Kilchoan
Kilchoan is a village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, beside the Sound of Mull in Lochaber, Highland. It is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on the peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greadal Fhinn,chambered cairn.
Greadal Fhinn,chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: John McLuckie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greadal Fhinn,chambered cairn is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnaha and Achosnich.
Achnaha
Hamlet
Photo: Andrewpote, CC BY 2.5.
Achnaha is a remote village in Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Scottish council area of Highland. One of the local tourist attractions is the remnant of an old volcano, which has weathered down to the level of the old magma chamber, from which three eruptions originated. Achnaha is situated 3½ miles northwest of Kilchoan.
Achosnich
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achosnich is a crofting township in Ardnamurchan, Argyle within the Scottish council area of Highland. It is close to Ardnamurchan Point. Achosnich is located at the end of the B8007 road which is the major road of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Achosnich is situated 3½ miles northwest of Kilchoan.
Portuairk
Hamlet
Portuairk is a crofting township, at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the most westerly settlement on the British mainland, although nearby Kilchoan is the most westerly village. Portuairk is situated 4 miles northwest of Kilchoan.
Kilchoan
- Type: Village with 260 residents
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.69793° or 56° 41′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.10229° or 6° 6′ 8″ westPopulation
260Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB KOAOpen location code
9C8MMVXX+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 31023662OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Kilchoan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kilchoan”
- Dutch: “Kilchoan”
- German: “Kilchoan”
- Irish: “Cill Chòmhain”
- Irish: “Cille Chòmhain”
- Irish: “Cille Chómhghain”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Chòmhain”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Chòmhghain”
- Swedish: “Kilchoan”
- Welsh: “Cille Chòmhain”
- Welsh: “Kilchoan”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilchoan”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.