Knoydart
Knoydart is a peninsula in Ross and Cromarty in the western Highlands of Scotland, bounded to the south by Loch Nevis and to the north by Loch Hourn. It's remote, rugged and sparsely populated, and best known for having the only villages in mainland Britain with no road connection to the rest of the network - nor even with each other.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnoedartia”, “Cnoideart”, and “Cnòideart”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ladhar Bheinn and Sgùrr Coire Chòinnichean.
Ladhar Bheinn
Peak
Ladhar Bheinn is the highest mountain in the Knoydart region of the Highlands of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverie.
Knoydart
- Category: landform
- Location: Ross and Cromarty, Highland Council, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.0679° or 57° 4′ 5″ north
Longitude
-5.6429° or 5° 38′ 34″ west
Population
157
Open location code
9C9P3994+5R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Knoydart” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Folach and Easan Buidhe.
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