Ashfield, Argyll and Bute

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Ashfield
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Ashfield
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NR765854
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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56°00′36″N5°35′10″W / 56.010°N 05.586°W / 56.010; -05.586

Ashfield is a village in the civil parish of North Knapdale, in Knapdale, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has a sheep farm and cottage and once had a school. [1] [2]

History

The name "Ashfield" is Gaelic and means "the ash slope". [3]

References

  1. "Ashfield". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "Descriptive gazetteer entry for Ashfield". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. "Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.