The Northmen 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 https://maps.nls.uk/

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, the Viking pin and St John's.

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

Banffshire Field Club (online)

trove.scot (online) Details about St Brandan’s, Arrdanes, Swordanes, Bloody Pits, Danish Camp, St John's and the Ordnance Survey cards.

The Statistical Account Vol. XIX from 1797 (online) [this often referred to as The Old Statistical Account of Scotland]

Banffshire by W Barclay published 1922 (online)

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

royal.uk (online)

The Martial Atchievements Of The Scots Nation by Patrick Abercrombie (online)

Rerum Scoticarum Historia by George Buchanan. Translated into English as History of Scotland (online)

Scotorum Historiae a Prima Gentis Origine cum Aliarum Rerum et Gentium Illustratione Non Vulgari. [A History of The Scots from Their First Origin with an Account of Other Matters Of Importance by Hector Boece. Translated into English as The History and Chronicles Of Scotland (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 battles.

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.