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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Site of BATTLE A.D. 1196 [Clairdon Hill] | [Continued from page 15] "on the point of being completely routed, and were, in fact, pursued with great slaughter to a hollow near the head of MurKle Bay, where the leaders of Harold the Younger's army were both unfortunately slain. Harold himself had fallen in the early part of the engagement; and the Caithness men having none now to lead them, got into confusion, and fled from the field with the utmost precipitation. - Some of the weapons used in this battle were found in a peat moss, near the old castle of Haymer. They were ugly-looKing machines, resembling a ploughshare, and were all solid iron. After this victory, Harold easily subdued the whole of Caithness, and then returned in triumph to OrKney." The weapons referred to above were found in a peat moss near the Dam of Broynach which is now arable land. - A great number of pieces of iron resembling the teeth of a harrow have been found from time to time in the fields close to MurKle Bay. They are believed to have been used as piKe-heads. - Human bones are to be seen to this day in every field in this neighbourhood. |
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Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 7 - Parish of Olrig, OS1/7/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Olrig.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness 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 Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.