Daviot, Highland

Daviot
Scottish Gaelic: *Deimhidh*
Daviot Scottish Gaelic: Deimhidh;
	Daviot Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH722393
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	INVERNESS
Postcode district	IV2
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°25′36″N 4°07′43″W / 57.42659°N 4.12865°W

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

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

Archibald Cook - Free Church of Scotland minister

References

^ 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.

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[1] Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Daviot". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

[MacBain-3] MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Рипол Классик. p. 146. ISBN 9785878525244.

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