Rubh‘ an t-Sionnaich

Rubh‘ an t-Sionnaich is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Càrna and Risga.

Càrna

Peak

Carna or Càrna is an island in Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea, close to the Ardnamurchan peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland.

Risga

Island

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Risga is an uninhabited island in between Càrna and Oronsay, in the centre of Loch Sunart, about 800 yards from the north shore, in the council area of Highland, Scotland.

Glenborrodale Castle

Castle

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acharacle and Salen.

Acharacle

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Acharacle is a village on the landward end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, at the foot of Loch Shiel. The ford referred to in the name spans the River Shiel, and, according to legend, was the site of a battle between Somerled and a Norwegian warrior named Torquil.

Salen

Village

Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salen is a coastal village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, overlooking Salen Bay which is an inlet of the sea loch, Loch Sunart. Located in the Scottish council area of Highland, it is on the road to Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point of mainland Britain.

Glenborrodale

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenborrodale is a coastal community on Loch Sunart in the south of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Highland area of Scotland. It gives its name to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' reserve in the nearby oakwoods.

Rubh‘ an t-Sionnaich

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6839° or 56° 41′ 2″ north

Longitude

-5.8189° or 5° 49′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C8PM5MJ+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14068669634

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

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