Clan Forbes
Basic Info.
Forbes Clan Crest
Forbes
Gaelic Name: Foirbeis
Motto: Grace Me Guide
Badge: Broom
Lands: Aberdeenshire
Origin of Name: Placename, Aberdeenshire
Pipe Music: The Battle of Glen Eurann
Clan Chief: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Forbes K.B.E., D.L.
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Clan History
Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire
Forbes History
Forbes is a parish in the Aberdeenshire area. A reliable tradition tells that the ‘Braes o’ Forbes’ were once uninhabitable because of bears living in the area. Oconachar, founder of the clan, killed the bears and claimed the land as ‘first occupier’.
The present chief still holds part of the Lordship of these Forbes lands.
Clan Lands
Forbes Lands
Forbes Map – from Gill Humphrys’ Clan Map of Scotland
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