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Dyke, Moray
Dyke () is a small village situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 4 miles west of Forres. The origin of the name of the parish of Dyke is supposed to be the Gaelic word ''dìg'', signifying a water drain or ditch. Dyke is situated close to Brodie Castle, Culbin Forest and the River Findhorn. It is also near to Macbeth's Hillock, thought to be the setting of Macbeth's meeting with the witches in Shakespeare's play. There are two church buildings in Dyke: the still functional Dyke Parish Church, built in 1781, and the old East Church, which was an old Presbyterian church built in 1856 on land given to the town by the Brodie family, still major landowners in the region. This old church was closed in the mid 20th century and used as a potato barn for many decades, a fate common to many old churches in the region. It is now in use as a bed and breakfast establishment. Education Today the village contains a popular primary school. Secondary students a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moray
Moray ( ; or ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Its council is based in Elgin, the area's largest town. The main towns are generally in the north of the area on the coastal plain. The south of the area is more sparsely populated and mountainous, including part of the Cairngorms National Park. The council area is named after the historic county of Moray (called Elginshire prior to 1919), which was in turn named after the medieval Province of Moray, each of which covered different areas to the modern council area. The modern area of Moray was created in 1975 as a lower-tier district within the Grampian Region. The Moray district became a single-tier council area in 1996. History The name, first attested around 970 as ', and in Latinised form by 1124 as ', derives from the earlier Celtic forms *''mori'' 'sea' and *''treb'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moray (UK Parliament Constituency)
Moray ( ; ; or ') was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A rural constituency, Elgin, Moray, Elgin is the main town, with the rest of the population sprinkled across several small fishing and farming communities. The constituency voted against Scottish independence in 2014 Scottish independence referendum, a referendum held in 2014 on an above-average margin of 57.6% "No" 42.4% "Yes", and had the highest percentage for "Leave" of any council area in Scotland at the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum at 50.1% "Remain" 49.9% "Leave". Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes – losing eastern parts, including Buckie and Keith, Moray, Keith and expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moray (Scottish Parliament Constituency)
Moray ( ; ; or ') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering most of the council area of Moray. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies within the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat has been held since 2006 by Richard Lochhead of the Scottish National Party. Lochhead won the seat in a by-election held following death of the previous incumbent, Margaret Ewing of the SNP, from breast cancer. Electoral region The Moray constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney, Shetland and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forres
Forres (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the County of Moray, Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin, Moray, Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There are many geographical and historical attractions nearby such as the River Findhorn, and there are also classical, historical artifacts and monuments within the town itself, such as Forres Tolbooth and Nelson's Tower. Brodie Castle, the home of the Brodie Clan, lies to the west of the town, close to the A96. Pre-history and archaeology Between 2002 and 2013 some 70 hectares of land was investigated by archaeologists in advance of a proposed residential development on the southern fringes of the town. They found an extensive Iron Age settlement and evidence that people lived in the area from the Neolithic British Isles, Neolithic (Radiocarbon dating, radiocarbon dates from the 4th to the mid-3rd millennium BC were found) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z-plan tower house located about west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland. The castle is a Category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. The Brodie family The original Z-plan tower house was completed in 1567 by Clan Brodie and was partially burned by fire in 1645 by Lewis Gordon of Clan Gordon, the 3rd Marquis of Huntly. In 1824, architect William Burn was commissioned to convert it into a mansion house in the Scots Baronial style, but these additions were only partially completed and were later remodelled by James Wylson (). It is widely accepted that the family has been associated with the land on which the castle stands since around 1160, when it is believed that King Malcolm IV gave the land to the family. Ninian Brodie of Brodie, the castle's last resident member of the family, died in 2003. One wing of the castle is available for visitors to hire as holiday a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culbin Forest
Culbin Sands, Forest and Findhorn Bay is a large area of coast and countryside and an SSSI (site of special scientific interest) in Moray, Scotland, stretching from just east of the town of Nairn eastwards to the village of Findhorn and its bay. All of the areas are very important for wildlife in general and are strongly protected by law. The Culbin Sands are known in Gaelic as Bar Inbhir Èireann. Culbin Forest This huge forest is almost completely owned by the Forestry and Land Scotland. It is split by several large paths and smaller tracks in between. The densely covered areas off these paths are difficult to traverse. Most walks are taken beginning at the south of the forest at Wellhill Car Park and ending at the beach. Among the trees there are several strange monoliths bearing messages, and at one tree there is a small plaque commemorating its planting by Prince Charles. Although mostly made up of tall pines and coarse ground cover, Culbin also has many more open, sandy patc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Findhorn
The River Findhorn () is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuary, estuaries in Scotland. The river is c. ''Almanac of Scotland'' Retrieved 9 June 2018. long and the catchment area is The river provides excellent salmon and trout fishing and is popular with anglers from around the globe. It is also one of Scotland's classic white water kayaking rivers (varying from grade 2 to 4) and draws canoeists from across the country."River Findhorn - Gorge" ''The UK Rivers Guidebook''. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyke Parish Kirk - Geograph
Dyke or dike may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), formations of magma or sediment that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, diagonal pliers, also called side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others * Dyke (automobile company), established 1899 Structures * Dyke (embankment) or dike, a natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, often called a levee in American English * Ditch, a water-filled drainage trench * A regional term for a dry stone wall People * Dyke (surname) * Dyke baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England * Dykes (surname), a British surname found particularly in northern England Places Settlements * Dike, Iowa, United States * Dykes, Missouri, United States * Dyke, Moray, Scotland * Dike, Texas, United States * Dyke, Virginia, United States * Dyke, Lincolnshire, England * Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyke Parish Church
Dyke Parish Church is a Georgian church in Dyke, a village in Moray. In active use by the Church of Scotland since it was built in 1781, it stands on the site of a mediaeval church, and incorporates an older mausoleum, which is now the church hall and vestry. An early mediaeval Pictish cross slab, and a twelfth century coin hoard were discovered in the grounds while the church was being built. It was designated a Category A listed building in 1971. History The church was built as a rural parish church in 1781, at a cost of £525, by James Smith of Aldearn and James Smith of Nairn, on the site of a mediaeval church, first mentioned in a charter of the late twelfth century. Walker and Woodworth assert that the original church was dedicated to St Andrew, but other scholars have written that it was dedicated to St Ninian. During the construction of the church, a twelfth century hoard of around 100 coins was discovered, as was an early mediaeval pictish cross slab, which is now inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Brodie
Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie Clan chief, chiefs were the thegn, Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire. The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts and, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, civil war, were ardent covenanters. They had indirect involvement in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 but none with that of 1745. Some members of the family worked for the British East India Company in the 18th Century. Origins of the name Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy'', ''Brothy'', ''Brothie'', ''Brothu'', or ''Brode''. Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies' uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: *Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice"; *"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forres Academy
Forres Academy is a comprehensive community school serving the town of Forres, Scotland, and its rural catchment area in west Moray. As in other Scottish schools, pupils are able to leave after the fourth year of schooling; therefore, the fifth and sixth years are not compulsory. Catchment area The school serves the villages of Alves, Moray, Alves, Dallas, Moray, Dallas, Dyke, Moray, Dyke, Logie, Moray, Logie, Kinloss, Scotland, Kinloss (including children of Army personnel) and Findhorn (including the nearby Findhorn Community) Some students transfer from an area Rudolf Steiner school. Location The school is located next to Forres Swimming Pool and is also near to Applegrove Primary School and is a short walk from both the TESCO store for Forres and the high street. References External links * Secondary schools in Moray Forres {{Scotland-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
