Knapdale

Knapdale is a rural area of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It is shaped somewhat like the number "3".

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Much of the region is covered by the Knapdale Forest, planted in the 1930s. Attractions in the region include the Chapel of Keills, the thirteenth century Kilmory Chapel and the eleventh century Castle Sween.

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Places in Knapdale include:

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• Achnamara, Ardrishaig
• Crinan
• Kilberry, Kilmory
• Tayvallich

Argyll and Bute: :This article is about the council area. For the constituencies, see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)...

Scottish Highlands: :This article pertains to the geographic region of the Scottish Highlands. See Highlander for alternate meanings...

Kintyre: Kintyre is a region of western Scotland located at the south-western tip of the Argyll Peninsula. The region stretches approximately 30 miles from the Mull of Kintyre (immortalised in song by Paul McCartney) in the south to East Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately north of the peninsul...