A Redeye View: Corrachadh Mòr, Ardnamurchan, Scotland 8-September-2020

This is a short walk we did while having a week in Kilchoan, on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland. A fantastic place to be if you like it wild, remote and quiet but still within touching distance of civilisation, by way of a ferry crossing to the Isle of Mull. CORRACHADH - MOR is the furthest point West on the British Mainland and is roughly 20 miles more westerly than LANDS END down in Cornwall. A lot of people mistake the ARDNAMURCHAN LIGHTHOUSE & POINT as the most westerly point but Corrachadh Mor sits out in the SEA OF THE HEBRIDES by about 40metres and around one kilometre south of the lighthouse and can be reached by walking across the rocky outcrops and grass away from the shorline. We parked in the main Lighthouse car park and walked back down the road before turning off through the gaps in the fenceline onto the grassy land. There are a couple of streams to cross and on this ocassion they proved a bit more difficult than they looked as there had been some rain and also the tide was on its way out so they were a bit full and fast flowing, something to be wary about. There was also a lot of loose rocks that were very greasy to get any sort of foothold on them. We did eventually get across and followed the feint path and sheep trails through the more softer terrain as well as using the rocks along this wild area.

Our there and back route of around 2.5miles

Setting off along the rocky shore

Negotiating a safe crossing

Would be nice here if it was a bit warmer

Corrachadh Mor sticking out on the right

There's also a couple of small beaches and we visited the one that is closer to Corrachadh Mor, PORT MIN, that has an old farmstead that dates back to 1800's. If the weather was a bit warmer and sunnier it would of made a great place to sit and enjoy the peacefullness of this place, as it was, we only spent a few minutes here as it was a bit windy, cool and the threat of rain wasn't that far away.

Port Min beach and the Cairn we headed to below Garbhlach Mhor

Port Min beach

We made our way up a small grassy knoll that had a carin on the top and then across to the rocky outcrop of Corrachadh Mor that is mainland Britains most westerly point. Although there had been some rain and the wind was blowing the waves onto the rocks, the top rocks were quite dry so it gave us a chance to get as far to the end as possible. Again, we didn't hang around too long as we could see the approaching rain across the sea so a quick turn around and headed back by following the higher grassy lumps away from the rocks

Port Min with Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in the distance

Cairn with Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in the distance

Corrachadh Mor

On our way back past Port Min and the derelict farmstead towards the higher ground

Looking back to Corrachadh Mor from the higher ground

We made our way back to the road and got back to the lighthouse just in time as the rain started to come down so that was good timing. We have been here before, back in 2017 on a better day weatherwise but we didn't walk out to Corrachadh Mor so this was a first. The lighthouse is a good location for spotting wildlife such as Seals, Otters, Whales, Deer and Eagles but unfortunatley not this time.