Point of Ardnamurchan

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Point of Ardnamurchan

The Point of Ardnamurchan ( Scottish Gaelic : Rubha Aird nam Murchan ) on the Ardnamurchan peninsula is located near the westernmost point of the island of Great Britain at about 6 ° 14 ′ west longitude. It is therefore to the west of Belfast or Dublin on the island of Ireland to the west of Great Britain .

At the Point of Ardnamurchan is the Ardnamurchan lighthouse, inaugurated in 1849 .

Point of Ardnamurchan is sometimes considered to be the most westerly point on mainland Britain. But this is a little south of it on the headland Corrachadh Mòr .

Coordinates: 56 ° 43 ′ 39.2 "  N , 6 ° 13 ′ 33.5"  W.