I loved it here – such a serene space…
The church was built around 1630 and the south aisle of the church served as a burial vault for the Forbes family of Pitsligo from 1636 to 1781.
~Bella
Aikey Brae stands at the summit of Parkhouse Hill in Aberdeenshire. It is thought the stone circle was created around 4,000 years ago by a local farming community. The main stone is made of whinstone that was transported to this place from some distance away. The remaining stones are…
The Pitsligo Castle was built around 1424. Ownership later passed to the Forbes family of Druminnor. The last Forbes of Pitsligo supported both the 1715 Rising and Bonnie Prince Charlie's 1745 rebellion. After the Stuart defeat at Culloden, Forbes was forced to flee for his life and was declared an outlaw,…