Christmas 2023
As the daylight hours shorten and the estate has its first covering of snow of the winter, our thoughts turn to the milder summer months...
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Bart Forbes
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Christmas Movie Inspired by Castle Forbes Perfumery
If you’re a Clan Forbes member who enjoys holiday movies, you’ll want to watch “Christmas at the Castle” (originally released in 2019 as...
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Bart Forbes
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Lord Forbes Grants Use of Forbes Tartan by the 215 (Scottish) Multirole Medical Regiment
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Malcolm and Jinny, Lord and Lady Forbes, were honored guests at the formation parade of the newly...
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Bart Forbes
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Novel Based on Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria's Goddaughter from Africa
Based on the real life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, this novel is a sweeping saga of an African princess in Victorian England and West...
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Bart Forbes
Dec 2, 20231 min read
Castle Forbes Distributer Smallflower Offers Discount to Clan Forbes Society
Everyone who visits Castle Forbes will notice an antique secretary overflowing with men’s shaving and grooming products. This line of...
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Bart Forbes
Dec 1, 20231 min read
New Clan Forbes Guide
The Clan Forbes Society has published a new clan guide that is clear and accurate -- unlike many other versions peddled by Scottish...
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Bart Forbes
Nov 9, 20233 min read
Forbes in the Military
From recorded Scottish history in the13th century until today, members of the House of Forbes have amply demonstrated their military...
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Bart Forbes
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Fettercairn Jewel of Lord Pitsligo
Excerpted from the National Museums of Scotland The Fettercairn Jewel is an exceptionally rare Renaissance gold pendant locket. Set with...
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Bart Forbes
Oct 26, 20236 min read
Abdication, Assassination, and Eruption of the Forbes-Gordon Feud
The uneasy truce between the Forbeses and Gordons was shattered against the backdrop of the abdication of a Queen, the Assassination of a...
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Bart Forbes
Oct 20, 20234 min read
2024 Clan Forbes Scotland Tour
The tour is now full! As noted in the January 2024 newsletter: "This is your last chance to join the 2024 Clan Forbes Society Tour to...
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Bart Forbes
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Pitfichie Castle
Pitfichie Castle, just seven miles from Castle Forbes, was built around 1560 by the Hurrie (or Urrie) family then sold in 1597 to John...
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Bart Forbes
Sep 5, 20238 min read
Alastair Cam and the Battle for Brux
Alastair “Cam” is generally considered to be the fourth and youngest son of Sir John “of the Black Lip” (c. 1350 - c.1387) but mystery...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 30, 20233 min read
Bellabeg House
Historic Bellabeg House, located in the hamlet of Bellabeg in Strathdon, links Forbes heritage to the modern era. The mansion house...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 15, 20235 min read
Forbes in Colonial New Jersey
After being imprisoned several times for attending illegal assemblies, devoted Quaker John Forbes of Aquhorthies became one of the first...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 3, 202311 min read
John “Ian Roy” Forbes of Skellater: Counsellor of War
John “Ian Roy” Forbes lived up to the Forbes of Skellater motto "Solus inter plurimos” ("Alone among many”) by forging his own path as a...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Newhall and the "Gentle Shepherd"
The Newhall estate of Sir David Forbes is widely credited as the inspiration for the locations of the wildly popular pastoral comedy "The...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Pursuing New Ideas for Membership Recruitment from Games and Festivals
The Clan Forbes Society is exploring new ways to build its membership. Currently, the Society participates in only about 15 of the...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 27, 20235 min read
Archibald Forbes, War Correspondent and Author
Archibald Forbes may be the most-decorated war correspondent to have ever lived. From the Russian Order of St Stanislaus to the Prussian...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 19, 20235 min read
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....
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Bart Forbes
May 30, 20231 min read
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...
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