Knapdale Forest by munki-boy
Knapdale Forest
Knapdale Forest is located 7 miles to the west of Lochgilphead, in the Heart of Argyll. Situated in a National Scenic Area, it is flanked to the north by the Crinan Canal and to the west by the Sound of Jura and Loch Sween.
The name is derived from the Gaelic description of its striking topographical features; Cnap (hill) and Dall (field).
Knapdale Forest is one of the most stunning parts of Scotland and is home to some of the country’s most spectacular wildlife.
This stunning landscape boasts Atlantic woodlands, beautiful coastlines, hills and glens.
Knapdale is home to the Scottish Beaver Trial, a unique partnership project which has reintroduced beavers to the UK for the first time in 400 years on a trial basis.
Beavers also share this landscape with ospreys, red squirrels, otters and golden eagles.
Thousands of years of human occupation can also be seen in the area, including prehistoric forts.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Knapdale Forest
Knapdale Forest Woodland
Knapdale Forest is a woodland area in Argyll, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.Local History around Knapdale Forest
There are some historic monuments around including:
Barnluasgan, enclosure 530m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM3861Achnamara, clapper bridge, Knapdale Industrial: road or trackway SM10341Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: well; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM270Poltalloch,standing stone 500m WSW of East Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM224Achadh na Cille, burial ground 450m NW of Rubha nan Sgarbh Crosses and carved stones: cross-incised stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM10334Temple Wood,stone circles and cairns 330m SW of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90300Ballymeanoch, standing stones 450m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM4301Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM10342Nether Largie Mid, cairn 305m NNE of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM13298Rubha Cladh Eoin, fort, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM10343Ri Cruin,cairn 210m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90247Ballygowan,prehistoric rock carvings 100m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90025Loch Coille-Bharr, mill and lade, Knapdale Industrial: farming, food production SM10335Poltalloch, three cists 320m S of Cnoc-an-teallaidh Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM225Barr a Chuirn,fort 430m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM3360Ballymeanoch, henge, 390m WNW of Ballmeanoch Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM176Poltalloch, cist 55m WNW of North Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM221Duntroon, fort 140m N of Duntroon Lodge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM240Druim an Duin,dun Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM2420Barnluasgan, enclosure 950m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM7265Nether Largie,cup marked rock 440m N of Fork Roads Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM217Crinan Harbour, pyroligneous acid works Industrial: chemical SM5814Kilmartin Churchyard, crosses, tombstones, & Neil Campbell Tomb Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM13316Baluachraig,prehistoric rock carvings 100m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM90026Rhudil Mill,cairn 225m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM226Dunadd,fort,boar carving,ogam inscription and cupmarkings Crosses and carved stones sculptured stone; Prehistoric domestic and defensive hill and promontory fort; Prehistoric ritual and funerary cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks SM90108Barnluasgan, enclosures 1200m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3860Dunchragaig,cairn 280m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90111Ardifuir,dun 2400m W of Poltalloch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM234Ballymeanoch,cairn 300m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3342Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM10337Arichonan,township Secular: bridge SM5797Castle Dounie, dun, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM10091Loch Coille-Bharr, crannog, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM10131Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock 225m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM222Barsloisnach, two cists 230m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM181Crinan Canal,Crinan to Cairnbaan Industrial: inland water SM6500Rowanfield Cottage,cist 275m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM228Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM10336Nether Largie North, cairn 480m NNE of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM13294Ballymeanoch,kerb cairn 430m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3749Dunadd, standing stone 190m ESE of Dunadd Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM197Nether Largie South, chambered cairn 120m S of Nether Largie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM13299Poltalloch,cup & ring marked rock SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM223Crinan Canal,Cairnbaan - Ardrishaig Industrial: inland water SM6501Crinan Canal,Loch a' Bharain canal feeder Industrial: inland water SM6502Nether Largie,standing stones 400m S of Fork Roads Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM218Lady's Seat,cairn 420m WNW of Ballygowan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM211Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM220Crinan Moss,cist,Barsloisnoch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM195.
