Knockandhu

Places of Interest

Scalan

Museum

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Scalan was a Scottish Catholic seminary and one of the few places in Scotland where the Catholic faith was kept alive during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 18th century. Scalan is situated 2½ miles southeast of Knockandhu.

Church of The Incarnation, Tombae

Church

Photo: Kevin Philpott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of The Incarnation was built between 1827 and 1829 as a Roman Catholic church, under the patronage of the Gordon family, in Banffshire, Scotland. Church of The Incarnation, Tombae is situated 2 miles north of Knockandhu.

Tamnavulin distillery

Distillery

Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tamnavulin distillery is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that was founded in 1966. The distillery is operated by Whyte & Mackay, which Philippines-based Alliance Global owns. Tamnavulin distillery is situated 2½ miles north of Knockandhu.

Places in the Area

Tomintoul

Village

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire. Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River Avon and is said by some to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, although at 345 m it is still much lower than the highest village in Scotland. Tomintoul is situated 3½ miles southwest of Knockandhu.

Glenlivet

Village

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Glenlivet is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland through which the River Livet flows. The river rises high in the Ladder Hills and flows past several distileries and hamlets and then onto the Bridgend before joining the River Avon, one of the main tributaries of the River Spey. Glenlivet is situated 5 miles north of Knockandhu.

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