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Kintessack
Kintessack is a small village in Moray, Scotland north-west of 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 .... It is located in the parish of Dyke and Moy, History The Murray of Culbin family held the lands in the 13th century. Notes References *The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Banff. Elgin, Nairn. Volume 13. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy Collaborateur, Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1845. page 227. Villages in Moray {{Moray places ... [...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] |
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] |
