The parish of Urquhart is virtually the original Ferintosh barony and was an exclave of Nairnshire until transferred to Ross and Cromarty in 1892 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889.
During the 1688 Glorious Revolution in Scotland, Forbes was a prominent supporter of the new regime and the Ferintosh Distillery was destroyed by the Jacobites.
A natural amphitheatre at the Ferintosh Burn was used for open-air gatherings during Presbyterian communion seasons in the 18th and 19th centuries.
John Kennedy, Free Church minister of Dingwall, wrote a biography of him entitled The Apostle of the North.
Rev Donald Munro, minister of Ferintosh Free church, served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1918.