lˈʊkɪŋ bˈæk fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, lˈɔːɹd kˈæsɪliz sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːldz ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪv fɔːɹ hɪz ᵻstˈeɪts: hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd ðə wˈɜːk ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn ɪfˈɛktɪŋ ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɔnðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts, bˈoʊθ ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌv nˈuː hˈaʊzᵻz, stˈɛdɪŋz, ɹˈoʊdz, ðə ɹᵻklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈeɪst lˈænd, ænd ɪn ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒɪŋ ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnsɪv plæntˈeɪʃənz ðə lˈeɪt ˈɜːl hæd mˈeɪd.
Looking back from 1911, Lord Cassilis summarised Lord Seafield's objective for his estates: He continued the work of his father in effecting extensive improvements on the estates, both in the way of new houses, steadings, roads, the reclamation of waste land, and in enlarging the extensive plantations the late earl had made.