Other places · Central Scotland
Auchterderran
In or near Kinglassie.
Auchterderran in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cardenden · 0.6 km
About
Auchterderran is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Auchterderran () is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is sometimes thought as part of the larger village, Cardenden, although Cardenden is part of the parish of Auchterderran. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, although the first element, urchan, is obsolete in modern Gaelic and obscure. The second element, deòradh, means "a person charged with the safe-keeping of a saintly relic".
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Background
History
The church of Auchterderran is first mentioned in the second half of the eleventh century, in connection with the monastery of St Serf's in Loch Leven. It relates that Fothad, son of Malmichel, bishop of St Andrews from c.1053 to 1093, granted the church of Auchterderran to St Serf and the community of Culdees at Loch Leven. Secular lands are mentioned in the 1150s, when half of the estate of Auchterderran was given over the Priory of St Andrews. This meant that the right to appoint a rector (the right to advowson) was held by a local landholding family. A dispute arose arose in the case of Auchterderran, between the local families of the Livingstons and the Boswells. A settlement by the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1400, -3.2700
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY5 0DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Nearest railway station
- Cardenden — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3629442 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Auchterderran (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Cardenden railway station
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Memorials & monuments · 0.9 km
John Thomson Grave
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Auchterderran War Memorial
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Auchterderran Parish Church, Woodend Road, Auchterderran
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St Fothad's Parish Church, Carden Avenue, Auchterderran
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Carden Tower
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Auchterderran?
- Auchterderran is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY5 0DE).
- What is Auchterderran?
- Auchterderran in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Auchterderran?
- The nearest railway station is Cardenden, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY5 0DE.
- How do I get to Auchterderran?
- The nearest railway station is Cardenden, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY5 0DE.