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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANES DYKE | Danes Dyke Danes Dyke Danes Dyke Danes Dyke Danes Dike Danes Dyke. |
Mr. Todd farmer Balcomie Revd. [Reverend] William Merson Crail Mr. Morton Craighead Johnston's Co. [County] Map Old. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
020 | [situation] Extends S.E. [South East] from Craighead to Long Mans Grave The remains of an old wall of great thickness, extending from near Constantine's Cave Southwards to the Coast of Firth of Forth, and said to have been erected by the Danes. The wall cannot now be traced Northward of Craighead. |
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Ph. [parish] Crail 20 B. Trace 3. 93[page no.]"In the list of antiquities the Danes dike must not be forgotten. It is the remains of a bul-
"wark of dry Stones, raised it is said in one night by the Danes who having been defeated by the
"Scots at the water of Leven in 874 retreated eastward till they came to the extreme point of Fife
"which they fortified in this manner to defend themselves against the attacks of their victorious enemies
"till they had an opportunity of embarking on board their Ships which were hovering in the mouth of the
"Frith. The mound is quite overgrown with grass but it is distinctly to be traced for a consider-
"able way across the point. The large space which it encloses with some other circumstances which strike
"an attentive observer upon the ground might perhaps justify some degree of Scepticism upon the subject.
Sinclair's Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] vol.9. p.454
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