Old Photograph Corsindae House Scotland

Old photograph of Corsindae House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house was built by the Forbes. Owner John Forbes was arrested in 1605 and accused of murder and removed to Edinburgh. By 1720 the house had passed to the Duffs of Banchory.

The name Forbes is most probably a location name assumed from the lands of Forbes in Aberdeenshire, in possession of this family reputedly since the time of King William the Lion. While there are many legends surrounding the origins of this clan historians write the Forbes are descendants from Kings of the Picts and 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 the first occupier.



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