Knockando ( gd, Cnoc Cheannachd) is a village in
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
, Scotland. It is a farming centre and the location of both the
Knockando distillery and the
Tamdhu distillery.
It is also the location of
Knockando Woolmill, which has been producing textiles since 1784 and which achieved national fame as a finalist in the second series of the BBC's ''
Restoration
Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to:
* Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
** Audio restoration
** Film restoration
** Image restoration
** Textile restoration
* Restoration ecology
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'' television series in 2004.
Knockando Woolmill Trust and Company
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Notable people
* John Mackenzie (1835–1899), missionary to South Africa, born in Knockando parish
* James William Grant FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...
(1788–1865), astronomer
Sir Archibald Levin Smith
Sir Archibald Levin Smith (26 August 1836 – 20 October 1901) was a British judge and a rower who competed at Henley and in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
Biography
Smith was the son of Francis Smith, J.P. of Salt Hill, Chiches ...
is buried in Knockando churchyard having died of a broken heart two months after his wife drowned nearby in the River Spey
The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishi ...
.
See also
* Knockando distillery, located in Knockando
* Dalbeallie railway station, on the former Strathspey Railway (GNoSR)
The Strathspey Railway was a railway company in Scotland that ran from Dufftown (in Moray) to Boat of Garten (in Badenoch and Strathspey). It was proposed locally but supported by the larger Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR), which want ...
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References
Villages in Moray
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