The Erskine Story
- 13th century
Henry of Erskine has land in the barony of Erskine under Alexander II[1][2]
- 14th century
Sir Robert Erskine, Chamberlain, granted Alloa lands for helping free David II[1]
- 1497
Alloa Tower, the family's ancestral home, is completed[5]
- 1565
The earldom of Mar is restored to John Erskine, later Regent[1]
- 1628
Braemar Castle is built for the Earl of Mar as a hunting lodge[6]
- 1689
John Farquharson of Inverey attacks Braemar Castle, badly damaging it by fire[6]
- 1715
The Jacobite Earl of Mar raises the Royal Standard at Braemar[2][1]
- 1824
The forfeited earldom of Mar is restored to the family[2]
Clan FarquharsonFarquharson of Inverey attacked the Earl of Mar's Braemar Castle in 1689