FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Lord Herries of Terregles is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The seventh Lord inherited the title Earl of Nithsdale, and the titles remained united until the fifth earl was attainted in 1616. The title was, however, eventually restored in the nineteenth century.