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The Earls Cross Dornoch 1983

The Earls Cross Dornoch 1983

Date Added: 07 October 2011 Year: 1983 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2011_090_02 | Picture No: 10392

Colour photograph, from a collection of Mr Sandford. of the Earls Cross, Dornoch, possibly 15th century, said to be a march stone separating church lands from those of the Earl of Sutherland and to identify a market place. There is a legend that it is the site of a battle fought c 1245 between the first Earl of Sutherland and marauding invaders.

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