SOUTH ANGUS SURVIVAL has recently acquired an area of beautiful land in Argyll to be known as "The Laird's Retreat". This consists of gently sloping hillside by the banks of one of Scotland's most beautiful un-spoilt lochs.

Access and usage (for normal recreational purposes) is being granted to all "Lairds of Glencairn & John O'Groats" COMPLETELY FREE when they purchase a Souvenir Plot of Highland Land at Glencairn or John O'Groats, Caithness.

An option to purchase additional areas of breathtaking land has been obtained by SOUTH ANGUS SURVIVAL, and we hope that, with your support, we can exercise this option and extend "The Lairds Retreat" on your behalf, to be used now and for all time coming as a Personal Retreat for you and your successors.

A detailed map of the area and access instructions are supplied only to 'Lairds of Glencairn & John O'Groats'; only 'Proof of Title' Card holders and their guests will have Legal Access to 'The Lairds Retreat'.

Glencairn, Scotland Map (Opens in new window.)

Each 'Laird of Glencairn & John O'Groats' is helping to preserve areas of Land in the Scottish Highlands, areas that will be left in their Natural State for them, their successors, and the local wildlife to enjoy.

The Personal Plots measure one square foot (12" x 12") and are situated at Glencairn (see map) in the historic Highland County of Caithness - the Lybster area of Caithness, to be exact.

The famous "Grey Cairns of Camster" are but a short walk from our estate, and date back over 4,500 years. This is the oldest stone-age site in Britain, and the Cairn of Camster was used for centuries as a burial chamber for the first "Highland Clan Chiefs".

Many of the place names in Caithness bear witness to the influence of the Viking invasion of Britain, names such as Lybster, Scrabster, Camster, Keiss, Freswick and so on. The large number of sheltered and hidden bays along the coastline of Caithness lured the Vikings - many settlements were built and used as staging posts for forays inland.

The man who signed the peace treaty acknowledging the independence of the United States was a Caithnessian. Richard Oswald from Dunnet made a fortune as an 18th century merchant in London, and acquired extensive estates in America and the West Indies through marriage. He became a diplomat and signed the treaty for Britain, the American signatory being the famous scientist/politician, Benjamin Franklin.

The Counties of Caithness and Sutherland suffered greatly during the "Highland Clearances" when, after the Rebellion of the Highland Clans in 1745 was crushed on Culloden Moor, the Highland Chiefs came to realise that they had little use for the formidable fighting qualities and the fierce Clan loyalties of the native Highlander.

Once a Clan Chief counted his wealth in the number of broadsword-wielding Warriors he could command in battle; soon he was to count his wealth in the number of sheep he could graze in the now empty hills and glens.