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SCOTLAND, Conn. (AP) — Residents of the rural town of Scotland, Conn., are becoming lords and ladies in the United Kingdom country with the same name.
The Scottish land preservation company Highland Titles said Tuesday it’s gifting all 1,694 residents 1 square foot of land on its nature reserve in Glencoe Wood, Scotland. The residents will get courtesy titles of Lord or Lady of Glencoe and instructions on how to visit their plots.
The company sells forest land ranging from 1 square foot to 1,000 square feet so they can’t be developed.
Scotland First Selectman Dan Syme says the Connecticut town was settled by a Scotsman named Isaac Magoon in 1700.
Highland Titles says residents have to call Town Hall to claim their free plots.