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== History == |
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The name "Kinuachdrach" means "Upper end".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.scot/gaelic/placenamesk-o.pdf|title=Placenames K-O|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> It once served as a crossing point to [[Scarba]] and the mainland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fodor's Scotland|publisher=Fodor's Travel, 2014|author=Fodor's Travel Guides|access-date=4 August 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYcpAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT750&dq=Kinuachdrach|isbn=9780804141963|year=2014}}</ref> For most of the 19th century Kinuachdrach had a relatively sizable population.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles|publisher=A. Sutton, 1996|author=Walter Weyndling|access-date=4 August 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8shIAAAAYAAJ&q=Kinuachdrach&dq=Kinuachdrach|isbn=9780750911856|year=1996}}</ref> |
The name "Kinuachdrach" means "Upper end".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.scot/gaelic/placenamesk-o.pdf|title=Placenames K-O|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116011540/http://www.parliament.scot/Gaelic/placenamesK-O.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It once served as a crossing point to [[Scarba]] and the mainland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fodor's Scotland|publisher=Fodor's Travel, 2014|author=Fodor's Travel Guides|access-date=4 August 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYcpAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT750&dq=Kinuachdrach|isbn=9780804141963|year=2014}}</ref> For most of the 19th century Kinuachdrach had a relatively sizable population.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles|publisher=A. Sutton, 1996|author=Walter Weyndling|access-date=4 August 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8shIAAAAYAAJ&q=Kinuachdrach&dq=Kinuachdrach|isbn=9780750911856|year=1996}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 07:08, 13 May 2023
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Kinuachdrachd or Kinuachdrach is a place about 22 miles from Craighouse on the island of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It comprises a house west of the Aird of Kinuachdrachd.[1] On the 1982 OS 1:10000 map there were 4 buildings.[2]
History
[edit]The name "Kinuachdrach" means "Upper end".[3] It once served as a crossing point to Scarba and the mainland.[4] For most of the 19th century Kinuachdrach had a relatively sizable population.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kinuachdrachd". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Jura, Kinuachdrachd (154199)". Canmore. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Fodor's Travel Guides (2014). Fodor's Scotland. Fodor's Travel, 2014. ISBN 9780804141963. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Walter Weyndling (1996). Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles. A. Sutton, 1996. ISBN 9780750911856. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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