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FYVIE (parish) Continued
Parish of Fyvie
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Signifying Deer-hill. There is a hill in the Parish which still goes by the name of Deer Hill, and the names of several of the Estates and farms have also been clearly traced to Gaelic original. Fyvie is one of the largest Parishes in Aberdeenshire. There are no mountain ranges in this Parish; smaller hills rise up in different parts of it, and in general there is a very pleasing variety of surface. The hill of Eastertown towards the south boundary, is the principal elevation. It is connected with, and may be considered a continuation of the ridge of the hill of Bethelnie, in the adjoining parish of Meldrum, which is said to be the highest land over which the Turnpike road passes between Edinburgh and Inverness. In the neighbourhood of the hamlet of Woodhead; there is a district which goes by the name of the "Windy Hills". The ground about this quarter bears marks of having been for a long period under water. Beds of quartz similar to those found along the Sea shore lie in every direction. the Substratum of the hill consists of decomposed Sand-stone. No organic remains, however, so far as I have heard, have been found in the locality. The
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Parish of Fyvie

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