Achnamara

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Achnamara ({{langx|gd|Achadh na Mara}}) is a village in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3667.html|title=Achnamara: Overview|work=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=7 December 2017}} Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. The name is formed from the Gaelic words {{lang|gd|achadh}} 'field', the definite article {{lang|gd|an}}, and {{lang|gd|muir}} 'sea'.{{Cite book|last=Grant|first=Alison|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759569647|title=The Pocket Guide to Scottish Place-Names|date=2010|publisher=Richard Drew Ltd|year=|isbn=978-1-899471-00-3|editor-last=Macleod|editor-first=Iseabail|location=Glasgow|pages=24|oclc=759569647}}

It is a small village with 23 houses in it. it sits at the top of Knapdale Water. There was an outdoor centre for school children which closed down in 1997 and is now derelict.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

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Category:Villages in Knapdale

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