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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOUGLE | Shougle Shougle Shougle |
Mr J Cruickshank, Tenant Mr J. Cruickshank junr. [junior] Lease Papers |
012.16 | A farm with dwellinghouse and offices attached; property of the Earl of Seafield - |
| DANISH CAMP | (Site of) Danish Encampment |
Mr J. Cruickshank Mr David Mason Foths New Stat. [Statistical] Account |
012.16 | The site of an ancient Danish Encampment as all the ground has been improved there are no traces of it to be seen now. Excrept from New Stat. [Statistical] Account "A Danish encampment at the Shogle having hitherto escaped the plough share is still to be traced in a well aired dry Situation watered on the west by the burn of Bardon and fortified on the east and north by a Valley it commands a prospect of the Moray Firth from Speymouth to Cromarty Bay. In confirmation of the opinion that there once existed a Stronghold of the Danes in this Situation it may be stated that th adjoining farm still retains the name of Edinburgh |
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