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 birth place of Duncan Dunbar (senior) in the 1760's Dunbar moved to London and became a brewer at in Limehouse, London.[4]
References
- ↑ Gregory 2001, p. 205.
- 1 2 RCAHMS.
- ↑ Gregory 2001, p. 209.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith, David. "On Duncan Dunbar I and II". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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. doi:10.5284/1000184. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
Coordinates: 57°35′56″N 3°38′01″W / 57.5989°N 3.6337°W
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