Auchterderran

Auchterderran (listen^ⓘ) is a village in Fife, Scotland.^[1][2] It is sometimes thought as part of the larger village, Cardenden, although Cardenden is part of the parish of Auchterderran.

Auchterderran Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Doirein
Mining Memorial, Auchterderran
Auchterderran Location within Fife
OS grid reference	NT2195
Council area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOCHGELLY
Dialling code	01592
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Glenrothes
Scottish Parliament	Cowdenbeath
List of places UK Scotland 56.14°N 03.27°W / 56.14; -03.27

The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, although the first element, urchan, is obsolete in modern Gaelic and obscure.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".^[3]

Church

A church existed here since Pre-Reformation times. The current church dates from 1789 and was extended in 1891.^[4]

Notable residents

• Dr Thomas Goodall Nasmyth FRSE MOH born here in 1855.