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    • Place Name:
    • Description:
    • Archive Ref:
    • Daviot
    • Daviot was a united parish with Dunlichity in the historic County of Inverness. The population in 1841 was 643. The main industries were agriculture, livestock and animal husbandry. There was also carding and wool manufacture in the parish.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/54
      RCP/COL/4/8/55
    • Deerness
    • Deerness was a quoad sacra parish (to St Andrews) in Orkney and contained a peninsula in Pomona and the islands of Copenshay, Cornholm, and Horse. Many inhabitants were employed in herring fishery and in the manufacture of kelp. In 1891, the population was 844.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/162
    • Delting
    • Delting was a parish on the Shetland Islands and contained the islands of Muckle Roe and Little Roe. In 1841, the population was 2087. The main industry was fishing of ling, cod, and herring. Some parts of the land was also cultivated.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/199
      RCP/COL/4/8/200
    • Dores
    • Dores (also known as Durris) was a parish in the historic County of Inverness. It contained the village of Dores and bordered Loch Ness. In 1831, the population was 1738 and the parish's main industry was agriculture.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/56
    • Dornoch
    • Dornoch was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland and contained the royal burgh of Dornoch, as well as the villages of Clashmore and Embo. In 1831, the population was 3380. The main industry was agriculture, with potatoes being the main article of food.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/86
    • Duirinish
    • Duirinish (also known as Durinish) was a parish on the Isle of Skye in the historic County of Inverness. It included some uninhabited islands and one inhabited one, Eilean Isa. In 1845, the population was approximately 5000. The main industry was agriculture and livestock breeding.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/136
    • Dunnet
    • Dunnet was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1906. Most of the inhabitants were employed in agriculture and fishing. It was connected to the Orkney Islands via a ferry system.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/110
    • Dunrossness
    • Dunrossness was a parish in the southern Shetland Islands. It comprised Dunrossness, Sandwick, Coningsburgh and Fair Isle. Most of the inhabitants worked in fisheries. There was also some agriculture and production of oats and potatoes. In 1831, the population was 4405.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/189
    • Dunvegan
    • Dunvegan was a village within the parish of Kilmuir in the historic County of Inverness. For further information on the whole parish, see the entry for Kilmuir.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/240
    • Durness
    • Durness was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland. It extended along the coast and one of the main industries was fishery. Much of the parish area was converted into sheep farming land. In 1831, the population was 1153.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/99
      RCP/COL/4/8/100
    • Duror
    • Duror was a quoad sacra parish within the united parish of Lismore and Appin. The general parish's industry was primarily agriculture. Seasonal fishing was also common. In 1861 the population of the general parish was 3595.
    • RCP/COL/4/8/33
      RCP/COL/4/8/239
    • Daviot:

      Daviot was a united parish with Dunlichity in the historic County of Inverness. The population in 1841 was 643. The main industries were agriculture, livestock and animal husbandry. There was also carding and wool manufacture in the parish.

      RCP/COL/4/8/54


      RCP/COL/4/8/55


    • Deerness:

      Deerness was a quoad sacra parish (to St Andrews) in Orkney and contained a peninsula in Pomona and the islands of Copenshay, Cornholm, and Horse. Many inhabitants were employed in herring fishery and in the manufacture of kelp. In 1891, the population was 844.

      RCP/COL/4/8/162


    • Delting:

      Delting was a parish on the Shetland Islands and contained the islands of Muckle Roe and Little Roe. In 1841, the population was 2087. The main industry was fishing of ling, cod, and herring. Some parts of the land was also cultivated.

      RCP/COL/4/8/199


      RCP/COL/4/8/200


    • Dores:

      Dores (also known as Durris) was a parish in the historic County of Inverness. It contained the village of Dores and bordered Loch Ness. In 1831, the population was 1738 and the parish's main industry was agriculture.

      RCP/COL/4/8/56


    • Dornoch:

      Dornoch was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland and contained the royal burgh of Dornoch, as well as the villages of Clashmore and Embo. In 1831, the population was 3380. The main industry was agriculture, with potatoes being the main article of food.

      RCP/COL/4/8/86


    • Duirinish:

      Duirinish (also known as Durinish) was a parish on the Isle of Skye in the historic County of Inverness. It included some uninhabited islands and one inhabited one, Eilean Isa. In 1845, the population was approximately 5000. The main industry was agriculture and livestock breeding.

      RCP/COL/4/8/136


    • Dunnet:

      Dunnet was a parish in the historic County of Caithness. In 1831, the population was 1906. Most of the inhabitants were employed in agriculture and fishing. It was connected to the Orkney Islands via a ferry system.

      RCP/COL/4/8/110


    • Dunrossness:

      Dunrossness was a parish in the southern Shetland Islands. It comprised Dunrossness, Sandwick, Coningsburgh and Fair Isle. Most of the inhabitants worked in fisheries. There was also some agriculture and production of oats and potatoes. In 1831, the population was 4405.

      RCP/COL/4/8/189


    • Dunvegan:

      Dunvegan was a village within the parish of Kilmuir in the historic County of Inverness. For further information on the whole parish, see the entry for Kilmuir.

      RCP/COL/4/8/240


    • Durness:

      Durness was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland. It extended along the coast and one of the main industries was fishery. Much of the parish area was converted into sheep farming land. In 1831, the population was 1153.

      RCP/COL/4/8/99


      RCP/COL/4/8/100


    • Duror:

      Duror was a quoad sacra parish within the united parish of Lismore and Appin. The general parish's industry was primarily agriculture. Seasonal fishing was also common. In 1861 the population of the general parish was 3595.

      RCP/COL/4/8/33


      RCP/COL/4/8/239