TY - JOUR AU - W Simpson PY - 1938/11/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Tolquhon Castle and its Builder JF - Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland JA - PSAS VL - 72 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.9750/PSAS.072.248.272 UR - http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/8076 AB - Tolquhon is a sixteenth century baronial mansion in Aberdeenshire. It was greatly enlarged by William Forbes, the seventh laird between 1584-1589. An account of his life and activities is presented. The ruins of the castle are described and incorporate new discoveries. Removal of the ruins of the fallen Preston's Tower has enabled a complete plan of the east wing to be made. The work of consolidation disclosed a number of interesting features in the sixteenth-century buildings. ER -