Achnamara ( gd, Achadh na Mara) is a village in the Scottish council area of

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...

. Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. The name is formed from the Gaelic words ''achadh'' 'field', the definite article ''an'', and ''muir'' 'sea'. It is a small village with 23 houses in it. it sits at the top of

Knapdale Knapdale ( gd, Cnapadal, IPA: �kraʰpət̪əɫ̪ forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It includes two parishes, ...

Water. There was an outdoor centre for school children which closed down in 1997 and is now derelict.

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Villages in Knapdale {{Argyll-geo-stub