This article is about the Scottish peninsula. For the community in Nova Scotia, see Knoydart, Nova Scotia.
Human settlement in Scotland
Knoydart
Scottish Gaelic: Cnòideart
Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula
Knoydart
Location within the Highland council area
Population
157 [1]
Community council
Mallaig
Council area
Highland
Lieutenancy area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
MALLAIG
Postcode district
PH41
Dialling code
01687
UK Parliament
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°04′N5°40′W / 57.07°N 5.66°W / 57.07; -5.66
Knoydart National Scenic Area
Ladhar Beinn from Eileann Choinneach
Location
Lochaber, Scotland
Area
507 km2 (196 sq mi)[2]
Established
1981
Governing body
NatureScot
Knoydart/ˈnɔɪdərt,ˈnɔɪdɑːrt/ⓘ (Scottish Gaelic: Cnòideart) is a peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. Knoydart is sandwiched between Lochs Nevis and Hourn — often translated as "Loch Heaven" (from the Gaelic Loch Néimh) and "Loch Hell" (Gaelic: Loch Iutharn) respectively, although the somewhat poetic nature of these derivations is disputed.[3] Forming the northern part of what is traditionally known as na Garbh-Chrìochan or "the Rough Bounds", because of its harsh terrain and remoteness, Knoydart is also referred to as "Britain's last wilderness".[4] It is only accessible by boat, or by a 16-mile (26 km) walk through rough country,[3] and the seven miles (11 km) of tarred road are not connected to the UK road system.
Knoydart is designated as one of the forty national scenic areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure their protection from inappropriate development.[5] The designated area covers 50,696 ha (125,270 acres) in total, of which 40,201 ha (99,340 acres) is on land, with a further 10,495 ha (25,930 acres) being marine (i.e. below low tide level).[2]
The area is popular with hill walkers, mountaineers, sailors and wildlife enthusiasts. It includes the Munros of Ladhar Bheinn (1020 m), Luinne Bheinn (939 m), Meall Buidhe (946 m) and Sgurr na Cìche (1040 m).[6] The peninsula also contains six Corbetts, including Ben Aden (887 m) and Beinn na Caillich (785 m).[7]
^"2011 Census Profile for Output Area S00117868". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ ab"National Scenic Areas - Maps". Scottish Natural Heritage. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ ab"The special qualities of the National Scenic Areas" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. 2010. pp. 190–197. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^"Knoydart: Britain's last wilderness". The Independent. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^"National Scenic Areas". NatureScot. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^D. Bennet & R. Anderson. The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers Guide, pp.164-171. Published 2016.
^R. Milne & H. Brown. The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers Guide, pp.169-174. Published 2002.
Knoydart /ˈnɔɪdərt, ˈnɔɪdɑːrt/ (Scottish Gaelic: Cnòideart) is a peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. Knoydart is sandwiched...
(/ˌɪnvəˈriː/; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Aoidh) is the main village on the Knoydart peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It is located on the north side of...
Seven Men of Knoydart was the name given, by the press at the time, to a group of land raiders who tried to appropriate land at Knoydart in 1948. The...
The Knoydart Formation is a geologic formation in Nova Scotia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal Canada portal...
Loch Hourn, Loch Shiel, and Loch Moidart, consisting of the districts of Knoydart, North Morar, Arisaig and Moidart. The area is famous for its wildness...
Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, Lochboisdale on South Uist and the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and Canna...
from the Sound of Sleat, and is bounded on the north by the peninsula of Knoydart and on the south by North Morar (the region north of Loch Morar, and containing...
of the Cryogenian to Cambrian Dalradian Supergroup. It is named after Knoydart, one of the localities where the event was first recognised. Evidence for...
a sea loch which separates the peninsulas of Glenelg to the north and Knoydart to the south, on the west coast of Scotland. Loch Hourn runs inland from...
in the peninsula of Knoydart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is situated on the north-west coast of Knoydart, and consists of a...
December 2023. "Knoydart Ferry Service to Knoydart and Tarbet, Mallaig | Highland Day Trips". Western Isles Cruises. "Timetable". Knoydart Ferry. Brailsford...
2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine July 7, 2006 "Tegola project linking Skye, Knoydart and Loch Hourne". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2010-03-16...
North Face. The Trust helped establish the Knoydart Foundation, which purchased the 17,000-acre (69 km2) Knoydart Estate in 1999. The purchase brought the...
Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, also known as Clan Ranald of Knoydart & Glengarry (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dòmhnaill Ghlinne Garaidh) is a Scottish clan and...
Arran, Bute, Islay, the Isle of Man, Hebrides (Skye and Ross from 1438), Knoydart, Ardnamurchan, and the Kintyre peninsula. At their height they were the...
of Rannoch Moor in the Highlands of Scotland Meall Buidhe, Knoydart, Munro in the Knoydart area Meall Buidhe, Glen Lyon, Munro on the north side of Glen...
The group has been subdivided in several parts of its outcrop. In the Knoydart and Morar areas, a fourfold subdivision is recognised starting from the...
Nevis, facing the Sound of Sleat. The bay is within the western end of the Knoydart peninsula, in the Lochaber district in the historical county of Inverness-shire...
attempted to occupy land for subsistence farming. In 1948, the Seven Men of Knoydart unsuccessfully squatted land owned by the Nazi-supporting Lord Brocket...
stream NM817109 near Kilmelford Eas a’ Chaorainn Abhainn Bheag NG792039 Knoydart Eas a’ Chathaidh River Orchy NN247330 Glen Orchy Eas a’ Chobhainn Duibh...
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, for example in Vatersay and Knoydart. More recently there have been land occupations as both road protests and...
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