Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse stands on the westernmost point of Mainland Britain. The lighthouse is open to the public most of the time and is also home to an exhibition based on the lighthouse's history.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan lighthouse at sunrise
Point of Ardnamurchan Scotland
THe Point of Ardnamurchan is the British mainland's most westerly point, not in Cornwall, it is in Scotland.
The Lighthouse was built by Alan Stevenson in 1849.
Ardnamurchan Point-the most westerly point on the British mainland
Driving towards the Ardnamurchan Point, You know you are getting close to the end of your journey when you come to a gateway in the road guarded by traffic lights, Drive along a narrow stone-walled road and around a rocky hill: and ahead of you is Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
Lysblink Seaways Kilchoan - Ardnamurchan Point run aground
Stranded ship 19.02.2015
View From Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
On my trip round Scotlands Western isles i came to this most westerley point of the British mainland. It stands at 118ft tall can be seen for upto 28 miles and was built in 1849
Scotland road trip 2017 - Part 3, Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, engine room and tower tour
The rare opportunity to visit a light room of a lighthouse, providing you survive the stairs ....
As every years holiday, we went to Scotland in the Jeep and whichever way we go, it always ends with around 2500 miles on the clock.
This is a multi-part series in no particular order, i may do one short clip which outlines the route of this year (2017).
It's essentially a random mix of roads, ferries, villages, castles, distilleries, lighthouses and other stuff.
Just came back and there is so much footage to sort, so i can't tell right now how many clips we will end up with.
In this episode we visit the most westerly lighthouse on British mainland, the Ardnamurchan lighthouse.
This shows the full tower tour including climbing up the stairs, the view from the top and the engine room, enjoy !
The lighthouse is in active service since 1849 and owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board,
The engine room is mostly complete but not sure if the engines in running order or not. The Generator set certainly isn't.
The compressor set engines are Kelvin 2 cylinder Marine Diesels, not sure about their age as this type was produced from 1931 onwards.
The former keepers’ cottages and outbuildings have been managed by the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trust since 1996, luckily filming and photography was allowed everywhere.
As far as i know this is one of only 2 lighthouses in Scotland where you can do a light room tour.
One of the cottages is now a coffee shop, nice interior and doing really great coffees and scones.
Not quite easy to get there as it sits on a peninsula with essentially only one road leading towards. From the south, best route is via Isle of Mull which means at least 2 ferry crossings. Some impressions of our many ferry journeys will come soon as well.
More info here:
Lighthouse museum Fraserburgh:
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Ardnamurchan Single Track Road
Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan May 2016
The Campsite at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan Love Affair.
Situated on the stunning West Coast of Scotland, Ardnamurchan is a long, narrow peninsula along the shores of Loch Sunart and includes the most westerly tip of the British mainland.
Join George and Juliet as they explore the breathtaking landscape of this incredibly beautiful part of Scotland, including Sunart, Morvern and Moidart.
Ardnamurchan Point - Highland, Scotland
Ardnamurchan Point (Scottish Gaelic: Ard na Murchan, meaning the hill of the great sea) is an isolated peninsula topped by a lighthouse in Highland, Scotland.
Ardnamurchan Point lies at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is 1.1 kilometres north of Corrachadh Mòr, the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain, which is a few metres further west than the Point.
The point lies seven miles south of the island of Muck, with Eigg and Rùm a few miles further to the north. Coll is situated nine miles to the west, and Mull is five miles south.
Music:
Carvel, John Frusciante
My pictures:
Ardnamurchan Adventure Day 6 7
Day 6 and 7 are now attached. Day six saw another storm pass through Ardnamurchan area while Day seven saw us boating under heavy grey skies on Loch Sunart. Still..despite the weather we still had an enjoyable time
Blethering Ben - 70 - The westernmost point of Great Britain
A snaking 50 mile drive from the Corran Ferry via some tortuous but spectacular single track roads, Ardnamurchan Point isn't somewhere you just happen upon by mistake. You have to consciously choose to make the trip here, which is arguably how it should be for the westernmost point of Great Britain. It has that wonderful edge of the world feel to it, and I was lucky to find it quiet and sunny when I visited. I even had rare company for one of my blogs!
Scotland's Wild West: Ardnamurchan
Join me on a trip to Scotland's Arnamurchan peninsula, the most westerly point of mainland Britain. I climb Ben Hiant, cook supper on the beach, fish from the rocks and kayak the beautiful bay of Camas nan Geall.
Kilchoan Dolphins
Below the lighthouse, on the foghorn platform, a pod of dolphins went by very close to shore.
Kilchoan memories
A short montage of images reflecting our memories of some of the fun times while we were proprietors at Kilchoan House Hotel. Thank you to all the friends we made over the last 7 years, unfortunately we couldn't include everyone. Special thanks, though, to Mac, for allowing me to use his 'special' copy of Paula MacAskill's CD 'This is Me' from which Don MacLean's 'Caledonia' was taken.
ardnamurchan
Little video of my trip to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.....if you've never been then you are missing out on some of the best roads in the highlands.
A trip to Ardnamurchan Point - Scotland
This is the most westerly part of the British mainland. You can see the Outer Hebrides, and the islands Eigg Rum Muck Canna & Tiree from here on a clear day, it's a beautiful drive..
Robbie at Sanna Bay, Ardnamurchan
Dog playing at Sanna Bay near Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan
The road to Ardnamurchan Point
Fantastic single track on the B8007