Clan Forbes Society

Few castles symbolize Scotland's turbulent past more vividly than Dunnottar Castle. Perched atop a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea, it served as the mighty seat of the Keith Earls Marischal, withstood sieges, and famously safeguarded the Honors of Scotland from Cromwell's army. Hidden within its story, however, is a lesser-known connection to Clan Forbes through the Forbes of Waterton, a cadet branch whose loyalty and service earned them a lasting place within the fo

Few surviving sporting scrapbooks preserve the daily life of Ireland's Edwardian hunting world as vividly as that of Lady Eva Mary Margaret Forbes. Compiled during the opening year of the twentieth century, her album records not only horses and hunts but the people, landscapes, and social traditions of a vanished Anglo-Irish society.

The Vanishing Laird: Scotland's Elusive Jacobite, Lord Forbes of Pitsligo is available worldwide from Amazon! This is a remarkable collection of stories gathered by Jim and Liz Taylor, continuing an oral tradition that has echoed for generations along the northern coast of Aberdeenshire. These tales center on the life and legend of Alexander Forbes, fourth Lord Pitsligo, (1678–1762) who remains one of the most beloved figures in Scottish memory. He was a laird of compassion