OS1/1/35/5
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYVIE (parish) | Continued Parish of Fyvie |
[Continued from page 4] General Gordon of Fyvie, and his example has been followed by the present proprietor. No separate account of the parish is known, previous to that contributed by the late incumbent, the Revd. [Reverend] William Moir, to the old Statistical Account, but various interesting notices, especially in relation to the church, the priory, and the chapel of St Rule at Folla are contained in the Chartularies of Arbroath and Aberdeen, in the Advocates Library of Edinburgh; in the Chartulary of Aberdeen, and Chaplains' Register, in the Library of King's College, and in a view of the Diocese of Aberdeen, Manuscript, in the Advocates Library, supposed to be written by Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran. In the year 1296, the "Castle of Fyvyn" appears to have been visited by Edward I of England in his progress through Scotland. In 1395 the "Castel of Fivy", which must have then been a place of considerable strength, was defended by the "Gud lady", of Sir James Lindsay, though, "assegit straitly" by her undutiful Nephew Robert de Keith, Son of the Marischal, till her husband came to her relief and "quyte discomfyted", the said Robert And his Adherents near the Kirk of Bourtie. In 1644, Montrose took possession of Fyvie Castle, but not thinking it tenable against the Superior force of Argyle he retired to an eminence a little to the north eastward, which he defended with [Continued on page 6] |
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[Page] 5Parish of Fyvie
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