ðə sˈoʊʃəlpəlˈɪɾɪkəl mˈɑːnjuːmənt ðˌɐɾɪt dˈʌz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "ɐ ˈɛn ɛkstɹˈiːm ɛɡzˈæmpəl æn "ɛɡzˈɛmplɚ" ˈiːvən ʌvðə wˈɜːst kˈaɪnd ʌv hˈaɪlənd lˈændlɔːɹdˌɪzəm" æz wˈɛl æz "ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv əvə sˈoʊʃəl fɪnˈɑːmɪnən fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hɪz bˈʊlʌfz pˈiəɹɪəd wʌz nˈoʊɾᵻd: θˈɜːddʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən nˈuː wˈɛlθ, ˈɑːpjʊlənt lˈaɪfstaɪl, spˈoːɹɾɪŋ ˈɪntɹɛsts ɛmbɹˈeɪsɪŋ hˈɔːɹsɹeɪsɪŋ, ænd bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə "smˈɑːɹt" sˈɛt hˌuː sˈɔː dʒˈiːnɪəl bˌʌt lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiəslilˈɪvɪŋ ˈɛdwɚd, pɹˈɪns ʌv wˈeɪlz æz ðɛɹ ɛɡzˈɛmplɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn səbskɹˈaɪbɪŋ tə vɪktˈoːɹiən mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi"
The social-political monument that it does represent is described as "[A]n extreme example – an "exemplar" even - of the worst kind of highland landlordism" as well as "representative of a social phenomenon for which his (Bullough's) period was noted: third-generation new wealth, opulent lifestyle, sporting interests embracing horseracing, and belonging to the "smart" set (who saw genial but luxuriously-living Edward, Prince of Wales as their exemplar) rather than subscribing to Victorian morality"