Complex sentence: Pitfour estate in the Buchan area of north-east Scotland was an extensive property occupying an area of, described as the "Blenheim of Buchan" and the "Ascot of the North" by Charles McKean, an authority on Scottish architectural history.
Split into simpler sentences: Pitfour estate in the Buchan area of north-east Scotland was an extensive property occupying an area of. It was described as the "Blenheim of Buchan" and the "Ascot of the North" by Charles McKean, an authority on Scottish architectural history.