Ardnamurchan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
About Ardnamurchan
Àird nam Murchanin Gaelic means "headland of the great seas". The soil is poor and the terrain though of no great height is rugged. There are few natural resources, though lead was mined and oak forests managed for charcoal. The population mostly lived by crofting — subsistence farming — until the 19th century. Then the landowners realised they'd earn more from sheep-farming than from the meagre rents of their tenants, so the crofters were evicted. The emptiness of Ardnamurchan, as elsewhere in the Highlands, has been man-made by these "Clearances", of which the village of Bourblaige is a silent but eloquent witness. Strontian is the tiny village at the centre of this triangle of land which gave its name to the element strontium. In 1790 geologists discovered a new mineral in the lead mine
Top Attractions in Ardnamurchan
Explore the best things to see and do in Ardnamurchan:
- ★Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Where to Eat in Ardnamurchan
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cafe Sunart
Where to Stay in Ardnamurchan
- 🏨Kilcamb Lodge
- 🏨Kilchoan House Hotel
- 🏨Kingairloch Estate
- 🏨Lochaline Hotel
- 🏨Mingarry Park
- 🏨Mingary Castle
Ardnamurchan Travel Guide Sections
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