Pitfour estate

Pitfour was an ancient barony in the Buchan area of north-east Scotland. It was purchased in 1700 by James Ferguson of Badifurrow, who became the first Laird of Pitfour. At the height of its development in the 18th and 19th centuries the property had several extravagant features including a two-mile racecourse, an artificial lake and an observatory.