Vikings in Banffshire

References

Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 To 1286. Alan Orr Anderson. Revised edition Paul Watkins 1990. (The 1920 publication is available online)

National Library of Scotland. Website for copies of maps and the dates published

National Records of Scotland. For sight of the 1766 Peter May survey (not available online)

Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Records (HER). Website for details about St Brandan’s and the Viking pin

Internet Archive (online). The Annals of Banff by William Cramond

Banffshire Field Club (online)

trove.scot (online) Details about St Brandan’s, the fields and the Ordnance Survey cards.

The Statistical Account Vol. XIX from 1797 (online)

Chronicle of the Scottish Nation, by John of Fordun translated by Felix J.H. Skene and edited by William F. Skene (online)

National Museum of Scotland. Thanks to Dr Jess E. Thompson for checking the collection records for the skulls found in the mound near St Brandan’s church.

The University of Aberdeen. Thanks to Hannah Clarke for checking the HER and providing photographs of the Ladysbridge pin.

Other Sources

Banff Museum. The volunteers were very helpful and provided a useful information sheet about the battle.

Local Studies Centre at Oldmeldrum. For locally held reference material

National Library of Scotland. For publications not on their website.

National Records of Scotland. For maps not available on their website.

Aberdeenshire Museums Service.