This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Locations, Rothes, Cromdale, Advie, Knockando, Edinkillie, Aachindoir, Ferness Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BgC.2ACI/1264.1.1 Message Board Post: Alice, Sorry about one thing - the distance from Knockando to Cromdale is on y a bit over 12 miles - it is the whole trip back up the "road" to Edinkillie that makes a trip of about 30 miles. Isobel Roey was from Rothes, another 6 or 8 miles downstream (NE) on the Stratspey from Knockando. On modern maps Rorhes` is on hwy A941 south of Elgin. Ferness is SE from Nairn City on hwyA939 - Edinkillie/Aachindoir is straight east of Ferness to a point about 1 mile south of Logie on hwy A 940. Cromdale and Advie are on hwy A95, and Knockando "off highway" north abt 2 miles on the "big loop" of the River Strathspey. If you want an 1800-ish map of the area, buy a "PONT 8" copy from the National Library of Scotland - it is cheap! The old map is "twisted" a bit and okay as to "shape" but direction and distances are distorted! There are hundreds of villages shown - most of which no longer exist! Edinkillie lies mostly under the intersection of A 490 and B 9007 - only a few buildings remain. There - does that actually clear anything up?? Ron Mann