Abergeldie Castle (4)
There is a connection between the Gordons of Abergeldie and the Gordons of nearby Knock Castle, although I have been unable to establish genealogically exactly what it was.  Some reports state that the first laird of Knock was a brother of the laird of Abergeldie, while others state that the Knock branch descend from the Gordons of Lesmoir and that Lesmoir was married to Beatrix Gordon, a daughter of the laird of Abergeldie.

Henry Gordon, 2nd of Knock, was murdered in 1592 during a cattle raid by men of the Clans Forbes and Chattan.  Henry's brother Alexander became 3rd laird of Knock, but a worse fate befell him.  It is said that one day he sent his seven sons out to cut peat for the winter store but while the brothers were working they didn’t notice that they had strayed onto the Neighbouring Clan Forbes lands.  When after several hours cutting they were discovered by Forbes and his men, a skirmish ensued by the end of which all the brothers had been killed.  After the fight the Forbes decided to make an example of the Gordon boys by severing all the heads from the brothers bodies and impaling them on the upright handles of their peat spades.  On hearing of the fate of his beloved sons Alexander collapsed at the top of the stair, tumbled down and broke his neck.

William Gordon, 6th of Abergeldie, acting as the Earl of Huntly's deputy, took dire vengeance on the Forbeses.
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