Thank you so much; that has to be the right place! I tried searching for it using the Gazetteer for Scotland at http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81/scotgaz/ but couldn't find, so figured it must be pretty small :) "George D. Christie" wrote: > > In message <3987901F.FC557E0A@xtra.co.nz>, Leith Hutton > <relf.hutt@xtra.co.nz> writes > >I'm hoping someone familiar with Daviot and surrounding places might be > >able to help me out, please. I just received an extract for the birth of > >William McGillivray in 1877. The record has another place name before > >Daviot that I can't decipher. You can see the birth details at > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~lhutton/temp.gif > > > >It's not easy to read, but hopefully someone might know. > > > >Thanks > Hi Leith > The place you are looking for is possibly Inverarnie which is > about 2 1/2 miles west of Daviot, by Inverness. It is as scattering of > small crofts, a large lodge and a shop. > Hope this helps. > George