Balnageith
Balnageith, located on the western edge of the suburbs of Forres in Moray, Scotland,[1] is the site of an excavated linear cropmark with a rounded corner[2] that has been interpreted as a possible Roman military camp or fort.[3] The enclosure may originally have been of up to 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres)in size.[2]
Blalnageith was the birthplace of Duncan Dunbar (senior) in the 1760s Dunbar moved to London and became a brewer in Limehouse, London.[4]
Administrative Area
- Council: Moray
- Parish: Forres[5]
References
- Gregory 2001, p. 205.
- RCAHMS.
- Gregory 2001, p. 209.
- Dunbar-Nasmith, David. "On Duncan Dunbar I and II". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- "Balnageith | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
Bibliography
- "Balnageith". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Gregory, Richard A. (2001). "Excavations by the late G D B Jones and C M Daniels along the Moray Firth littoral" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 131: 177–222. Retrieved 27 September 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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