Knockan

Knockan
Scottish Gaelic: An Cnocan
Coastal scene, looking towards Loch Scridain
Knockan Knockan shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM4023
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF MULL
Postcode district	PA67
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
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Coordinates: 56°19′59″N 6°12′00″W / 56.333°N 6.2°W / 56.333; -6.2

Mary MacDonald wrote the Gaelic words to a hymn, which became an English favourite ("Child in a manger"). The tune was re-used for "Morning has broken" - probably the most famous Gaelic tune in the world. Beside the main road, near Ardtun where she died.

Knockan (Scottish Gaelic: An Cnocan) is a township of six crofts in the community of Ardtun, in the south of the island of Mull off the west coast of Scotland.

The cottage called "Knockan" is distinguished by its bright red roof and white walls, set by a small hill; cnocan in Gaelic means "little hill". The cottage is around 200 years old and was originally built by a weaver of the local crofting community. It is now owned by his descendants, the family of Donald Black. The other crofting cottages in the "township" of Knockan include "Knockan House" and "Rhudda na Cruban"

Knockan is situated on an unclassified road, north of its junction with the A849.^[1] The A849 is the main route across southern Mull, travelling from Salen to Fionnphort, via Craignure.^[2]

References

↑ "The Road to Knockan, Ross of Mull". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ "A849". Sabre. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knockan.

Blackshouse - The Knockan Blacks (archive.org) Detailed linear case study of one Mull family from before the Highland clearances to the present day.

Mull

Main settlements	Tobermory Bunessan Craignure Dervaig Fionnphort Salen

Smaller settlements	Ardtun Calgary Fishnish Kintra Knockan Lochbuie Pennyghael Uisken Ulva Ferry

Geographical features	Ben More Carsaig Arches Carsaig Bay Eas na Dabhaich Ross of Mull

History	Duart Castle Glengorm Castle Knocknafenaig Maclean of Duart Shiaba Suidhe Torosay Castle

Local culture and economy	Balamory Camas Tuath Colin MacIntyre Isle of Mull Railway Mull Historical and Archaeological Society Mull Little Theatre Tobermory Single Malt

Surrounding islands	Calve Island Dubh Artach Eorsa Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Little Colonsay Samalan Island Skerryvore Staffa Torran Rocks Treshnish Isles Ulva

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