Knockando () is a village in
Moray
Moray ( ; or ) is one of the 32 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. Its council is based in Elgin, the area' ...
, Scotland. It is a farming centre and the location of both the
Knockando distillery and the
Tamdhu distillery
Tamdhu distillery is a single malt Scotch Speyside whisky distillery, located in the village of Knockando in Banffshire, Scotland. Tamdhu comes from Gaelic for "little dark hill".
History
The distillery was founded in 1896 by a group of ass ...
.
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'' 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 Literature, letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". ...
(1788–1865), astronomer
Sir Archibald Levin Smith 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 () is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom and the third longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is an important location for the traditions of salmon fishing an ...
.
See also
* Knockando distillery, located in Knockando
* Dalbeallie railway station, on the former Strathspey Railway (GNoSR) line
References
Villages in Moray
Parishes in Moray
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