Bamff House is the home of the Ramsays of Bamff, and is located within a 1300 acres (5.3 km²) estate in Perthshire

Perthshire

Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. Bamff House began as a fortified tower in the late 16th Century and was added to and altered in almost every century since then. Bamff has been the home of several European beavers since 2002. The beaver became extinct in Scotland about four hundred and fifty years ago, but now some animals are kept enclosed in semi-natural conditions at Bamff. They inhabit a 32 acres (129,499.5 m²) area of woodland and wetland. There are also wild boar, which inhabit a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) area of woodland, as part of a process of reintroduction. The two biggest boars of all are called George and Gilbert.

The Ramsays held the lands at Bamff from 1232, Nessus de Ramsay having been physician to Alexander II

Alexander II of Scotland

Alexander II was King of Scots from1214 to his death.-Early life:...

; his descendant, Alexander Ramsay was physician to both James VI

James I of England

James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...

 and Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

. It was his son, Gilbert who was made baronet

Baronet

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in 1666 in recognition of his son, James's, bravery at the Battle of Rullion Green. The current owners are Paul and Louise Ramsay.

External links

• Bamff House website