See also: Daviot, Aberdeenshire.
Official Name: | Daviot |
Gaelic Name: | Deimhidh |
Static Image Caption: | Boggy land in Daviot. |
Map Type: | Inverness |
Country: | Scotland |
Os Grid Reference: | NH722393 |
Coordinates: | 57.4266°N -4.1287°W |
Post Town: | INVERNESS |
Postcode Area: | IV |
Postcode District: | IV2 |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Constituency Westminster: | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Daviot (Gaelic: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Deimhidh[1]) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2] It is about 8km (05miles) south east of the city of Inverness, next to the A9, the main road to Inverness.
The name Daviot was recorded as Deveth in 1206–33,[3] and is Pictish origin. The root of the name is *dem, meaning "sure, strong", sharing a derivation with the Brittonic tribal name Demetæ (> Dyfed, Wales).