Dyke
Dyke is a small village situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 4 miles west of Forres. The origin of the name of the parish of Dyke is supposed to be the Gaelic word dìg, signifying a water drain or ditch.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Dyke, Moray”
- Description: village in Moray, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dyke Parish Church and Rodney’s Stone.
Dyke Parish Church
Church
Dyke Parish Church is a Georgian church in Dyke, a village in Moray.
Darnaway Castle
Castle
Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle… Darnaway Castle is situated 2 miles south of Dyke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kintessack and Forres.
Kintessack
Village
Kintessack is a small village in Moray, Scotland 3 miles north-west of Forres.
Dyke
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
57.60425° or 57° 36′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.69358° or 3° 41′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C9RJ834+PH
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Dyke” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dyke”
- Dutch: “Dyke”
- French: “Dyke”
- German: “Dyke (Moray)”
- German: “Dyke”
- Irish: “Dìg”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Dìg”
- Swedish: “Dyke, Skottland”
- Swedish: “Dyke”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dyke & District Village Hall and Oak Hill Wood.
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