It is this mansion which is said to have provided the inspiration for Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering. Sir Samuel died in 1841 and the estate passed to his sister, Mary, and from her to her nephew, William Ransford Hannay, from whom the present chief is descended.
The mansion that inspired Walter Scott's novel "Guy Mannering" is said to have been owned by Sir Samuel.  His sister, Mary, inherited the estate and it was passed on to her nephew, William Ransford Hannay, from whom the current owner descends.