one of the divisions of Argyleshire in Scotland. It is parted from Cowal on the east by Lochtyfn, borders with Kintyre on the south, with Lorn on the north, by Braidalbin on the north-east, and on the west by the Hebrides. Its length from north to south does not exceed 20 miles, and the breadth in some places may amount to 13. It is joined to Kintyre by a neck of land not above a mile broad, over which the country people draw their boats, to avoid sailing round Kintyre. This part of Knapdale abounds with lakes, some of them containing little islands, on which there are castles belonging to different proprietors. The ground is more adapted for pasturage than grain; but that on the side of Lochow is fruitful in both.