Ardnamurchan Point, Argyll
”Twenty three miles further west
Than Lands End’s slim reach,
Ardnamurchan points to the great ocean.
There is a finely sanded beach
Where coarse machair finds life,
Nudged by the water’s ceaseless motion”
The most western point of the UK mainland is not Lands End in Cornwall but Ardnamurchan Point in Argyll which is located at the end of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula between the islands of Mull to the south and Eigg, Rhum and Skye to the north.
Ardnamurchan Point is 45 miles east of the Corran Ferry, the gateway to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, and is reached primarily via a single track road through outstanding scenery. It is a wild and lonely place, particularly when lashed by severe gales.
The lighthouse at Ardnamurchan Point was built in 1849 with stone from Mull by the Stevenson family.
Ardnamurchan Point is an excellent viewpoint for watching seabirds and sightings of cetaceans are also fairly common.
Date: 8th June 2006
Location: view from the end of the road!
Than Lands End’s slim reach,
Ardnamurchan points to the great ocean.
There is a finely sanded beach
Where coarse machair finds life,
Nudged by the water’s ceaseless motion”
The most western point of the UK mainland is not Lands End in Cornwall but Ardnamurchan Point in Argyll which is located at the end of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula between the islands of Mull to the south and Eigg, Rhum and Skye to the north.
Ardnamurchan Point is 45 miles east of the Corran Ferry, the gateway to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, and is reached primarily via a single track road through outstanding scenery. It is a wild and lonely place, particularly when lashed by severe gales.
The lighthouse at Ardnamurchan Point was built in 1849 with stone from Mull by the Stevenson family.
Ardnamurchan Point is an excellent viewpoint for watching seabirds and sightings of cetaceans are also fairly common.
Date: 8th June 2006
Location: view from the end of the road!
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