Daviot (Aberdeenshire)
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Daviot Scottish Gaelic Deimhidh |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 25 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 413 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | INVERURIE | ||
| ZIP code section | AB51 | ||
| prefix | 01467 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Gordon | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire East | ||
Daviot ( Scottish Gaelic : Deimhidh ) is a village in Aberdeenshire . It is located about 30 kilometers northwest of Aberdeen .
When the location is one of the best preserved neolithischen stone circles of the type recumbent Stone Circle (RSC) in North East Scotland.
The local mansion, the House of Daviot , is a former retirement home. Daviot itself is the Schlumberger Group's explosives manufacturing facility. The first field with genetically modified crops is located near the village.
Personalities
- William Robinson Clark (1829–1912), theologian, born here
Web links
Commons : Daviot - collection of images, videos and audio files
