Knockrome

Hamlet on Jura, Scotland
Human settlement in Scotland
  • Jura
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°52′38″N 5°54′40″W / 55.877261°N 5.9110335°W / 55.877261; -5.9110335

Knockrome is a hamlet on the island of Jura, in the civil parish of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. On the 1982 OS 1:10000 map, there were 20 buildings.[1] Knockrome is located about 3.5 miles from Craighouse, on lower lying ground between Knockrome Hill and Cnocan Soilleir.[2] Knockrome is located on the southeast coast of Jura.[3] It is north of Jura Airfield and a prehistoric standing stone.[4][5]

History

The name "Knockrome" means "The crooked hill".[6]

References

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Jura, Knockrome (154108)". Canmore. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Island of Jura" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ Grant, Allison (November 2007). Island of Jura (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Standing Stone (Prehistoric) (38270)". Canmore. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Knockrome". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knockrome.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Settlements
Other "non OS settlements"
Surrounding islands
Other places


Stub icon

This Argyll and Bute location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e