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GORDON, John Master of Huntly, Lord of Badenoch
(About 1494-1517)
STEWART, Margaret
(About 1495-)
KEITH, Robert Master of Marischal
(About 1487-1514)
DOUGLAS, Elizabeth
(About 1491-)
GORDON, George 4th Earl of Huntly, Lord Chancellor
(About 1514-1562)
KEITH, Elizabeth
(About 1510-After 1562)
GORDON, Adam of Auchindoun, 'Edom O'Gordon', Sir
(About 1545-1580)

 

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GORDON, Adam of Auchindoun, 'Edom O'Gordon', Sir 1

  • Born: About 1545
  • Died: 27 October 1580, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland 1

   User ID: P256.

  Research Notes:

"CRABSTANE OF ABERDEEN

The Crabstane (alt. Crabs Stone, Craibstone, Craib Stone, Craibstane or Crabe Stone) is a boundary stone that used to mark out part of Craibstone Croft which was located near Hardgate, Aberdeen.

The stone has a plaque above it with the inscription as follows:

The Crabstane. Boundary stone on lands belonging to John Crab, Baillie of the Burgh in 1314.

The stone also marks the site of the skirmish in 1571 between the rival families of Gordon and Forbes and of an engagement in 1644 between the citizens of Aberdeen and the Royalist forces of the Marquis of Montrose.

The skirmish refers to the Battle of Craibstone on 20 November 1571."

from Wikipedia 2

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Taken prisoner: in battle, 1562, Battle of Corrichie, Hill of Fare, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1

2. Received: charter, 25 July 1567, of lands of Auchindoun, Moray, Scotland. 1

3. Aiding and abetting: his brother, Earl of Huntly, 1571. 1

4. Defeated: Forbes contingent, October (and November) 1571, at Tillyangus then at Crabstane. 1

5. Declared: rebel and traitor (later pardoned), Before 15 June 1572. 1

6. Sold: his lands to brother Patrick, 10 April 1573. 1

7. Nearly assassinated: by Arthur Forbes, 1574, in France. 1

8. Released: from prison, January 1575(1576), at Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. 1

9. Ordered: to present a pledge, 13 September 1580, for quietness of the Borders. 1

10. Settlement: of feud, 1582 (after his death), between Gordons and Forbes families. 1


Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).

2 Internet Site, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabstane_of_Aberdeen Crabstane of Aberdeen (accessed 18 September 2025).

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