered with the official Scottish Register of Tartans exclusively for Lairds of Glencoe.

For more details regarding our official Tartan and Buckler, check out our Lairds, Lords and Ladies page.

Yes, those who have plots in either Glencoe Wood and Mountain View (Lochaber) can manage their plot through the Estate Manager app. All you need to do is login separately using that particular plot's details.

The Estate Manager app is completely free and full of great features to enhance the land management experience.

The app works on all Apple and Android devices.

At the moment the mobile app is not available on Windows phones but rest assured we will be looking into this in the future.

Yes, the app is available in every country via the Apple and Google Play the App stores.

Unfortunately, this is not an option at this time due to security restrictions. It is, however, very simple to logout of one plot account and login to another, all you need are your plot numbers and grid references.

We are going to be looking into this is due course so please bear with us.

To download the app please click here to find out more.

To login to the app you will need your plot number and the first 6 digits of your Ordnance Survey reference number. You can find both of these on your Certificate of Sale which can be found in your Welcome Pack.

Don't worry if you have misplaced one or both of those things. Just email help@thescottishgift.com and include your title, name and any other information you have on your estate. From there we should be able to identify your plot ID and OS reference number.

You can toggle between metric and imperial measurements for the temperature at your estate and the distance to your plot. To do this simply login to the app and go to settings where you will be able to select the option that best suits you.

The app has been built to work predominantly in portrait mode, with a few screens automatically switching to landscape mode. The app currently does not have the functionality to switch between portrait and landscape mode at your leisure.

To log an estate visit and receive a visit certificate you need to ensure the app is open whilst standing on your owned plot. The app should then generate a visit certificate when it finds that you have reached your plot.

At the moment you are not able to manually enter previous estate visits. A number of  members have mentioned that they would like to be able to do this so it is something we are looking into.

You can log out of the app by clicking the menu on the top left hand side of the screen and choosing logout.

If you require any more help or would like to provide feedback or contact us for any reason, please use our contact form. We will endeavour to respond within 24 hours but please be mindful of time zones.

Our happily helpful Support Experts are on hand if you need them, whichever way you contact us.

Yes we are operating normally. 

Due also to current movement limitations imposed by various governments around the world for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic it is possible that your delivery may take longer than usual. We apologise for this possible inconvenience and would like to remind you that you can have an electronic copy of your certificate in addition to the full set of documents in the mail. Please contact our Support Team after your purchase.

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