What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Near this spot in 1625 Sir William Alexander of Menstrie, Earl of Stirling, received sasine, or lawful possession of the Royal Province of Nova Scotia by the ancient and symbolic ceremony of delivery of earth and stone from Castlehill by a representative of the King. Here also (1625-1637) the Scottish Baronets of Nova Scotia received sasine of their distant baronies. Recorded plaque organisation: Province of Nova Scotia.
Sir William Alexander of Menstrie, Earl of Stirling, was a Scottish courtier and writer who played a crucial role in establishing Scottish colonial claims in North America by receiving sasine for Nova Scotia; the site also marks where Scottish Baronets received legal possession of their baronies in the region, highlighting early Scottish attempts at overseas colonization.
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