The Forbes-Gordon feud was one of the bloodiest in northeast Scotland, spanning several generations. The Gordons were Catholic and royalist while the Forbes were Protestant and eventually Covenanting. Skirmishes like this at Gight Castle maintained a low-level state of war between the clans throughout the sixteenth century, punctuated by occasional larger battles.
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