Dyke, Moray
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Dyke is a small village located near Forres
. It is situated near to Culbin Forest and the village also has its own primary school. The parish was known in Gaelic as 'Sgìre Dhìg'.
Dyke, is a small village situated in the north of Scotland
on the Moray
coast, approximately 4 miles east of Forres
. The origin of the name of the parish of Dyke is supposed to be the Gaelic word Dig, signifying a water drain or ditch. Dyke is situated close to Brodie Castle
and the River Findhorn
. It is also near to Macbeth's Hillock, thought to be the setting of Macbeth's meeting with the witches in Shakespeare's play.
There are two church buildings in Dyke, the still functional Church of Scotland
built in 1781, and the old East Church, which was an old Presbyterian church built in 1856 on land gifted to the town by the Brodie
family, still major landowners in the region. This old church was closed in the mid 20th century and used as a potato barn for many decades, a fate common to many old churches in the region. It is now in use as a bed and breakfast establishment. Today the village contains a popular primary school.
Images of Dyke are available at Wikimedia commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dyke,_Moray.
Forres
Forres , is a town and former royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 30 miles east of Inverness. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions...
. It is situated near to Culbin Forest and the village also has its own primary school. The parish was known in Gaelic as 'Sgìre Dhìg'.
Dyke, is a small village situated in the north of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on the Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
coast, approximately 4 miles east of Forres
Forres
Forres , is a town and former royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 30 miles east of Inverness. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions...
. The origin of the name of the parish of Dyke is supposed to be the Gaelic word Dig, signifying a water drain or ditch. Dyke is situated close to Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle is a castle near Forres in the Moray region of Scotland.- The Brodie Family :The original Z-plan castle was built in 1567 by Clan Brodie but destroyed by fire in 1645 by Lewis Gordon of Clan Gordon, the 3rd Marquess of Huntly...
and the River Findhorn
River Findhorn
The River Findhorn is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuaries in Scotland....
. It is also near to Macbeth's Hillock, thought to be the setting of Macbeth's meeting with the witches in Shakespeare's play.
There are two church buildings in Dyke, the still functional Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
built in 1781, and the old East Church, which was an old Presbyterian church built in 1856 on land gifted to the town by the Brodie
Brodie
Brodie can be a given name or a surname. Of Scottish origin!, and a location in Morayshire, Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the Gaelic or Pictish languages...
family, still major landowners in the region. This old church was closed in the mid 20th century and used as a potato barn for many decades, a fate common to many old churches in the region. It is now in use as a bed and breakfast establishment. Today the village contains a popular primary school.
Images of Dyke are available at Wikimedia commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dyke,_Moray.
External links
- https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Dyke,_Moray,_Scotland - Page about Dyke on wiki.familysearch.org
- http://www.moray.gov.uk/index.html - Moray council
- http://www.oldkirk.co.uk - The bed and breakfast in the old East Church