Portuairk
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardnamurchan Lighthouse and Corrachadh Mòr.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
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Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a listed 19th century lighthouse, located on Ardnamurchan Point in Lochaber part of the Highland council area of Scotland. The lighthouse with its 36-metre-tall, pink granite tower was completed in 1849 to a design by Alan Stevenson.
Corrachadh Mòr
Scenic viewpoint
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Corrachadh Mòr is a headland on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, west of Scotland. Notable for being the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain, it is 37 km further west than Land's End in Cornwall. Corrachadh Mòr is situated 2 miles southwest of Portuairk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achosnich and Sanna.
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.
Sanna
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanna is a hamlet at the far western tip of the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, in Lochaber, Highland. It is one of the most westerly settlements on the mainland of Great Britain, and consists of a small collection of crofts and houses around a series of unspoilt sandy beaches.
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 1½ miles east of Portuairk.
Portuairk
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7342° or 56° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.19103° or 6° 11′ 28″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C8MPRM5+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 243721499OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Portuairk” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portuairk”
- Chinese: “Portuairk”
- Dutch: “Portuairk”
- Irish: “Port Uairce”
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