Craigievar, from the Gaelic, means "the rock (or hill) of Mar" is due west of Aberdeen in the Grampian area of Scotland. It was in 1457, that Craigievar first appeared in any records, as a possession of Mortimer family. The Mortimer's raised the castle in about 1600 but were forced to sell the unfinished structure and accompanying land to William Forbes of Menie in 1610. William, a very successful merchant who owned land throughout the east of Scotland, commenced work on the unfinished castle, employing the best masons and craftsmen available...