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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supposed Site of BATTLE between the Picts and Scots (834) [Dundee Law] | Site of Battle (supposed) | Mr. George Barrie Lawton Mr. R. Leighton Ballfield Mr. Fenton Lawside |
054 | [Situation] On the northern side of Dundee Law extending in a northerly direction from the base of the hill. The greater portion of the plain lying immediately on the North side of Dundee Law is the supposed site of a battle said to have been fought between the Picts & Scots in the year 834 & the extent of the battle field is generally considered to be defined on the West by the King's Cross Road from its Commencement to King Alpin's stone & thence in a South Eastwardly direction to Lawton, then by the road from thence running in a S.W. [South West] direction to the first named point. This conjecture is supported in a great measure by the great quantity of human bones which have from time to time been dug up in the [continued on page 26] |
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Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54. 5 Nos. 6 & 7 Traces
[Note]
As the tract of ground is so extensive over which the
battle is said to have been fought it is better not write
it on the 10 feet scale but write it only on the
25 Inch scale when it can be written on one sheet
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 22 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/22
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire town of Dundee.
Ordnance Survey - Angus county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.