Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a volcano in Highland Council, Scotland. Ardnamurchan is situated nearby to the locality Glendrian, as well as near the hamlet Achnaha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Portuairk and Sanna.
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.
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.
Ardnamurchan
- Type: Volcano
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7389° or 56° 44′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.1351° or 6° 8′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8MPVQ7+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13201316675OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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