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Balnageith

Coordinates: 57°35′56″N 3°38′01″W / 57.5989°N 3.6337°W / 57.5989; -3.6337
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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

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  1. ^ Gregory 2001, p. 205.
  2. ^ a b RCAHMS.
  3. ^ Gregory 2001, p. 209.
  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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57°35′56″N 3°38′01″W / 57.5989°N 3.6337°W / 57.5989; -3.6337