The Knap
The Knap is a hill in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 141 feet. The Knap is situated nearby to the hamlet Portnacroish, as well as near the village Appin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Stalker and Shuna Island.
Castle Stalker
Photo: Gerpsych, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep in the Scottish county of Argyll. It is set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.
Shuna Island
Island
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Shuna Island or simply Shuna is an island in Loch Linnhe, offshore from Appin, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The island is approximately two kilometres long and one kilometre wide, and extends to some 155 ha in total.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appin and Port Appin.
Appin
Village
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appin is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven.
Port Appin
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Appin is a village, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Knap.
Barcaldine
Village
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Barcaldine is a small settlement in Scotland centred on the historic Barcaldine House and located on the banks of Loch Creran between Oban and Ballachulish. Barcaldine is situated 4½ miles southeast of The Knap.
The Knap
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 141 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.57781° or 56° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.38463° or 5° 23′ 5″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9C8PHJH8+44GeoNames ID
12618881
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