Fyvie

Fyvie

Pictish stones set into the wall of Fyvie Kirk
Fyvie
Fyvie shown within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference NJ767377
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TURRIFF
Postcode district AB53
Dialling code 01651
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Geography

Fyvie lies alongside the River Ythan and is on the A947 road.

Fyvie Castle

Fyvie Castle is reputed to have been built by King William the Lion in the early 13th century. It was the site of an open-air court held by King Robert the Bruce and home to the future King Charles I as a child.

Education

The village's school, with around 125 pupils, serves the surrounding rural area.

Church

St Peter's Church was built in the early nineteenth century on the site of a medieval church. Built into the east gable are three Class I Pictish symbol stones and a Class III Pictish cross.[1]

The church displays some Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows.

Folk tradition

The song The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie tells of a captain of dragoons who dies for the love of a Fyvie girl. Additionally, the song, Andrew Lammie, tells of the doomed love of a local miller's daughter, Annie, for Lord Fyvie's trumpeter. Both of these songs may have historical basis - the young woman's grave is said to be in Fyvie churchyard.

One of the prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer relates to Fyvie, predicting it will never flourish until a particular three stones are found (a prophecy obviously pre-dating the church with its three Pictish runestones).

Etymology

It is thought that the name Fyvie is derived from Fia-chein 'Deer hill'.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "St Peter's Church, Fyvie". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Celebrity-toppling Alastair Storey sees catering trade as table laden with opportunity".


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