Sir Walter Bullivant Sir Walter Bullivant Sir Walter Bullivant is a fictional character created by the Scottish thriller writer John Buchan for his series of novels featuring the spy Richard Hannay. He plays small but significant roles in both "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and "Greenmantle". Sir Walter is a senior mandarin at the Foreign Office in the years leading up to World War I. He is the archetypal spymaster — gruff, acutely conscious of his duty, yet thoughtful and kindly towards those he sends into peril. In "Greenmantle", he recruits Hannay to perform a dangerous mission in the East as the Great Game heats
Clan Hannay seat, Sorbie Tower, was presented to the clan trust and a maintenance scheme was put in place. Clan Hannay Clan Hannay is a Lowland Scottish clan. The Hannays are from the ancient princedom of Galloway. The name appears to have originally been spelt "Ahannay" but its origin is uncertain. It could derive from the Scottish Gaelic "O'Hannaidh" or "Ap Shenaeigh". In 1296 Gilbert de Hannethe appears on the Ragman Rolls submitting to Edward I of England. This could be the same Gilbert who acquired the lands of Sorbie. The Hannays were suspicious of Robert the Bruce's ambitions and instead supported