OS1/25/20/27
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT (Supposed Danish) [Moor Dam] | Danish Camp Danish Camp Danish Camp Danish Camp Old Camp | William Menzies Esq. Mr James Miller James Hutchison John Kilgour Stobie's Co. [County] map |
140 | [Situation] In the west portion of the parish This name applies to a circular earthwork situated at the East of Moor Dam in Tullyallan Forest It was the encampment of the Danes at the Battle of Culross. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 27Parish of Culross -- Sheet 140 No 14 Trace 6
The same remarks apply to this fort as to this mode
of writing the name on plan, as to that in page
There are still to be seen the remains of two old Camps from their oval form evidently Danish one
in the NW. [North West] quarter near a place Called Burrowan which is said to be the station to which the
Danes retreated after their defeat at the battle of Inverkeithing; the other a good way farther south i
n the muir of Culross was the station occupied by the Danes before the battle of Culross. The
Praetorium is pretty entire, at least the trenches around it are very discernible."
Old Stats. Accts. vol. [Statistical Account volume] 10 p. [page] 147
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Trondragirl- Moderator, JohnS
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