Joining the Scottish nobility for just $40

GLENCOE, Scotland - Fancy joining the ranks of Scottish nobility? An industry has grown up in Scotland allowing ordinary people to do just that - some with more legal justification than others.

One company, Highland Titles, has ennobled - at least on paper - around a quarter of a million people in countries as far afield as Australia, Canada and Russia.

For just $40 anyone can buy a certificate which proclaims them the "lord" of a square foot of land in the majestic hills of the Scottish Highlands.