Bellie

Bellie is a locality in Moray, Scotland. Little survives of the old parish church at Bellie, located 2 miles north of Fochabers, although its graveyard is preserved. There is a Bellie Kirk in Fochabers, which replaced the old church in 1798.

Romancamp Gate
Alternative name(s)Bellie
TypeMarching camp (possible)
Location
Coordinates57.6414°N 3.0763°W / 57.6414; -3.0763
Site notes
Discovery year1799
Bellie
Alternative name(s)Fochabers
TypeMarching camp (possible)
Location
Coordinates57.6349°N 3.0828°W / 57.6349; -3.0828
Site notes
Discovery year1967

There are up to two possible Roman camps at Bellie. Either of these sites, if accepted as a Roman camp, would constitute the most northerly example known, being 10 miles north-west of the known camps at Auchinhove and Muiryfold.

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