BattlefieldsGordon-Forbes feud at Gight 1530
Tudor

Gordon-Forbes feud at Gight 1530

1530
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Skirmish at Gight Castle 1530
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Forbes clan
Forces
Forbes c.150–300 in feud skirmish at Gight.
VS
Victor
Gordons
Forces
Gordons c.200–350
Outcome
Forbes raiding party repelled from Gordon territory around Gight
The Battle

History & Significance

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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