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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANISH DYKE (Remains of) | Danish Dyke (remains of) | Revd [Reverend] J Seller DD. [Doctor of Divinity] Aberlour W. Grant Esqr. Carron J. Mackenzie Carron |
024.06 | Danish Dyke. a name applied to a raised Dyke on wall of earth, Said to have ben raised by the Danes when endeavouring to procure a Settlment in Moray in the beginning of 1010, Malcolm II raised a powerfull army to drive them out, the invaders soon were certified of the road by which the King marched, they moved forward to meet him, choosing to fight at a distance from their projected Settlement and encamped here until they had certain intelligence of the Kings approach, when they marched to Mortlach hence the battle of Mortlach |
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[Page] 63County of Banff -- Parish of Aberlour
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