Document record MAB54247 - ARRDANES / SWORDANES
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Summary
Alleged site of battle between the Scots and the Danes.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6655 6468 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Boyndie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Alleged site of battle between the Scots and the Danes. The names 'Arrdanes' and 'Swordanes' applied to two fields are supposed to refer to the two separate divisions of the Danish army, and to commemorate a battle in which Indulf the Scottish King was slain, but which was more likely to be in reign of Malcolm II. In 1853 twenty-one skulls were taken from a mound at Boyndie in the 'Arrdanes' field. This mound was reputed to cover the burial trench of the slain. A large portion of the skulls were abnormal and mis-shapen. No evidence now of mounds or trenches.
Period Notes
Said to be AD968.
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1874, PSAS 10(1872-4), 46 (Bibliographic reference). SAB394.
SKULLS
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1845) 224 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
SKULLS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ66SE16;
- NRHE Numlink: 18447;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0014;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18447 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 17 2016 1:01PM
