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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| DAVIOT [parish] | Parish of Daviot Parish of Daviot Parish of Daviot Parish of Daviot Parish of Daviot |
Mr. Peter Cruickshank, Daviot Mr. Rough, Newton Mr. MacKenzie, Glack. Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer |
036 ; 045 | A parish in the Garioch district of Aberdeenshire, Situated about nineteen miles north west from Aberdeen. It is bounded on the north by Fyvie, on the east by Fyvie and Meldrum, South by Bourtie and Chapel of Garioch and on the west by Rayne and Chapel of Garioch "Its boundaries are principally natural being defined by the courses of rivulets, the largest one of which, on the eastern side, is joined by various tributaries from the neighboring parishes, and runs Southward to the river Urie" [Continued on the next page] "Daviot is dedicated to St. Colm the Abbott, whose feast is on the 9th of June. It has 2 silver chalices, gifted by Mr. Alexander Lunan, late minister there: They are inscribed "Mr. Alexander Lunan Minister. For Daviot. For the use only of Epicopel [Episcopal] ministers. 1705." [Collections of Shires. P. [Page] 581.]. |
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Parish of Daviot
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 24 - Parish of Daviot, OS1/1/24
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Daviot.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.