{{Short description|Most westerly area on the island of Great Britain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox landform | water = | name = Ardnamurchan Point | other_name = | type = Peninsula | image = Ardnamurchan point.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Ardnamurchan Point across Eilean Chaluim Cille | pushpin_map = UK Scotland | map_width = | map_caption = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_label = | mark = | marker_size = | location = Highland, Scotland | grid_ref = | grid_ref_UK = NM416674 | grid_ref_Ireland = | coordinates = {{Coord|56.726|-6.224|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range = | part_of = | water_bodies = | elevation_ft = <!-- or |elevation_m = --> | elevation_ref = | surface_elevation_ft = <!-- or |surface_elevation_m = --> | surface_elevation_ref = | highest_point = | highest_elevation = | highest_coords = | length = | width = | area = <!-- {{Convert|NN|ha|acres}} --> | depth = | drop = | formed_by = | geology = <!-- or |type = --> | age = | orogeny = | volcanic_arc/belt = | volcanic_arc = | volcanic_belt = | volcanic_field = | last_eruption = | topo = | operator = | designation = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Ardnamurchan Point''' ({{langx|gd|Rubha Àird nam Murchan}}, meaning "the headland of the hill of the great sea") is a peninsula in Highland, Scotland where the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is situated.

==Location== Ardnamurchan Point lies at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is located on the Point, just over 2/3 of a mile (1 km) north of Corrachadh Mòr, the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain, which is a few metres further west than the Point.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kilchoan/ardnamurchanpoint/index.html | title=Ardnamurchan Point| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate=18 September 2009}}</ref> The nearest settlements are the crofting townships of Portuairk 1.2 miles (2 km) and Achosnich 1.8 miles (3 km), and the village of Kilchoan 5 miles (8 km).

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.

==Cultural references== In 1990 the Scottish composer Judith Weir wrote a 10-minute piece for two pianos called ''Ardnamurchan Point'' for the pianists Edmund Niemann and Nurit Tilles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/2726/Ardnamurchan-Point--Judith-Weir/|title=Ardnamurchan Point {{!}} Judith Weir|work=Wise Music Classical|access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref>

The location is one of the boundary points of the Inshore coastal areas of the United Kingdom, and is mentioned in the Shipping Forecast, broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

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==External links== * [https://www.ardnamurchanlighthouse.com/ Ardnamurchan Lighthouse] - official site

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Category:Headlands of Scotland Category:Ardnamurchan