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Ninian Crichton Stuart (born 16 March 1957) is the Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace, a former Scottish royal palace in Fife.

He is the grandson of Lt-Col Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (15 May 1883 – 2 October 1915), the second son of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute and the Honourable Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan Howard, daughter of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop.

He is a cousin of John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (26 April 1958 – 22 March 2021), formerly known as 'Johnny Dumfries' while a racing driver. The latter won the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans. The cousins both attended Ampleforth College, as is customary for male members of the Crichton-Stuart family.

Stuart lives in Falkland and is a former Stewardship Director for the Falkland Heritage Trust. [1] [2] He is a co-founder of the Falkland Centre for Stewardship. It organized and ran the annual Big Tent festival that took place in July in Falkland.

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References

  1. "Royal History Links Falkland with Stewardship". The Big Tent 2006. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  2. "Falkland Heritage Trust (FHT)". Working for Environmental Community Action Now. Archived from the original on 22 December 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2007.