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 as ...
: ''Deasgard'') is a parish and a small settlement in
Moray, Scotland
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 197 ...
, formerly in
Banffshire
Banffshire ; sco, Coontie o Banffshire; gd, Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray ...
.
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
*
List of listed buildings in Deskford, Moray
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Deskford in Moray, Scotland.
List
Key
See also
* List of listed buildings in Moray
Notes
References
* All entries, addresses and coordinates are based on data froHis ...
References
Villages in Moray
Civil parishes of Scotland
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