DERIVING from the Old Norse ‘kjrr’ meaning ‘marsh-dweller’, the Kerr clan have been prominent in the Borders since before the Middle Ages.

‘Family Portrait’ Review: Formally Astute Ensemble Piece Extracts the Unsettling Essence of a Wealthy Clan Lucy Kerr’s concise examination of affluent domesticity starts as a deceivingly ...

Previously he had been happy to be known as the Earl of Ancram, from which he derived his nickname, “the emollient earl”. He was also the hereditary chief of the Scottish Clan Kerr.

Previously he had been happy to be known as the Earl of Ancram, from which he derived his nickname, “the emollient earl”. He was also the hereditary chief of the Scottish Clan Kerr.