Corrachadh Mòr | |
Type: | Headland |
Map: | Scotland |
Map Relief: | yes |
Grid Ref Uk: | NM 41389 66199 |
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Corrachadh Mòr|italic=no is a headland on the Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: [[Ardnamurchan]]|italic=no Peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, west of Scotland. Notable for being the most westerly point on the island of Great Britain. It is further west than Land's End in Cornwall.[1]
Depending on which coordinates are used, this headland is 31or west of Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Ardnamurchan|italic=no|nocat=y Point (and about a kilometre to its south).[1] Ardnamurchan Point is commonly, but incorrectly, described as the most westerly point on the peninsula.[2]
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Corrachadh Mòr means 'great, tapering field' in Scottish Gaelic.