Duncan (Dunkeld) Abbot of Dunkeld

Born [date unknown] in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 0965 in Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

Duncan Abbot of Dunkeld was born, date unknown, of unknown parents and uncertain date and location. His wife was also unknown. He died in 965 in battle on the ridge of Crup. ^[1][2]

Research Notes

1. Please refer to Scotland Project - Reliable Sources for pre-1500 profiles, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Scotland_-_Reliable_Sources.
2. Supposed son, Crínán (or Crónán), Abbot of Dunkeld (Dún Caillen) was detached. [father/son relationship](chronologically doubtful), While the relationship is not impossible, the chronology is very long (if true, Crinán would be eighty at his death in battle even if born in the year of his father's death), and there is no known evidence to support it. The alleged relationship cannot be accepted without further evidence." The mother is also unknown. ^[3]
3. "Burke's Peerage and all other reference works written by John Burke or other members of his family. These volumes rarely reference sources and contain many errors, the 19th century editions are particularly unreliable. Always use Cokayne or Richardson in preference to Burke."
4. NOTE: This is the grandfather of King Duncan I (Dunkeld) of Scotland Dunkeld-8. When merging be careful so as not to confuse!'

Sources

1. ↑ The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England, Baldwin, Stewart, ed., Farmerie, Todd, ed., (Barrington RI: American Society of Genealogists, 2001), Donnchad or Dúnchad (Duncan, Duchad)Abbot of Dunkeld (Dún Caillen), d. 965, citing, "Cath etir firu Alban imoneitir, ubi multi occisi sunt im Donnchad .i. abb duine Caillen." ("A battle between the men of Scotland themselves in which many were killed, including Donnchad, i.e., the abbot of Dún Caillen.") AU s.a. 964=965], Place of Death: Crup. The Poppleton Manuscript locates the battle in which Duncan lost his life on the ridge of Crup," Donnchad or Dúnchad
2. ↑ Cawley, Charles, Medieval Lands: a Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families, (Hereford, UK: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2006), SCOTLAND, MORMAERS, EARLS, LORDS, Chapter 2. ATHOLL, A. MORMAERS of ATHOLL, citing, "DUNCAN, son of --- (-killed 965). Abthane of Dule, lay abbot of Dunkeld. From the house of the Kings of Ireland. Governor of Strathclyde. The Annals of Ulster record that "Donnchad the abbot of Dún Caillen" was killed in 965 in "a battle between the men of Scotland themselves"[159]. The 10th century Pictish Chronicle Cronica de Origine Antiquorum Pictorum records that "Niger filius Maelcolaim" defeated "Caniculum super Dorsum Crup", in which battle "Duchad abbas Duncalden et Dubdon satrapas Athochlach" were killed, after which Niger was expelled and "Caniculus" reigned for a short time[160]. " 1. DUNCAN
3. ↑ The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England, Baldwin, Stewart, ed., Farmerie, Todd, ed., (Barrington RI: American Society of Genealogists, 2001), Crínán (or Crónán, Abbot of Dunkeld (Dún Caillen), also citing, "Date of Birth: Unknown; Place of Birth: Unknown; Father: Mother: Unknown." Crínán (or Crónán)

See also:

• Wikipedia contributors, Bishop of Dunkeld, (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2023), Bishop of Dunkeld. (See “d. 965, Dúnchad of Dunkeld, Dúnchad was killed along with Dubdon, Mormaer of Atholl in the battle of dorsum Crup, fought between king Dub and king Cuilén.”)