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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20

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Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 3 Trace 1

"It will be seen by the extract from Chalmers Caledonia
and the observations thereon that the time, and parties
who fought here are not accurately known, But that a
battle was fought here at some time and by some parties
cannot be disputed, and such being the circumstance
it is better not call it "Battle of Culross" but simply writen on place
"Site of Battle supposed between the Scots and Danes 11th Century"

Military Antiquities - There are still to be seen the remains of two Camps, from their oval form evidently
Danish, one in the N W. [North West] quarter near a place called Burrowan which is said to be the Station to which
the Danes retreated after their defeat at the battle of Inverkeithing the other a good way farther
South in the muir of Culross was the Station occupied by the Danes before the battle of Culrtoss.
The praetorium is pretty entire at least the trenches around it are very discernable. About an English
mile farther east are shewn the traces of the Camp of the Scotch King Duncan and betwixt these
in the same line and nearly at equal distances from both is the field of battle which from
Gib the name of the King of Norway's son who according to tradition was slain there still retains

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20

This volume contains information found in the parish of Culross.

Ordnance Survey - Perth 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 Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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