One seat of the Bairds in Aberdeenshire was Auchmeddan. Thomas the Rhymer reportedly said, As long as the eagles nested on the cliffs of Pennen, there would be Bairds in Auchmedden.

The Clan Baird Society has an interesting history of the Bairds on their web site:

http://www.clanbaird.org/history.html

Regards,

Todd