Fyvie, par. and ry. sta., Aberdeenshire -- par., on river Ythan, 29,586 ac., pop. 4403; sta., 7 miles SE. of Turriff and 31½ NW. of Aberdeen; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the church is 1½ mile SE. of sta.; the old burgh of Fyvie is now represented by the vil. of Woodhead, 2½ miles E. of sta.; the original Fyvie Castle received a visit from Edward I. in 1296; the modern castle (seat of the Gordons of Fyvie), ½ mile NE. of sta., a pile of various periods from the 15th to the 18th century, stands in a finely wooded park, with a small artificial lake.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))