Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Deer-Dike

Deer-Dike, a substantial earthen fence along the mutual boundary of Garvock and Laurencekirk parishes, Kincardineshire. Probably part of an enclosure round a deer-forest, comprising most or all of Garvock parish, it continued till last century to be tolerably entire, and still has left distinct traces.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a substantial earthen fence"   (ADL Feature Type: "levees")
Administrative units: Garvock ScoP       Kincardineshire ScoCnty

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