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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLE fought in this locality between Angus Earl of Moray and King David I A.D. 1130 | Battle fought &c. &c. A.D.1130 | New Stat. [Statistical] Account Land of the Lindsays Dalrymple's Annals |
019 | This battle is said to have taken place near the Forts of Catterthun, but in the Parish of Stracathro and the place written on trace is most likely on, or near, the spot where the battle commenced. It extended as far east as "Ballownie" on 27.2, where the Earl of Moray is said to have been killed. The following written authorities are quoted, from which only the site can be fixed. "All historians agree that Angus, Earl of Moray, and five thousand followers were repulsed and routed by David 1st. in 1130 in the contiguous" (writing of Menmuir)" Parish of Stracathro" Jarvise's Land of the Lindsays. "Strathcatherach is the oldest spelling of Stracathro, and, according to the Gaelic 'Strath-cath-re' means the "field of the battle of the kings". Sepulchral remains are found, in great quantity throughout the whole flat of the parish: and on opening, the Re or Rye Hillock, near the Church" (see "Tumulus (site of) " on 27.2) "a few years ago, a carefully constructed stone coffin was found [continued on page 10] |
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[Page] 9Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Stracathro
[Note]
"King David 1st. had his attention drawn to an insurrection
in Moray, which had for its first object an opposition to
his laws & for its ultimate end, the overthrow of his government
In 1130, the Earl of Moray & his adherents were defeated after
they had penetrated far into the South. David was zealously
supported by the martial barons of Northumberland and
strengthened thus by their presence. At Stracathro, one of
the passes in Forfarshire, he gave them an entire defeat"
Chalmer's Caledonia p [page] 621
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