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Knock Castle

Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis is a former stronghold of Clan MacLeod of Lewis and later, MacDonalds. It lies on the east coast of , approximately five miles north of on the , south of Cnoc Uaine, on the eastern side of Knock Bay.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Caisteal Camus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torabhaig distillery and Sleat Primary School.

Distillery
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Scotch whisky distillery in on the . The distillery is the second ever licensed distillery on Skye and the first since was established in 1830. is situated 1,200 feet north of Knock Castle.

School
Bun-sgoil Shlèite is a primary on the peninsula of the island of Skye in . It is Scotland's only Gaelic Medium School with an English department. It was established in August 2007 though the building originally opened in November 1983. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Knock Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teangue and Saasaig.

Village
Photo: Astrid Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a fishing village on the , , of Scotland. It is situated in Knock Bay on the west side of the .

Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Ferrindonald is a crofting township, located on the east coast of the peninsula, lying on the A851 road, in the , and is in the council area of Highland.

Knock Castle

Latitude
57.11025° or 57° 6′ 37″ north
Longitude
-5.84729° or 5° 50′ 50″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C9P4563+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353698189
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2645130
Wiki­data ID
Q2646429
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Knock Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Knock Castle”
  • German: “Castle Camus”
  • German: “Knock Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Chamuis”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal a‘ Chnuic”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal a’ Chnuic”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Knock”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Knock Castle”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.