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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]

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Kinuachdrachd is located in Jura
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Kinuachdrachd is located in Argyll and Bute
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56.125918°N 5.6949254°W / 56.125918; -5.6949254
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History

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]

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