Burnett of Leys family

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The Burnett of Leys family is a historic Scottish noble lineage long associated with Deeside and known for its ancestral seat at Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire.

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Burnett of Leys family canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family
ancestralSeat Crathes Castle
associatedEstate Leys estate
associatedParish Banchory
associatedRiver River Dee
associatedTown Banchory
associatedWith Crathes Castle
Royal Deeside history
Scottish Reformation
category Families of Aberdeenshire
Scottish Lowland families
Scottish baronetcies
Scottish noble families
clanAssociation Clan Burnett
coatOfArms Arms of Burnett of Leys
country Scotland
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Burnett
governingJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
hasBranch Burnett of Leys baronets
hasClanChief Chief of Clan Burnett
hasMotto Clan Burnett motto
hereditaryTitleHeldBy Burnett baronets of Leys
heritage Scottish clan heritage
heritageDesignationOfSeat Category A listed building
historicCounty Kincardineshire
historicLanguage Middle Scots
Scottish Gaelic
historicRole Scottish gentry
local landowners in Deeside
historicSeatSinceCentury 16th century
knownFor historic influence in Deeside
long association with Crathes Castle
languageOfOrigin Scots
laterJurisdiction United Kingdom
locatedIn Royal Deeside
nobleTitle Baronet of Nova Scotia
notableMember Alexander Burnett of Leys
Sir Robert Burnett of Leys
Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1st Baronet
originCountry Scotland
region Aberdeenshire
Deeside
religiousTradition Church of Scotland
Presbyterianism
seatManagedBy National Trust for Scotland
socialClass landed gentry
nobility

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crathes Castle builtFor Burnett of Leys family
Clan Burnett hasHereditaryChiefFamily Burnett of Leys family