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Kinuachdrachd
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
List of places UK Scotland 56°07′33″N 5°41′42″W / 56.125918°N 5.6949254°W / 56.125918; -5.6949254

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. On the 1982 OS 1:10000 map there were 4 buildings.

History

The name "Kinuachdrach" means "Upper end". It once served as a crossing point to Scarba and the mainland. For most of the 19th century Kinuachdrach had a relatively sizable population.

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