Forse Castle (12 of 12)
On John Sutherland’s death, his (half?) brother George became 17th laird.  There was no evidence that he was not the son of the 15th laird, so legally he was entitled to the inheritance, although the tenants and local people never accepted him or his younger brother or their descendants as representatives of the ancient family (the fallen standing stones being doubtless all the evidence they needed to support their suspicions!).  George Sutherland made extensive improvements to the Forse estate including the enlargement of Forse House.  

George Sutherland had 3 sons, the eldest of whom, John William Sutherland, 18th and last laird of Forse, succeeded him.  He became hopelessly insolvent and the bondholder finally seized the estate in 1905.  The last member of the family died in 1909.
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