Balnageith

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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.
1 2 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.

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[FOOTNOTEGregory2001205-1] Gregory 2001, p. 205.

[FOOTNOTERCAHMS-2] 1 2 RCAHMS.

[FOOTNOTEGregory2001209-3] Gregory 2001, p. 209.

[DN-4] Dunbar-Nasmith, David. "On Duncan Dunbar I and II". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[5] "Balnageith | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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