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Burghead was previously represented at Moray Council by the Burghsea ward from which one councillor was elected under the first past the post electoral system.
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Burghead and was
The fort was probably a major Pictish centre and was where carved slabs depicting bulls were found ; they are known as the " Burghead Bulls ".
The Burghead Well, which lies within the perimeter of the promontory fort, was discovered in 1809.
The population of Burghead in 1991 according to the 1991 Census was 1, 495.
Burghead and represented
Burghead is represented at The Moray Council by the Heldon & Laich ward, from which four councillors are elected.
Since 3 May 2007 the STV electoral system has been used in local elections throughout Scotland, which means that Burghead is represented by several councillors in the significantly larger Heldon & Laich ward.
Some symbols appear across the whole geographical range of the stones while, for example, six stones with the single symbol of a bull found at Burghead Fort suggest that this represented the place itself, or its owners, despite other examples appearing elsewhere.
Burghead and at
Larger, but not large, settlements existed around royal forts, such as at Burghead, or associated with religious foundations.
Parish records from Duffus Kirk show that similar experiences were happening at Brughsea ( Burghead ).
A recent dig just beyond the boundary of Burghead at Clarckly Hill has uncovered Iron Age circular stone houses, Pictish building foundations as well as silver and bronze roman coins.
Burghead Bull slab at the British Museum
Inscription stone at Burghead.
* Burghead is part of the Moray constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which returns a Member of Parliament ( MP ) to the House of Commons, at Westminster.
He taught seamanship and navigation at Burghead before going to Edinburgh College of Art.
This transmission site is the location of the British Broadcasting Corporation's most powerful longwave transmitter, which together with the two Scottish longwave transmitters at Burghead and Westerglen forms a network broadcasting on the same frequency.
One of the masts carries the long wave transmission in a synchronised group with the transmitters at Droitwich and Burghead on the same frequency ( until 1989 200 kHz, now 198 kHz ).
Burghead and Moray
Another example of a pagan fire festival is the burning the clavie which takes place in the town of Burghead in Moray.
Burghead ( or The Broch, ) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about north-west of Elgin.
* Burghead is part of the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament which has slightly different boundaries to the Westminster constituency.
The 2001 data makes Burghead the eighth-largest town in Moray behind Keith, Kinloss and Lhanbryde but ahead of Hopeman, Dufftown and Fochabers.
Males in Burghead make up 53. 6 % of the population ; this is higher than the figure of 49. 97 % for Moray which itself is slightly higher than the 48. 05 % for Scotland.
These are Burghead 5 ( Moray ), showing the figure of a bull, now in the British Museum, and the Crosskirk stone ( Caithness ), presented to the King of Denmark in the 19th century, but whose location is currently unknown.
Burghead and by
Burghead is often known as The Broch by locals ; confusingly, Fraserburgh is also known by this name.
Known high-status sites in Fortriu include Burghead and Craig Phádraig by Inverness.
Burghead and from
From Burghead, the white mass of Dunrobin Castle can just be made out in the distance on a very clear day ; from Nairn, the two red bands on the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse around 20 miles away, can be seen with binoculars.
A view of Burghead chambered well from the approach ( click to enlarge )
Burghead and one
Four of the originals are held locally in Burghead Visitor Centre and Elgin Museum and one each in the Royal Museum, Edinburgh, and the British Museum, London.
Burghead and under
Males in Burghead do not outnumber females nearly as much over the age of 25 as they do under 25, as the number of males per female is significantly lower over age 25 ( 1. 05 ) than it is under 25 ( 1. 45 ).
Burghead and .
Burghead still burns a ceremonial clavie on the eve of the old new year but is no longer associated with fishing boats.
Six striking carved slabs known as the " Burghead Bulls " were discovered during excavations.
* For primary education, there is just Burghead Primary School, a non-denominational Primary state school in Grant Street in the centre of the town.
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