Lochton

Lochton

Lochton is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Ordnance Survey Map, United Kingdom, Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale (2004)] Roman legions marched from Raedykes to Normandykes Roman Camp somewhat east of Lochton, using higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and other low-lying areas including the Burn of Muchalls. That march used the nearby Elsick Mounth, an ancient trackways crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains, [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18037 C. Michael Hogan, "Elsick Mounth", Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham] ] lying westerly of Netherley.

ee also

*Cairn Mon Earn

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Longforgan —    LONGFORGAN, a parish, in the county of Perth; containing, with the villages of Balbunno and Kingoodie, 1660 inhabitants, of whom 458 are in the village of Longforgan, 2 miles (E. N. E.) from Inchture, and 5½ (W.) from Dundee. This place, the… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Cairn Mon Earn — is a mountain peak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the Mounth region of the Grampian Mountains. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004] The peak elevation of this mountain is 378 metres… …   Wikipedia

  • Loughton — Recorded as Lochton, Loghton, Logten, Logton, Lugton, and possibly others, this is an English surname. it is locational from the three places called Loughton, in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Shropshire. The places in… …   Surnames reference

  • Lugton — Recorded as Lochton, Loghton, Logten, Logton, Lugton, and possibly others, this is an English surname. it is locational from the three places called Loughton, in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Shropshire. The places in… …   Surnames reference

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”