Forbes Castle
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Castle Forbes is a 19th-century Scots Baronial country house near Alford
in Aberdeenshire
, Scotland
.
The 6000 acres (2,428.1 ha) Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes
' for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie. The present castle overlooking the River Don
was built in 1815 by the 17th Lord Forbes, to designs by the architect Archibald Simpson
.
Today it is occupied by Malcolm Forbes, Master of Forbes
, and his wife Jinny and open to residential guests. The estate offers fishing
and golf
. In 1996, a former dairy building was converted into a small perfumery. The castle is a category B listed building.
There is a stone circle dating to 3000 BC on the estate.
Alford
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in Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The 6000 acres (2,428.1 ha) Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes
Lord Forbes
Lord Forbes is the senior Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created sometime after 1436 for Alexander de Forbes, feudal baron of Forbes. The precise date of the creation is not known, but in a Precept dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes. Brown's 1834...
' for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie. The present castle overlooking the River Don
River Don, Aberdeenshire
The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce...
was built in 1815 by the 17th Lord Forbes, to designs by the architect Archibald Simpson
Archibald Simpson
Archibald Simpson was one of the major architects of Aberdeen, .Simpson's buildings have contributed significantly to the architecture of Aberdeen. His first commission was for St...
.
Today it is occupied by Malcolm Forbes, Master of Forbes
Lord Forbes
Lord Forbes is the senior Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created sometime after 1436 for Alexander de Forbes, feudal baron of Forbes. The precise date of the creation is not known, but in a Precept dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes. Brown's 1834...
, and his wife Jinny and open to residential guests. The estate offers fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. In 1996, a former dairy building was converted into a small perfumery. The castle is a category B listed building.
There is a stone circle dating to 3000 BC on the estate.