Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan
Àird nam Murchan (Scottish Gaelic)
Peninsula
Satellite photo of Ardnamurchan
Coordinates: 56°44′N 5°59′W / 56.733°N 5.983°W / 56.733; -5.983
Grid positionNM 56462 67273
LocationLochaber; Highland; Scotland

Ardnamurchan (/ˌɑːrdnəˈmɜːrxən/, Scottish Gaelic: Àird nam Murchan [aːrˠʃtʲ nə ˈmuɾuxan]) is a 50-square-mile (130-square-kilometre) 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.

From 1930 to 1975 Ardnamurchan also gave its name to a landward district of Argyll, which covered a much wider area, including the districts of Morvern, Sunart and Ardgour.

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