Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit

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Sir John Scott of Scotstarvit (1585-1670) was a minor Scottish Noble.

Scott was a Director of Chancery who became a Lord of Session[1]. He bought the Mill of Kinghorn and Inchkeith Island for 20,000 merks[2] in 1649. Scott is characterized by James Grant in Old and New Scotland as "eccentric and sarcastic".