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Erskine (/ ˈɜːrskɪn /, Scots: Erskin, Scottish Gaelic: Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the Erskine Bridge ...
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John Erskine, fifth Lord Erskine was guardian and tutor of...
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John Erskine, fifth Lord Erskine was guardian and tutor of James V of Scotland. [2] Mary, Queen of Scots had spent the first five years of her life around Alloa and Stirling Castle. She later bestowed upon the sixth Lord Erskine the title of Earl of Mar. [2] Erskine was descended from Elyne, daughter of Gratney, 7th Earl of Mar. [3]
The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximately halfway between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. [1][2] The Dun Estate was home to the Erskine (later Kennedy-Erskine) family from 1375 until 1980.
Courtier, police officer. Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, CVO QPM (born 31 March 1958), known professionally as Peter Loughborough, is a Scottish peer and police officer. He is Lord Steward of the Royal Household and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties, as well as a former Metropolitan Police Commander.
On 23 September 1675, Mary Erskine married her second husband, James Hair, in North Leith. [1] James Hair was a chemist, and owned a chemist's shop on the High Street. He was considerably younger than Mary Erskine, but he too died in 1683. By the contract of marriage, Mary Erskine inherited most of what belonged to her husband.
Erskine is an aurie tae the sooth o the River Clyde an ten mile tae the wast o Glesga. The name is believed tae be auncient or Auld Breetish for green risin grund. In the 13t century durin the reign o King Alexander II o Scotland the first kent body o the name Erskine wis Henry Erskine who wis an an the awner o the Barony o Erskine.
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The legacy that remains is that Erskine, initially envisioned for First World War Veterans, has evolved throughout the decades into a modern institution providing care and rehabilitation for Veterans into old age. Macewen's vision, as articulated by Princess Louise, remains “ingrained in our DNA”.
