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10 Parish of Balmerino

[Deleted Entry] Battle Law: [authorities] David Yool Gauldry: James Buist Gauldry. [remarks] A field of ground of irregular oblong shape and of arable surface on the farm of Fincraig it gets the name from the circumstance that a battle between the Scots and Danes commenced here.

[Note] Copied into Name Book 2C. Graves Wood: Graves Wood: [authorities] David Yool Gauldry: James Buist Gauldry. [remarks] A small triangular piece of [wooded] ground at the east side of the village of Gauldry. it gets its name on account of six or seven stone coffins having been [found] in it containing human bones of supposed remains of those who fell in the battle [fought] between the Scots and Danes. in various places adjoining this similar remains have also [been] found but the site of none can be singly pointed [out].