Forgue
| Forgue | |
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Forgue Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| OS grid reference | NJ607452 |
| Council area | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTLY |
| Postcode district | AB54 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire.[1] It lies 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Aberdeen and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Huntly. It is northwest of the village Largue.
The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635.[2]
The Glendronach distillery, Bognie Castle and Scott Hall are located within the wider area.
History
Forgue parish church was built 1819 to a design by Archibald Simpson and is Category B listed.[3] The adjacent churchyard is C listed.[4] Since 2007, the parish church has been run as a community facility.[3]
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church was built in 1856 to a design by William Ramage.[5]
In 1884, a parish hall was erected in Forgue, named Scott's Hall, it was gifted to the community by Walter Scott of Glendronach Distillery.[6]
Education
Forgue Primary School was built in 1865 and provides education services for P1 to P7 range.[7]
Notable residents
- George Bartlet, Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney
- Sir George Stuart Forbes, Indian civil servant
- John Fordyce, missionary
- George Garden, religious controversialist
- General Sir Alexander Leith, British soldier
- J Cameron Peddie, preacher
- John Stuart, archivist and genealogist
- Thomas Thain, Canadian politician
- George Thom, mathematician and educator
- Bell Duncan, Scottish traditional singer
See also
References
- ^ "Parish of Forgue from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Temple, William (1894). The Thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, Churches, churchyards, antiquities, &c. Aberdeen: Wyllie.
- ^ a b "FORGUE PARISH CHURCH". Home. 1 July 1948. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "FORGUE, FORMER PARISH CHURCH, ST MARGARET'S (LB9456)". Home. 14 November 1964. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FORGUE (LB9461)". Home. 22 August 1933. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "FORGUE PARISH HALL (SCOTT'S HALL), INCLUDING GATES, GATEPIERS, BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS (LB47588)". Home. 1 July 1948. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Forgue School". Forgue School. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- A history of Forgue Archived 9 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine