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    Deskford (Scottish Gaelic: Deasgard) is a parish and a small settlement in Moray, Scotland, formerly in Banffshire. A number of significant historical...
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    Carnyx (section Deskford)
    ferociousness, with examples including a boar on the Witham Shield, the snouted Deskford carnyx in Scotland and the dragon pair sword scabbard from the River Thames...
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    descendant and namesake, Sir Walter Ogilvie, was created Lord Ogilvie of Deskford in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Lord, was created Earl...
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  • Tower of Deskford was a 14th-century tower house, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Cullen, Moray, Scotland at Deskford, west of the burn. The tower and...
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    mythological component, which is the most logical explanation, since the Deskford Carnyx in Scotland was a sacrificial offering, of which the possibly dismantled...
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    Boharm Botriphnie Boyndie Cabrach Cullen (included burgh of same name) Deskford Fordyce (included burgh of Portsoy) Forglen Gamrie (included burgh of Macduff)...
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    2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019. "History of Cullen and Deskford Church of Scotland". cullen-deskford-church.org.uk. Mackay, David (29 October 2016). "Robert...
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    James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater (c.1592–1652), known as Lord Ogilvy of Deskford until 1638, was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist supporter. His title was...
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    p. 178 Sachs 1940, p. 189 Sachs 1940, p. 192 Sachs 1940, pp. 196–201 "Deskford carnyx". Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January...
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  • Lady Anne Hamilton. They had the following issue: Walter Ogilvy, Lord Deskford (1660–1669), heir apparent, died in infancy. James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of...
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    Crown in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, while the 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford was made 1st Earl of Findlater. The present Chief of Clan Ogilvie is David...
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    most impressive items from this period is the boar's head fragment of the Deskford carnyx. From the first century CE, as Rome carried out a series of occupations...
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    300-100 BC Stirling hoard gold torc, 300-100 BC Scabbard, c. 1st century AD Deskford carnyx & reconstruction. Carnyx reconstruction Horse harness, Middlebie...
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    5 miles (0.8 km) west of Cullen, Moray, Scotland, west of the burn of Deskford, and south of Seatown. The remains have been designated as a Scheduled...
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  • This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Deskford in Moray, Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX...
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    Lauderdale. 16th century BC Egyptian coffin and mummy known as the Qurna Queen. Deskford carnyx & modern reconstruction, c. 80–200 AD The Whitecleuch Chain; a penannular...
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    structures are located further to the east: a single span connecting North Deskford Street to the main road, a four-arch viaduct spanning North Castle Street...
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  • August 1601. He married Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of Walter Lord Ogilvy of Deskford. Their daughter Mary Douglas, Countess of Buchan, was born in October 1601...
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    Christian Education for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6. Deskford House UWS College, Westmead Campus UWS College St Vincents Building Westmead...
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    Inverness. James Ogilvy was a son of Alexander Ogilvy of Findlater and Deskford, and Jonet Abernethy, a daughter of Lord Saltoun. Michelle Beer, Queenship...
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    Church (also known as Cullen Auld Kirk) is the parish church for Cullen and Deskford, in Moray. It was originally a part of the Roman Catholic Church, but has...
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    Boyndie Burn of Boyne Burn of Durn Burn of Fordyce Cullen Burn Burn of Deskford Glen Burn Burn of Buckie Burn of Tynet Spey catchment River Spey Burn of...
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    historic burial ground in Kirktown of Deskford in Moray, Scotland. The church, along with the remains of the Tower of Deskford which was formerly attached to...
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    Findlater. The Earldom of Findlater, bestowed on James Ogilvy, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford, in 1638, was united in 1711 with the Earldom of Seafield and became dormant...
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    Gaelic word banbh meaning "piglet"). Additionally, it can also invoke the Deskford carnyx, discovered in the county in 1816. Furthermore, three blue boar's...
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    He initiated the reconstruction that commenced in 1991 of the Iron Age Deskford Carnyx, producing a replica that was first played in 1993 by trombonist...
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  • Jean Douglas. Mary Douglas, married Sir Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford, by whom she had issue. Margaret Douglas, who married Sir John Wemyss of...
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    continued to prosper: in 1616, Walter Ogilvy was created Lord Ogilvy of Deskford, his son James was further elevated to become the first Earl of Findlater...
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    in a field near Blair Drummond in 2009. The ceremonial Deskford Carnyx was found near Deskford in 1816. Constructed almost entirely of brass, only the...
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    including evidence of elaborate church interiors like the sacrament houses at Deskford and Kinkell and the carvings of the seven deadly sins at Rosslyn Chapel...
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