By this time, the Scotia expedition was barely remembered, even in Scotland, and it has remained overshadowed in polar histories by the more glamorous adventures of Scott and Shackleton.
På dette tidspunkt var Scotia-ekspeditionen nærmest gået i glemmebogen selv i Skotland, og den var blevet fuldstændig overskygget i polarhistorien af de glorifiserede bedrifter til Scott og Shackleton.