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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Site of BATTLE between Scots and Picts, and the Danes - 10th Century (Supposed) [Gauldry] | Site of Battle between Scots and Picts, and the Danes - 10th Century (Supposed) | James Buist Gauldry David Yool Gauldry |
002; 006 | [situation] On the North side of the hill on which the village of Gauldry stands. The site of a battle between the Scots and Danes, on what is now called the Farms of Fincraig and Peashills. After the defeat of the Danes at Luncarty, they fled in this direction for their ships then at the Mouth of the Tay. On their way they encamped in a field on the farm of Fincraig but were pursued by the Scots and again attacked and forced to fly with all speed on board their ships at the mouth of the Tay. According to local tradition given by the informant, this battle commenced by the Scots attacking them in a field called "Battle Law" on the farm of Fincraig where there is also a hill of a ridge-like shape of the same name. and the battle was a sort of running one as about a mile Eastwards from the place large quantities of human bones in stone coffins have been since found at different periods, and in a small piece of wooded ground on the east side of Gauldry village six or seven stone coffins were found - all containing human bons supposed of persons who had fallen in the engagement, the exact spot of any of these cannot be pointed out. |
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9 Parish of Balmerino [Quotation]"many circumstances concur in pointing out this neighbourhood as the scene of some early conflict ; and accordingly tradition affirms that, about the close of the 10th century, on a field [now] called the battle law, the Scots and Picts, then united under Kenneth III., [3rd] attacked the remaining portion of the Danish army which had fled from the fatal field of Luncarty, and forced them with the greatest precipitation to fly to their ships, then lying at the mouth of the Tay. Near this field stone coffins containing human bones, and broken swords have been found; and at the farm of Peasehill, about a mile north-east of the battle law, in the line of retreat which the Danes would certainly pursue, two ornaments of pure gold, valued at about £14 sterling, were found some years ago." Leighton's Hist [History] of Fife Vol II p. 77
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