Dyke, Moray

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 is located in Moray
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



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