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.
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]