Kincardine Estate is a traditional rural estate owned and managed by the Bradford family. The current generation took over the management in August 2021. It is a hugely varied job which today comprises the management of 70 houses, some shops, offices and workshops, a quarry, 1,500 acres of forestry, farming, tenant farming, salmon fishing, game shooting, gardening and the estate maintenance and hospitality businesses.

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Formed out of much larger estates in 1710, Kincardine Estate was bought by the current owner's great-great-grandmother in the 1880s. Her family had been associated with the area for many centuries. Since then the property has remained in the family, passing through female and male ownerships.

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The estate covers just under 3,000 acres around the village of Kincardine O'Neil and, roughly speaking, the land cover is:

• Forest – commercial – 1,500 acres

• Forest – amenity – 200 acres

• Agriculture – tenanted – 600 acres

• Agriculture – in-hand – 400 acres

• Rough Ground, muir etc – 250 acres

• Buildings, roads etc. – 50 acres

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The land ranges from elevations of 290 – 850 feet above sea level on ground which was heavily swept by ice between 2,500 and 5,000 feet thick only 11,000 years ago.