Ardmeanach Explained

Ardmeanach
Other Name:Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Ard Meanach
Type:Peninsula
Map:Scotland Argyll_and_Bute
Location:Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates:56.39°N -6.12°W
Part Of:Isle of Mull
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Ardmeanach (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Ard Meanach) is a peninsula on the Isle of Mull. It is the middle one out of three westward-facing peninsulas on the island, and the name in Gaelic means "Middle Headland" or "Middle Height".[1] It is about 20 km (12 miles) long and 6 km (4 miles) wide, and lies between Loch Scridain and Loch Na Keal.

It is mountainous and includes Ben More, the highest mountain on the island. It is largely uninhabited, with a few isolated settlements along the coast. It is cut in two by a narrow valley (Gleann Seilisdeir) which runs north–south between the two sea lochs and carries the B8035 road. The peninsula (or its western end) is a Special Area of Conservation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walk Highlands . The Lost World of Mull.