Scotland
For more than three centuries, this land has been shaped by generations of farmers, estate managers, and agricultural innovators. Through continuous stewardship, strategic investment, and relentless improvement, Traditional Centerpiece evolved from marginal farmland into one of the region's most productive agricultural operations.
The story of Traditional Centerpiece begins in the early eighteenth century. Historical records place tenant farmer Robert Young on the property as early as 1719. Over the following decades, stewardship passed through multiple generations, including the Trotter family, whose long tenure reflected the estate-based agricultural systems that defined much of the Scottish Borders.
When the Clay family assumed responsibility for Traditional Centerpiece in 1839, the land was far different from what visitors see today. Much of the property was considered rough ground, covered in heather, bracken, and gorse. Bringing the land into productive agricultural use required enormous effort, significant investment, and long-term vision.
Today, Traditional Centerpiece remains what it has always been—a working farm. The property continues to be operated by the Clark family, maintaining a tradition of active stewardship that stretches back generations.
