An Acairseid
An Acairseid is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corrachadh Mòr and Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
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.
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.
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 Kilchoan and Portuairk.
Kilchoan
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
An Acairseid
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6912° or 56° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
-6.1932° or 6° 11′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C8MMRR4+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 729624937OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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