Daviot, Highland
Appearance
Daviot
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Location within the Inverness area | |
OS grid reference | NH722393 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | INVERNESS |
Postcode district | IV2 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Daviot (Gaelic: Deimhidh[1]) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2] It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south east of the city of Inverness, next to the A9, the main road to Inverness.
Etymology
[edit]The name Daviot was recorded as Deveth in 1206–33,[3] and is Pictish origin.[3] The root of the name is *dem, meaning "sure, strong",[3] sharing a derivation with the Brittonic tribal name Demetæ (> Dyfed, Wales).[3]
Notable People
[edit]- Archibald Cook - Free Church of Scotland minister
References
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- ^ Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Daviot". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Рипол Классик. p. 146. ISBN 9785878525244.