An 1860 lithograph of the house from "Morris's Views of Seats"
Built / Designed For: 17th Lord Forbes
House & Family History: Castle Forbes is one of the first works by Archibald Simpson in the Scottish Baronial style. The Forbes family has owned land here since 1411.
Garden & Outbuildings: The estate today occupies 6,000 acres, much of which is farmed or used for timber production.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. II, p. 186, 1855.
John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. VI, 1823. Scotland, 1830.
Title: Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914
Author: Gow, Ian and Rowan, Alistair (Editors)
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748610774
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Category B
Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape
Current Seat / Home of: Malcolm Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes, Premier Lord of Scotland
Past Seat / Home of: James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes, 1821-43; Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes, 1843-68; Horace Courtenay Gammell Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes, 1868-1914; Atholl Monson Forbes, 20th Lord Forbes, 1914-16; Atholl Laurence Cunyngham Forbes, 21st Lord Forbes, 1916-53; Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes, 1953-2013.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01975-562-524
Fax: 01975-562-898
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.castle-forbes.com
Historic Houses Member: No