Scottish lairds

I've been watching "Monarch of the Glen".
They don't use the titulature that I've seen from the scottish castles
association.
Is it true that the "Laird of Glenbogle" would be called "Glenbogle" and
his wife would be "Lady Glenbogle" like the scottish castles association
says, or simply "Mr and Mrs Macdonald" like on the show?

mjcar...

I believe it would be in order for a Laird (particularly if a Scottish
feudal baron) to be referred to by the name of his estate ("Glenbogle"
in your example). It wouldn't be proper to style his wife "Lady"
however, absent a knighthood, baronetcy, courtesy title, peerage or
membership of the Scottish Court of Session. Presumably she would be
Mrs Macdonald - or, if her husband were a clan chief, Madam Macdonald.
Was the Laird not in any case occasionally called "Glenbogle" in the
television programme?

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Don't think so. However, there was a neighbouring laird, as it were,
who was consistently referred to as, and called, "Killwillie".

mjcar...

I *think* he was supposed to be a substantive peer, but you are right,
perhaps I was thinking of him - I wish I had paid more attention to it
now!

(Gary Holtzman) garyholtzman...

Killwillie was an earl. Thus his sister, Lady Dorothy.

Jan B=F6hme