Ardnamurchan
Sign in to saveArdnamurchan (, ) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for its remoteness and rural nature. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length. The most westerly point of mainland Great Britain, Corrachadh Mòr, is in Ardnamurchan.
Key facts
- Landform.type
- Peninsula
- Landform.image
- Image:Wfm ardnamurchan landsat.jpg
- Landform.caption
- Satellite photo of Ardnamurchan
- Landform.pushpin_map
- Scotland
- Landform.pushpin_relief
- Yes
- Landform.location
- Lochaber; Highland; Scotland
- Landform.grid_ref_UK
- NM 56462 67273
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- peninsula
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- 400
- Elevation
- 125
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Location
- Lochaber
- Image
- Ardnamurchan point.jpg
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- Ardnamurchan
- historic county
- Argyll
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- Economy
- Culture
- Fauna and scenery
- Famous people
- See also
- Notes and references
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Ardnamurchan (, ) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for its remoteness and rural nature. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length. The most westerly point of mainland Great Britain, Corrachadh Mòr, is in Ardnamurchan.
The area was historically ruled by the Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan from the 1300s until 1618.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ardnamurchan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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