He started life among “The Rolling Hills of the Borders”, in the words of the late great Glasgow folk singer Matt McGinn.
But home for Dougie Scott now could not be more different – a stone’s throw from the sea at Carsethorn and its popular pub, the Steamboat Inn.
It’s an idyllic spot for the 73-year-old former agricultural engineer and tanker driver to spend his autumn years with wife Maureen, and a handful of grandchildren never far away.