Dyke, Moray

Dyke (Scottish Gaelic: Dìg) 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'.

Coordinates: 57°36′14″N 3°41′33″W / 57.603905°N 3.692479°W / 57.603905; -3.692479

Dyke
Dyke  Dyke shown within Moray
Council area	Moray
Lieutenancy area	Moray
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORRES
Postcode district	IV36
Dialling code	01309
Police	Grampian
Fire	Grampian
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Moray
Scottish Parliament	Moray
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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 [1].

References

External links

• [2] - Page about Dyke on wiki.familysearch.org
• [3] - Moray council
• [4] - The bed and breakfast in the old East Church