Which bird was extinct in Scotland at the end of the 18th century but was re-introduced at Taymouth in 1837?
Taymouth Castle cost of rebuilding the castle. Records show that the Marquess was paid £6,630 in compensation by the British government in 1833, upon the abolition of slavery, in regard to his Hope Estate in Jamaica. Records also show that he is responsible for re-introducing the capercaillie to Great Britain at Taymouth Castle, after the original stock became extinct in this country in around 1785. Our present population is descended from the 28 birds that he introduced from Sweden in 1837-38. These in turn were descended from earlier Scottish birds. In 1839, the Marquess entertained a succession of noblemen at the castle.
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