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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIOT [village] | Daviot Daviot Daviot |
Valuation Roll J. McKenzie Esqr. of Glack Proprietor Mr. James Rough Grassieslack. |
045 | Indicates the name of an ancient village. which also bears the name of the parish The village Consist of the parish Church and Manse, The parish School and a post office. a few Shops and a Smithy &c. Situated abt [about] ½ mile E. [East] of Glack Mansion house. The name like the other Daviot in Strathnairn is of a gaelic origin but the derivation of which is unquestionably very doubtful. |
| Site of ST COLM'S CHURCH | (Site of) Church (Site of) Church (Site of) Church |
Mr. J Cruickshank Daviot Mr. James Rough Grassieslack Mr. William Walker Cuttlecraig |
045 | Site where the old Church of Daviot stood is said to be a little west of the Tombs and a few yards S.E. [South East] of the S.E. [South East] angle [angle symbol] of the Modern Church but no vestige of the Site is to be seen on the ground. The parish tradition says that the parishioners having for a long period resisted presbytery being forced upon them a Rev: [Reverend] Mr. Lunnan was their last Episcopal Incumbent and it is Said about the year 1792 he was allowed "to die out" viz to remain in for life and ending episcopacy with him in the parish. The church however was removed in 1798. and replaced by a new one which seems yet to be in a good condition The Church of Daviot having been dedicated to St. Columba, or Colm, as many other Churches in Scotland were, his effigy in stone was placed in a niche within the Church: but, in some of the days of confusion, the poor harmless effigy was dragged from its place, and thrown out on the Common road just opposite to the entry of the church yard, where it lay for many years exposed to the scorn and derision of mobish minds, and that it might be trampled on by travellers. It is not to be seen now. (Collections of the Shires) |
| Site of STONE CIRCLE [Daviot Churchyard] | (Site of) Stone Circle (Site of) Stone Circle (Site of) Stone Circle |
Mr. J Cruickshank Daviot Mr. James Rough Grassieslack Mr. William Walker Cuttlecraig |
045 | It is said to have originally occupied the wester portion of Daviot Churchyard The stones being of a fine blue granite and of excellent quality. were all cut up and taken away for building purposes, Some of which may still be Seen in buildings about the village, Site of Stone Circle being naturally in a very Conspicuous position, forming the summit of a hill. and seems to have been in connection with two others equally conspicuous a little northward in the same Ph [Parish]. |
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Parish of Daviot
[Written under (Site of) Stone Circle] Note. "There are 2 Druids' Temples, one of which makes part of the churchyard". (Statistical Acct. [Account] Vol. [Volume] VI. p. [page] 86. Edinb. [Edinburgh] 1793).
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.