Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart

Following the death of her mother in 1912, and Wenefryde's marriage soon after, Wenefryde inherited the Bosworth estate. This had been bought by her father but assigned to her mother as part of their marriage settlement. Wenefryde sold the estate and moved to Wales whilst her father retired to Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire.

She inherited the Scottish title of 10th Countess of Dysart, suo jure, on the death of her uncle William Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart, who died without issue in 1935. The inheritance brought with it further estate; the Leicestershire property including 26,445 acres (10,702 ha).

In 1939, Wenefryde purchased Stobo Castle, its ancient feudal barony and lands but rarely inhabited the castle due to the onset of war. Owain died there on 18 February 1941.

Parts of the wider estate were sold off over the following three decades and the castle and garden went into a slow decline. The Countess lived at Stobo until the mid-1960s, after which it lay empty until sold at auction by Sothebys in 1972.

Wenefryde Agatha Scott died on 2 June 1975 and the Dysart title passed to her eldest daughter, Rosamund.

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