and they acquired lands near the royal Falkland Palace. John Forsyth was appointed the king's macer in 1538 and later Falkland Pursuivant. The present chiefs of Clan Forsyth are descended from the Falkland Forsyths. 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Another branch of the Clan Forsyth settled near Monymusk and William Forsyth represented Forres in the Parliament of 1621. Alexander John Forsyth was a pioneer in the development of modern firearms. In the eighteenth century his work led to the replacement of the flintlock with the percussion lock. William Forsyth (b.1737), was a distinguished horticulturalist who went to London to study botanical gardens in Chelsea. He was appointed Chief Superintendent of the royal Kensington Gardens and St James's Palace in 1784. Peter Taylor Forsyth (b.1848) was Principal of Hackney Theological College and in 1909 published his most influential work, The Person and Place of Jesus Christ. Clan chief When, in 1672, Charles II instituted a public register of the clans the then chief of Clan Forsyth refused to attend. The clan was subsequently stripped of its recognition and the chief lost his legal title. This situation continued for the next 300 years until St. Andrews Day 1978 when Lord Lyon, King of Arms, accepted the claim of Alistair Forsyth, the Baron of Ethie, to become Chief of the Forsyth clan. Alistair Forsyth resides in a French chateau having set up a Highland cattle ranch in Western Australia. Allan Forsyth acts as Clan commissioner in New Zealand. Clan Castles Ethie Castle, Angus & Dundee: About 5 miles north east of Arbroath, on minor roads 2 miles east of A92, about 0.75 miles west of the sea, at Ethie Castle. Now in private ownership. www.ethiecastle.com for more details. Inchnoch Castle, Lanarkshire & Glasgow area: About 2.5 miles north of Coatbridge, on minor roads north of B804, about 0.5 miles north east of Mamock. (Ruin – Slight remains survive of a tower house). Dykes Castle, Lanarkshire & Glasgow area: About 2 miles west of Stonehouse, on minor roads north of A71, just north of Glassford. (Ruin). Dykes was long a property of the Forsyth family and they built a castle here about 1350. The story goes that the family had defeated an English force and were given the property as a reward. Nydie Castle, Fife, about 5 miles west of St Andrews, on minor roads north of B939 or south of A91, south of