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Main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland
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Ardnamurchan Peninsula is in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. It's the most westerly and remote part of mainland Britain, accessed only by a long, winding single-track lane. For visitor purposes the name applies to the entire triangle of land west of Loch Linnhe, north of the Sound of Mull, and south of the A830, taking in Moidart, Sunart, Ardgour and Morvern as well as Ardnamurchan which geographically is just the western tip. The total population is about 2000.
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It was built by Alan Stevenson in 1849, a 36-m (118-ft) column in pink granite. It's unlike other fluted Stevenson creations and this style is called "Egyptian", which must confuse mariners. There's a visitor centre and you can climb the tower.
Friendly cafe for full meals or light bites.
Delightful small place producing single malt whisky. The original Adelphi was near Glasgow, but folded after the Great Gorbals Whisky Disaster of 1906, when a building collapsed to send a tidal wave of whisky down the street, and folk literally drowned. The site was demolished and is now Glasgow's main mosque. The Adelphi name was revived in the 1990s, the Ardnamurchan distillery began production in 2014 and whisky went on sale from 2016.
Charming small hotel with a public bar and restaurant, open all year. Dog-friendly.
Tranquil small hotel near Strontian village centre, great dining, dogs welcome. Open all year.
Stylish rooms and restaurant, open April-Dec.
Cottages for self-catering, let year-round by the week from F or Sa, dog-friendly. Boatman's Bistro is open W-Su.
The hotel has been converted into a cafe, and accommodation is in two glamping pods open Mar-Oct.
Friendly small hotel by Lochaline Castle and ferry pier, open all year.
Small family-run hotel near ferry pier, clean and cosy, open April-Oct.
Rave reviews for this luxurious retro-Georgian hotel within a 13th century shell, open March-Dec. The restaurant serves non-residents.
See Fort William for inter-city routes. You need a vehicle to get in and around this remote place.
Read in the guideYou need a car. Ardnamurchan's few buses are timed for school run and shopping trips and similar errands to Fort William, with one bus there in the morning and one bus returning mid-afternoon.
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