Eilean Carrach
Eilean Carrach is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Eilean Carrach is situated nearby to the hamlet Grigadale, as well as near Portuairk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Photo: Sionnach1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portuairk and Achosnich.
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.
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. Sanna is situated 1½ miles northeast of Eilean Carrach.
Eilean Carrach
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.73306° or 56° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-6.21144° or 6° 12′ 41″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C8MPQMQ+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 959882201OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284894
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