Grigadale
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Grigadale in Ardnamurchan
in the Highland Council Area
, is the most westerly settlement on the mainland of Scotland
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The lighthouse at Ardnamurchan Point
, and Corrachadh Mòr
, the most westerly point in mainland Scotland, are about 1.5 km to the west.
It is located at , or 56°43.4′N 6°12.1′W.
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoilt and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length.-Geography:...
in the Highland Council Area
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
, is the most westerly settlement on the mainland of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The lighthouse at Ardnamurchan Point
Ardnamurchan Point
Ardnamurchan Point is an isolated peninsula with a lighthouse in Highland, Scotland.-Location:Ardnamurchan Point lies at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is north of Corrachadh Mòr, the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain, which is...
, and Corrachadh Mòr
Corrachadh Mor
Corrachadh Mòr ETRS89 is a small hillock on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, notable for adjoining the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain. It is about further west than Land's End in Cornwall....
, the most westerly point in mainland Scotland, are about 1.5 km to the west.
It is located at , or 56°43.4′N 6°12.1′W.