Deskford (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, GĂ idhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
: ''Deasgard'') is a parish and a small settlement in
Moray, Scotland, formerly in
Banffshire.
A number of significant historical and archaeological remains have been found in the area, notably the remains of a
carnyx
The ancient carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, used between c. 200 BC and c. AD 200. It was a type of bronze trumpet with an elongated S shape, held so that the long straight central portion was vertical and the short mouthpiec ...
.
[Hunter, Fraser (of Museum of Scotland)]
Carnyx and Co
piece by Hunter on the carnyx
See also
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List of listed buildings in Deskford, Moray
References
Villages in Moray
Civil parishes of Scotland
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