Simon Forder

Simon Forder is a historian and castle expert and has travelled all over Great Britain, in mainland Europe and Scandinavia visiting fortified sites. For the past eight years he has been researching the much-neglected history of castles in his local area of Moray, visiting every site. He is the author of 'Fortress Scotland' and 'Edinburgh Castle'. For this book he has liaised closely with archaeologists working on the Gask Ridge and elsewhere.

Simon Forder is a historian and castle expert and has travelled all over Great Britain, in mainland Europe and Scandinavia visiting fortified sites. For the past eight years he has been researching the much-neglected history of castles in his local area of Moray, visiting every site. He is the author of 'Fortress Scotland' and 'Edinburgh Castle'. For this book he has liaised closely with archaeologists working on the Gask Ridge and elsewhere. See less