Knockbain

Knockbain is a hamlet in , . Knockbain is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tore and Munlochy.

Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the civil parish of Killearnan, on the , in , , . is situated 2½ miles south of Knockbain.

Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small , lying at the head of Bay, in the in , in northern . There are few early records of a settlement, but it seems likely that expanded in the 1760s due to quarry workers extracting stone nearby to build Fort George on the far side of the . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Knockbain.

Hamlet
is a hamlet on the , in , in the council area of . It is situated 4 km north-west of the village of , and 8 km north-west of the city of . is situated 3½ miles south of Knockbain.

Knockbain

Latitude
57.57263° or 57° 34′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.30932° or 4° 18′ 34″ west
Elevation
177 feet (54 metres)
Open location code
9C9QHMFR+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2455353461
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2645135
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