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Knockando (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Cheannachd) is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is a farming centre and the location of both the Knockando distillery and the Tamdhu distillery.

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Map of Knockando, Ballindalloch, UK

It is also the location of Knockando Wool Mill, 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.

Notable people

  • John Mackenzie (1835-99), missionary to South Africa, born in Knockando
  • James William Grant (astronomer) FRSE (1788-1865)
  • 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.

    References

    Knockando, Moray Wikipedia