Fyvie
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Fyvie
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Pictish stones set into the wall of Fyvie Kirk | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NJ767377 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Land | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | TURRIFF |
Postcode district | AB53 |
Dialling code | 01651 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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.
Climate
Fyvie has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). The nearest weather station to Fyvie is located at Fyvie Castle, which is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village, and is 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.
Climate data for Fyvie Castle (55 m asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.0 (39.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66.4 (2.61) |
60.1 (2.37) |
64.4 (2.54) |
58.1 (2.29) |
57.4 (2.26) |
64.1 (2.52) |
66.9 (2.63) |
68.6 (2.70) |
77.0 (3.03) |
98.5 (3.88) |
94.8 (3.73) |
74.7 (2.94) |
851 (33.5) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 13.6 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 153.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46.9 | 71.0 | 110.0 | 149.1 | 201.3 | 155.9 | 144.1 | 154.2 | 112.7 | 96.0 | 60.8 | 41.5 | 1,343.5 |
Source: Met Office[1] |
St Mary's Priory
Now demolished, the priory was a cell of Arbroath Abbey, its location marked by a cross, made in 1868 of Corrennie granite. The priory was founded by Reginald de Cheyne around 1285. Being a small foundation, the prior doubled as parish vicar, responsible to the Abbot of Arbroath, who in 1325 wrote to warn the prior about the behaviour of his young monks.[2]
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.
Bildung
The village's school, with around 125 pupils, serves the surrounding rural area.
St Peter's Kirk
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.[3] The present church dates from 1808 (the chancel, 1902);[2] however, the first St Peter's Church was referred to as early as 1178.
The church displays some Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows, including that of St Michael.[2] The east window commemorates Percy Forbes-Leith of Fyvie Castle, who died in the Second Boer War in 1900. Five carved stones have been built into the east gable, including part of a Celtic cross and the Rothiebrisbane Stone.[2]
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'.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Alastair Storey (born 1953), chairman and CEO of Westbury Street Holdings[4]
- Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury, was born in the village manse
- Alexander Skene (1837–1900), gynaecologist
See also
References
- ^ "Fyvie Castle climate information". Met Office. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d McKean (1990), p. 72
- ^ "St Peter's Church, Fyvie". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Celebrity-toppling Alastair Storey sees catering trade as table laden with opportunity".
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