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    Pitsligo was a coastal parish in the historic county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, containing the fishing villages of Rosehearty, Pittulie and Sandhaven...
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    Pitsligo Castle is a ruined castle half a mile east of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Modified in the 1570s by the Forbes of Druminnor, it was described...
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    New Pitsligo (Scots: Pitsligae), also known as Cavoch (locally Cyaak), is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Fraserburgh. A small village in the...
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  • The Pitsligo Press was a printing press founded in 1852 by Scottish Episcopal priest and scholar George Hay Forbes (1821–1875) in Burntisland, Scotland...
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    the 14th century. In 1424 the Fraser family built Pitsligo Castle a few hundred yards inland at Pitsligo; the castle was enlarged by the Forbes family in...
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    Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (a title which had been attainted in 1745), and was allowed by the Lord Lyon to use the Pitsligo arms and supporters. Forbes...
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  • Scotland and his wife Helen, née Garden (1826–1905). Both were from the Pitsligo area of Aberdeenshire and migrated to the Colony of Victoria in 1884. Media...
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    Granard and the Forbes baronets of Craigievar. Also, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander Forbes, 1st...
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  • The Forbes baronetcy, of Pitsligo and Monymusk in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 March 1626 for William Forbes...
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    Lord Forbes of Pitsligo was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 24 June 1633 for Alexander Forbes. He was a descendant of Sir William...
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    Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678–1762) was a Scottish Jacobite nobleman and refugee, also known as a writer. He was the only son of...
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  • Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a descendant of an ancient family of Lord Forbes of Pitsligo. Over the years, the management of the company moved from the Forbes family...
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    John Forbes 8th of Pitsligo (d. 1625) William of Craigievar Arthur Forbes d. 1632 1st Baronet of Castle Forbes Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, 1633 Forbes baronets...
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    Charlie entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse flanked by Donald Cameron of Lochiel and Alexander Forbes, Lord Pitsligo, painted by John Pettie, c. 1892...
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    Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet of Monymusk and Pitsligo, usually known as William Forbes of Pitsligo FRSE (1739–1806), was a Scottish banker. He was...
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    judged in a blind taste test with Mark Barnett, of Gold'N'Crispy, New Pitsligo being crowned the winner. On 11 November 2024 the World Buttery Championship...
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  • This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:...
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    the late 18th century". Some of its materials was possibly reused in New Pitsligo. Stone lifting enthusiasts can now enjoy the opportunity to lift the Millshore...
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    Chief Kathatine Fraser The Rt. Hon. The Lady Saltoun Seat Philorth Castle (Cairnbulg Castle) Historic seat Oliver Castle Pitsligo Castle Castle Fraser...
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    right was restricted largely to a few Scots Episcopalians such as Lords Pitsligo and Balmerino. Instead they began to focus on populist themes such as opposition...
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    John Stuart Hepburn Forbes, 8th Baronet, of Monymusk, of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, FRSE (1804–1866) was a Scottish baronet, landowner, advocate and agriculturalist...
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    John Forbes 8th of Pitsligo (d. 1625) William of Craigievar Arthur Forbes d. 1632 1st Baronet of Castle Forbes Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, 1633 Forbes baronets...
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    Bonnykelly is a rural area to the west of the village of New Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 30 Fraserburgh...
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  • Patrick John Murdoch (category People from Pitsligo)
    Murdoch. Murdoch was born on 10 June 1850 in the Free Church manse at Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire, the son of Rev James Murdoch (1817–1884) and Helen Garden...
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    Hugh Mercer (category People from Pitsligo)
    campaign and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton. He was born in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen...
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  • Parliament, protesting against the seating of Lord Forrester and Lord Pitsligo in a session of Parliament in January 1661. He claimed that his patent...
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    argent muzzled gules a cross crosslet argent for difference (Forbes of Pitsligo); 3: Or, a bend gules surmounted by a fess chequy azure and argent in chief...
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    Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield Other settlements Auchnagatt...
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    Edinburgh, the fourth son of Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet, of Monymusk and Pitsligo (1773–1828) and Williamina Belches of Invermay. His brothers were the advocate...
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    Alexander Earl of Kellie, William Viscount of Strathallan, Alexander Lord Pitsligo, ... of high treason, if they shall not render themselves to one of His...
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