Forgue
{{for|the French surgeon|Émile Forgue}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Forgue
|country = Scotland
|coordinates = {{coord|57|29|23.6|N|2|38|58.5|W|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
|unitary_scotland = Aberdeenshire
|lieutenancy_scotland = Aberdeenshire
|os_grid_reference = NJ607452
|postcode_district = AB54
|postcode_area = AB
|post_town = HUNTLY
|constituency_westminster = Gordon and Buchan
|constituency_scottish_parliament = Aberdeenshire West
}}
Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire.[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/288068 Geograph] It lies {{convert|35|mi}} northwest of Aberdeen and {{convert|8|mi}} northeast of Huntly. The hamlet is surrounded by the lands of Bognie Estate, which have been held by the Morisons of Bognie since 1635.{{Cite book |last=Temple |first=William |title=The Thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, Churches, churchyards, antiquities, &c. |publisher=Wyllie |year=1894 |location=Aberdeen |publication-date=1894}} The Glendronach distillery, Bognie Castle, Scott Hall, Forgue Primary School, Forgue Kirk and St. Margaret's Episcopal Church are located within the wider area.
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
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External links
- [http://www.festival-of-forgue.co.uk/History.html A history of Forgue]
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Category:Villages in Aberdeenshire
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