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Jun 19, 2023
Digging up the Past: Excavations at Druminnor Castle
Druminnor Castle, the original Castle Forbes, was the center of the Forbes influence that dominated Aberdeenshire for over six centuries....


May 30, 2023
Lady Mary Rigby Forbes of Newe
Lady Mary Rigby Forbes of Newe, MBE, has passed away peacefully at the Inchmarlo Care Home. She was the wife of Major Sir Hamish Stewart...


May 29, 2023
Menie House History
Menie House sits on the site of a 15th century castle and has been converted into a luxury guesthouse. The Menie estate was purchased...


May 11, 2023
Keig Old Kirk Restoration Project Launched
The Clan Forbes Society has announced the launch of a restoration project for the Keig Old Kirk on the Castle Forbes estate in Alford,...


May 11, 2023
Forbes of Pitsligo Cadets
The family of Forbes of Pitsligo is one of the three major “cadet” branches of the House of Forbes that descended from Sir John de...


May 9, 2023
Rev. Robert Forbes, Bishop of Ross and Caithness, Author of The Lyon in Mourning
Rev. Robert Forbes attempted to join the Jacobite army in 1745 – but was arrested and imprisoned for the entire coup attempt by “Bonnie...


May 9, 2023
The Lyon in Mourning: Shedding New Light on the Jacobites
For the first time in history, all ten hand-written volumes of the Jacobite memoir Lyon in Mourning, by Rev. Robert Forbes, Bishop of...


Mar 23, 2023
Sir Andrew Iain Ochoncar Forbes of Corse
On March 8, 2023, Major (retd) Sir Andrew Iain Ochoncar Forbes, 13th Baronet (Bt.), peacefully passed away at home surrounded by family....


Mar 13, 2023
Kate Forbes May Become First Minister of Scotland
On February 15, 2023, Scottish First Minister Nicole Sturgeon announced that she would be stepping down after more than eight years in...


Feb 22, 2023
Gilbert Forbes and the Plot Against George Washington
Before the Forbes family of colonial New York was making its mark on the silver trade, brother Gilbert was making his mark in quite a...


Feb 19, 2023
Forbes of Craigievar
Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire is one of the most popular tourist attractions managed by the National Trust for Scotland. Not only is...


Jan 31, 2023
Duthchas of Forbes
Long before the building of the 13th century “Old Tower” of the original Castle Forbes (now called Druminnor Castle), our Gaelic and...
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