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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALARRAN HOLM | Dalarran Holme Dalarran Holme Dalarran Holme Dalarran Holm |
William Shaw Christopher Johnstone Revd [Reverend] William Wilson Statl. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] - 1845 |
024 | [Situation] About 3/4 mile N. [North] by East of New Galloway. A tract of arable land, on the Eastern banK of the Water of K[en] and on the farm of Holme. On this holme a battle is thought [to] have been fought, between t[he] Scots & Danes. in Which the the D[anes] were defeated with the loss of [the] King, who is said to have b[een]interred beneath a Standing [?] is Situated near the Northern [boundary?] of the Holme. - |
| SUPPOSED SITE OF BATTLE BETWEEN THE SCOTS AND DANES | Site of Battle (Between the Danes & Scotch) Site of Battle (Between the Danes & Scotch) Site of Battle (Between the Danes & Scotch) |
Christopher Johnson John Tait George Murray Minister |
024 | [Situation] About 7/8 Mile N N E [North North East] of New Galloway This is the Supposed place where [a] great battle is thou[ght] to have been fought between the [Scots] & Danes, in which the Danes were defeated, with the loss of their King, who is Said to lie interred beneath the Standing Stone of Dalarran Holme. One of the old lairds of the Holme [?] excavations about this Stone; when he found An Antique Sword.which was preserved in the family till of Late years. Upon the neighbouring hei[ghts] of Grennan. pieces of Swords have been found. the remains of a Coat of M[e]al were discovered. when maKing a ditch. &. about 80 years ago bits of rusty armour were frequently turnd up by the plough on Dalarran Holme (See Nicholson's History of Galloway 1st Vol. [Volume] 157 |
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[Page] 48 Parish of BalmaclellanForm 136 Page
138 - Dalarran Holme
136 - (Supposed) Site of Battle Between The Scots and Danes
(See quotation page 46)
Dail fhearain ([proxd?] Dale[?]an) A level field
"Holm" "Howm" The level low low ground on the banKS of a River. Jamieson's Scott: [Scottish] Dictionary
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Molly Miller
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