Knockando (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Cheannachd) is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is a farming centre and the location of both the Knockando distillery[1] and the Tamdhu distillery.[2]
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.[3]
Notable people
edit- John Mackenzie (1835–1899), missionary to South Africa, born in Knockando parish
- James William Grant FRSE (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.
See also
edit- Knockando distillery, located in Knockando
- Dalbeallie railway station, on the former Strathspey Railway (GNoSR) line
References
edit- ^ "Listing at whisky.com". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Tamdhu home page
- ^ Knockando Woolmill Trust and Company