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Duchess of Gordon. It has been enlarged from time to time that it has now become an extensive building.
Considerable improvements in agriculture have been made of Late in the lands of Belleville, Kincraig, Dalnavert, Dalraddy and Ballindalloch.
In the S.W. of the parish there is a village called Lynchat, and a sub-post office at Lynviulg
The parish Church is situated in a corner of the parish at a distance of 8 miles from one, and only two miles from the other extremity. It was built in 1798 and seated for 500 all free.There is a Government Church at Inch, and the district assigned to it includes a portion of this parish called Davoch of Invermarkie.
Extracts from the Rev. [Reverend] Lauchlan Shaw's History of the Province of Moray dated 1773.
The parish of Alvie lieth a part on each side of Spey. On the west side it extendeth from Craig Elachie seven miles in length, and a little above 1/2 a mile in breadth from the river to the hills. The Church standeth near to a mile from the north end of the parish, in a peninsular of a lake called Loch Alvie.
In the noth end is Lenevulg. Next southward is Delraddie, the estate of MacPherson of Invereshie. Below Delraddie on the side of the river, is Kinrara, the heritage of MacIntosh of Kinrara and Balnaspie. South from Dalraddie are Dillafour, Pitcherin and Pitaurie. Farther south is the Barony of Dunachten. Here MacIntosh had a seat but being burnt in 1689, it has not been rebuilt. Next thereto are the lands of Rait the seat of Shaw MacIntosh of Borlum.
Alvie a Parsonage dedicated to St. Drostan. There were several chapels in this parish. One at Kinrara on the West side of the river dedicated to St. Eata: A chapel of Ease at Dunachton dedicated to St. Drostan; and Ma-Luac Chapel in Rates.
Names of Places taken from the Old Statistical Account
Parish of Alvie
Badenoch a district

Examiners replies to each of the Underlined portions.
[Underlined portion -- answer]
Belleville -- written
Kincraig -- written
Dalnavert -- written
Dalraddy -- Dalraddy written
Ballindalloch -- Ballindalloch is in Banffshire
The parish Church -- Shown
Government Church at inch and the district as signed to it includes a portion of this parish called Davoch -- Shown
Invermarkie -- Invermarkie written
Craig Elachie -- written
The Church standeth near -- Shown on trace
peninsular of a lake called Loch Alvie -- written
Lenevulg -- Lynwilg written
Delraddie -- Dalraddy written
Invereshie -- written
Kinrara -- written
Balnaspie -- written Balnespie
Dillafour -- written
Pitcherin -- written
Pitaurie -- written
Dunachten. Here MacIntosh had a seat but being burnt in 1689, it has not been rebuilt -- Shown on trace
Rait -- Rait is now called Belleville
of Borlum -- []
Alvie, a site dedicated to St. Drostan -- Site shown
several chapels in this parish: One at Kinrara, on the West side of the river dedicated to St. Earla: -- Site shown
A chapel of Ease at Dunachton dedicated to St Drostan; -- []
Ma-Luac Chapel in Rait -- The site could not be ascertained
Badenoch -- written

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