Fechley or Fichlie, a place in Towie parish, W Aberdeenshire, 1½ mile ENE of Towie church. The Peel of Fechley, a mound here, partly natural and partly artificial, measures upwards of 60 feet in height, and from 127 to 200 feet in summit breadth; is surrounded by a fosse, from 12 to 41 feet in width, and from 8 to 35 feet in depth; and is crowned with vitrified remains of a tower.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)