Seats
The family seat is Mount Stuart near Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. The current Marquess put the other family residence Dumfries House, near Cumnock, East Ayrshire up for sale. The National Trust for Scotland had an offer for the property rejected in 2005. Dumfries House was acquired by a charitable trust, The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House Trust, with financial support from HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay. Following refurbishment, it opened to the public on 6 June 2008.
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